Chinese blockade would be act of war, Taiwan says

A real Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday after last week’s drills by China that practiced such a scenario.

Powerchip terminates its Japanese fab plans

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (力積電) yesterday said it had terminated a deal with SBI Holdings Inc to help build a chip manufacturing plant in Japan, as Powerchip found it unpractical to ...

Core Pacific case widens

The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday asked the Taipei District Court to extend the detention of Taipei City Councilor Angela Ying (應曉薇) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Core ...