Taipei, Taiwan – Even as Taiwan prepares for the inauguration of its eighth president next week, it continues to struggle over the legacy of the island’s first president, Chiang Kai-shek. To some, Chiang was the “generalissimo” who liberated the ...
Truck Driver Is Killed in Episode at TSMC’s Arizona Semiconductor Plant
The reported explosion did not affect construction at the facility, which helped the Taiwanese company secure a $6.6 billion U.S. grant last month.
Don’t be afraid of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR (TSM) Stock despite uncertainty and doubt
TD Cowen raised the price target for the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR (NYSE:TSM) stock to “a Hold”. The rating was released on April 18, 2024, according to finviz. The research report from ...
Taiwan’s New Leader Can’t Talk His Way Out of Trouble
No matter how conciliatory Lai Ching-te’s inaugural speech is, a turbulent period awaits the island’s incoming president.
Lai Ching-te: from coal miner’s son to Taiwan president
Son of a coal miner, Taiwan's Lai Ching-te takes the helm Monday as president of the self-ruled island, tasked with navigating the widening rift with an increasingly assertive China. The 64-year-old Harvard graduate swept to the presidency in January's ...
In the ‘WHO blockade’ of Taiwan, everyone is a loser
Unfortunately, four years later, Taiwan remains locked out of the international system of public health governance. This "Taiwan blockade" from the World Health Organization (WHO) significantly deprives the fundamental public health rights of more than 23. ...
Driver killed in incident at Arizona facility that is being built by a Taiwanese semiconductor giant
Authorities say a truck driver has been killed after a tank holding waste material depressurized at a Phoenix facility that is being built for a Taiwanese semiconductor giant ...
Have smartphones killed the art of conversation?
Once upon a time, human relationships unfolded without smartphones. The reality may be hard to recall, so profoundly have these devices transformed the way we relate to the world and others in fifteen ...
Asia Minute: Familiar challenges, different politics for Taiwan’s new president
A new president will take office in Taiwan on Monday. He's the former vice president, but the new administration will be facing some different challenges. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
Lai Ching-te: Coal miner’s son to Taiwan president
TAIPEI– Son of a coal miner, Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te takes the helm Monday as president of the self-ruled island, tasked with navigating the widening rift with an increasingly assertive China. The 64-year-old Harvard graduate swept to the presidency in January’s elections on the promise he would defend Taiwan’s democracy and resist Beijing’s claims on the
How Taiwan still hangs on to property in bits of China
Even though China’s leaders in Beijing claim Taiwan as their own territory, Taiwan’s government can still own property in corners of Hong Kong and Macau. The Sun Yat-sen Memorial House is one such ...
Taiwan wants to prove that it is serious about defence
The line between countering harassment and provoking war is treacherously thin. Mr Lai needs to rally Taiwan’s people to prepare for their own defence without guarantees of any international support.
Nigeria, Taiwan strengthen travel, trade ties
Nigeria and Taiwan have again strengthened trade and travel ties at the 2024 edition of the Taiwan Trade Business Forum, organised by ...
Taiwan’s KMT opposition party picks New Taipei mayor Hou Yu-ih as presidential candidate
"The first thing Hou must do is to unify the party as the support for Gou could create a rift within the KMT," said Huang Kwei-bo, a professor of diplomacy at National Chengchi University in Taipei. "But with his ability to manage interpersonal ...
Taiwan’s new president faces an upsurge in Chinese coercion
A Chinese takeover of Kinmen might not take much longer, such is the disparity in power. The boat’s owner is not keen on mainlanders fishing and dredging sand in Taiwan’s waters. But, having witnessed the artillery duels of the past,
Alchip Technologies Reports Record Q1 FY2024 Revenue and Net Income
North America Accounts for 77 Percent of Revenue 2024 Q1 Revenue Breakdown by Region Alchip Technologies reported that 77 percent of its record $333.6 million first quarter 2024 revenue came from the ...