President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Apr 8) said he told the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which has pledged to build new factories in the United States, it would pay a tax of up to 100 per cent if it did not build its plants in the country.
CTBC Bank and Taipei prosecutors office collaborate to fight fraud
CTBC Bank President Tony Yang (楊銘祥) said the bank also collaborated with the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office in December to combat fraud. He added the office provided a list of suspicious accounts held ...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Is Down 35%. Here’s Why Now Could Be the Best Time to Buy the AI Stock.
Conditions continue to work in favor of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) (NYSE: TSM). The world's largest chip producer already controls two-thirds of the foundry market, according to ...
Kaohsiung’s reclaimed water plant to launch in 2026
The Fengshan plant, a joint project of the economic and interior ministries and Kaohsiung City Government, began operations in 2018 and supplies more than 45,000 tonnes of water daily. The Xiaogang ...
“Taiwan is a key growth partner for Bahwan CyberTek,” – Navin Prasad, Executive Vice President, Bahwan CyberTek
Bahwan CyberTek (BCT), a leading provider of digital transformation services, established in 1999 in India, set up operations in 2016 in Taiwan. The company completed its 25 years last year, and we ...
Tariffs put Taiwan on shaky ground with U.S., may open door for China
A 32 percent tariff on most goods from Taiwan is the latest in a string of confusing signals from the Trump administration that has Taipei wondering where it stands.
Taiwan c.bank monitoring tariff impact, will make ‘timely’ monetary policy adjustments
Taiwan's central bank said on Wednesday that it will continue to monitor the impact of U.S. tariffs and Taiwan's own economic and financial situation and make "timely adjustments" to its monetary ...
ITRI urges Taiwan industries to pursue ‘blue ocean’ markets with tech innovation amidst tariff headwinds
While the aggressive US tariff policy is heaping heavy pressure on Taiwan's industrial operations and strategic planning, Edwin Liu, president of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), ...
Trump says he told Taiwan’s TSMC he’d slap a 100% tax on it if it doesn’t make its chips in the US
"All I did is say, 'If you don't build your plant here, you are gonna pay a big tax. 25, maybe 50, maybe 75, maybe 100%,'" Trump said of TSMC.
Taiwan exporters count the cost of Trump’s ‘ridiculous’ tariffs
Taiwanese exporters are crunching numbers and talking to American clients as they scramble to figure out how to respond to US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz that threatens to derail their ...
BRIEF-DBS Economist: Currently Maintains GDP Forecast For Taiwan As It’s Difficult To Immediately Evaluate Trump Tariffs Impact
Tieying Ma, A Senior Economist of DBS Group Holdings Ltd, told reporters in Taipei on Wednesday: * CURRENTLY MAINTAINS GDP FORECAST FOR TAIWAN AT +3.5% THIS YEAR, +2.4% IN 2026, AS IT'S DIFFICULT TO ...
Taiwan hopes for quick agreement with US on tariffs issue
Taiwan's hopes that it can come to a quick agreement with the United States to resolve the tariffs issue and last weekend already approached Washington to discuss the issue, a senior Taiwanese ...
Strong quake shakes Taiwan, though no damage immediately reported
The Central Weather Administration measured the earthquake at 5.8 magnitude. The shaking in Taipei lasted only a few seconds.
5.0-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northeast Taiwan, No Damage Reported
A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan on Wednesday, briefly shaking buildings in Taipei but causing no reported damage or injuries., Asia News - Times Now ...
Western intelligence agencies warn spyware threat targeting Taiwan, Tibetan rights advocates
Western intelligence agencies warned on Tuesday of an increasing threat from Beijing's security services to use malicious mobile phone applications to surveil Taiwanese independence activists, Tibetan ...
Softening property demand could push up Taiwan’s bad loans
Potential losses could be absorbed by the banks’ core earnings, S&P said. Softening demand in Taiwan’s property market could push up the bad loans of banks over the next 1-2 years, says S& Global ...