A war over Taiwan may lead Biden to a decision no American president since 1979 has wanted to make. No American president has had to choose whether to go to war to defend Taiwan against a Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Foxconn forms semiconductor JV with Yageo
Electronics manufacturing conglomerate Foxconn, which counts tech giants such as Apple among its top clients, said in a statement the two companies wi.. ( read original story ...)
Kissinger’s right – Nuclear weapons + thinking machines equals a US-China cold war that would pose a ‘colossal danger’ to humanity
Veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger has delivered a grave warning that technological advances mean the US’ and China’s capabilities to destroy each other & the rest of the world are far more severe ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan’s Foxconn forms semiconductor JV with Yageo
Taiwan's Foxconn said on Wednesday it has formed a joint venture with Yageo Corp to expand its presence in the semiconductor industry, as a global chip shortage rattles producers of goods from cars to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Mobile growth fuelled by 5G, e-commerce
Taiwan Mobile claimed to be the first on the island to reach 50 per cent 5G population coverage, with capex peaking in Q1 and 5G investment for the full-year expected to be half the level of 2020. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Foxconn Forms JV With Yageo to Make Small Integrated Circuit Products
Taiwan's Foxconn on Wednesday announced a joint venture with Yageo Corp to make small integrated circuit (IC) products in a move into the semiconductor industry, which is hit by a shortage that has ... ( read original story ...)
US asks TSMC to supply more car chips as the Taiwan chip giant is said to eye Arizona plant expansion
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said her department is working to get Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to “prioritise the needs of our auto companies”. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan fears quieter Chinese threat as U.S. warns of invasion
While officials in Washington sound the alarm about a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, officials and residents on the island say that fails to understand the true dynamics in the region. ( read original story ...)
POLL-Taiwan April exports seen higher for 10th straight month
Taiwan's exports likely rose for a 10th straight month in April, a Reuters poll showed, lifted by demand for electronic goods as people continued to work and study from home due to the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei to dispatch military aircrafts, ships to counter Chinese activities in Taiwan Strait
As China escalates its gray zone tactics against Taiwan, Taipei has announced that it will dispatch military aircraft and ships to counter Chinese military activities near its borders. Taiwan Defence ... ( read original story ...)
Washington shies away from open declaration to defend Taiwan
White House official says shift to ‘strategic clarity’ would carry ‘downsides’ in face of China’s belligerence ... ( read original story ...)
US is misleading in its assessment of China’s Taiwan threat
Warnings over the risk of war in the Taiwan Strait have reached fever pitch. Admiral Philip Davidson, then commander of US forces in the Pacific, told US senators in March that the threat of a Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panel shipments to grow sequentially in 2Q21
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to edge up 3.7% sequentially but decline 15% on year in the second quarter of 2021, after reaching 188 million units in the previous ... ( read original story ...)
Strategic clarity on Taiwan policy carries ‘significant downsides’, says US
WASHINGTON: The United States policy coordinator for the Indo-Pacific on Tuesday (May 4) appeared to reject calls for the US to make a clear ... ( read original story ...)
Encrypted Communications App Letstalk Rolls Out New “Secret Chat” Feature
The aim of developing Letstalk was "to provide a communications channel that anyone and everyone can use with confidence while fully protecting privacy and personal data", said founder Koh Chan Guan. ( read original story ...)
Intel CEO: yeah, China could invade Taiwan and gain control of TSMC
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger likens the situation to Kuwait + Iraq 30 years ago, saying: 'then it was oil' but 'now it is chips'. ( read original story ...)