Wei-Jen Lo’s previous employer, TSMC, says he violated noncompete and confidentiality agreements when he joined rival Intel.
Taiwan-US semiconductor investment talks may expand chip production and training
Currently, Taiwan’s exports to the US face a 20% tariff, with Taipei negotiating to decrease this as part of a broader trade deal.
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom plans push into domestic satellite terminal production
Chunghwa has also signed a strategic deal with US-based Astranis to bring in its third-generation MicroGEO satellite. This is slated to launch by the end of the year and could begin commercial service ...
TSMC accuses former Senior VP, now at Intel, of trade secret theft as Intel responds
Intel has responded to TSMC, alleging that a former semiconductor staffer leaked trade secrets and confidential information after joining Intel in October.
‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: An Electric Portrait of Taipei
The filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou tells a sensitive story of a mother and her two daughters struggling to get by in Taiwan.
Japan Will Pay ‘Painful Price’ if Steps Out of Line Over Taiwan, China Says
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's defence ministry said on Thursday that Japan will have to pay a "painful price" if it steps out of line over Taiwan, responding to Japanese plans to deploy missiles on an island some 100 km (62 miles) from Taiwan's coast.
Beijing calls report about Japan weighing sinking China’s aircraft carrier if it attacks Taiwan as ‘sheer fantasy’
China responds after Japanese newspaper reports that Tokyo views China’s first electromagnetic catapult-equipped carrier as priority target in event of attack on Taiwan - Anadolu Ajansı
Taiwan forced to build Iron Dome-inspired missile defences amid renewed Chinese invasion threat
Taiwan has allocated £40 billion for an advanced missile defence network inspired by Israel's Iron Dome technology. President Lai Ching-te revealed the extraordinary defence allocation on Wednesday, ...
Taiwan slaps 5-year tariffs on China beer and steel
Finance ministry confirms anti-dumping duties up to 51.94% after investigators rule the imports harmed local producers | ...
Taiwan raids former TSMC exec’s home in trade secrets probe
Taiwan prosecutors said on Thursday investigators had raided the homes of a former senior TSMC executive and seized computers after the company accused him of leaking trade secrets, something his ...
Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on Taiwan
Taiwan was Xi’s overriding focus. While Xi didn’t name Japan or ask Trump to pressure Tokyo directly, the people said, his discussion of the post-World War II order was an implicit reference to Japan ...
Japan will pay ‘painful price’ if steps out of line over Taiwan, China military says
China's defence ministry said on Thursday that Japan will have to pay a "painful price" if it steps out of line over Taiwan, responding to Japanese plans to deploy missiles on an island some 100 km ...
Intel Rejects TSMC’s Allegations of Trade-Secret Leaks as Legal Battle Escalates
Intel has firmly denied accusations from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) that one of its executives, Wei-Jen Lo, leaked sensitive trade secrets after leaving TSMC to join the U.S.
Taipei hospital uses 3D printing to aid bone reconstruction surgery
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tri-Service General Hospital used 3D printing technology to assist in surgery to reconstruct the skull of a 25-year-old man whose facial bones were severely damaged by a gunshot ...
Single renters earning below NT$644,000 exempt from income tax
With the revised thresholds, single salaried renters using their residence as their primary home will owe no income tax if their annual income is NT$644,000 or less. Dual-income renter households will ...
Exclusive-New Zealand Navy Ship Made Rare Transit Through Taiwan Strait This Month
The last publicised strait transit by New Zealand's navy, accompanied by an Australian navy ship, took place in September last year. That was the first time a New Zealand naval ship had passed through ...