When Yang Bing-yi (楊秉彝) needed a name for his new cooking oil shop in 1958, he first thought of honoring his previous employer, Heng Tai Fung (恆泰).
Taiwan to subsidize smart pole rollout as costs and business models remain challenging
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs plans to introduce new subsidies in 2025 to accelerate smart pole deployment across municipalities, with each local government targeting 1,000 units and a budget ...
Defence budget to exceed 3% of GDP in military overhaul, says Taiwan’s prez
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has said that the island's defence budget will exceed 3 per cent of its economic output as it overhauls its military in the face of the rising threat from ...
Taiwan detects 18 Chinese aircraft, 7 Navy vessels near its shores
Taiwan detected 18 sorties of Chinese aircraft and seven Chinese vessels until 6 am (local time) on Friday, a statement by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said. As per the MND, out of 18 sorties ...
Taiwan pledges to buy more produce, natural gas from US
Taiwan is to purchase more US goods, ranging from agricultural products to natural gas, President William Lai (賴清德) told a business community in Taipei yesterday, as part of efforts to reduce the ...
Taiwan’s CPC seeks to invest in project, buy Alaska LNG
Taiwanese state energy firm CPC Corp signed an initial agreement with Alaska Gasline Development Corp（AGDC）to invest and buy U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG), Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs ...
Mitsubishi Motors plans to outsource EV production to Taiwan’s Foxconn, says Kyodo
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors , a junior partner of Nissan Motor , is planning to outsource the production of electric vehicles to Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn , Kyodo News reported ...
Inside Nvidia’s annual developer festival, where AI meets Denny’s pancakes and Taiwan-style night markets
Nvidia's packed San Jose conference starred Jensen Huang at breakfast. Merch, lines, and robots were everywhere.
Taiwan can help India reduce trade deficit with China: Taiwanese dy NSA
Taiwan can help India reduce its import of electronic components from China and the best way to expand the economic engagement would be to firm up a free trade pact, Taiwanese deputy national security ...
Taiwan detects 27 Chinese aircraft, 6 vessels, a balloon near its shores
Taiwan detected 27 sorties of Chinese aircraft, six Chinese vessels and one Chinese balloon until 6 am (local time) on Thursday, a statement by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said. As per the ...
Inside Nvidia GTC, where cutting-edge AI means robots, Taiwan-style night markets, and Denny’s pancakes
Nvidia's packed San Jose conference starred Jensen Huang at breakfast. Merch, lines, and robots were everywhere.
Tariff threats spur TSMC’s Taiwan peers to seek U.S. expansion
Taiwanese electronic firms' migration of manufacturing to the U.S. has accelerated from previous years as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens more trade barriers.
Taiwan pursues ambitious ‘AI island’ vision with strategic tech initiatives
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology unveiled a bold roadmap on March 17, 2025, during a business report to the Legislative Yuan, outlining the government's vision to establish Taiwan as an AI ...
Taiwan drone alliance makes global push as AIDC leads international partnerships
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) is spearheading the "Taiwan Excellence Drone International Business Opportunities Alliance (Tediboa)," leveraging its connections with top-tier ...
Palau appoints Acer founder Shih economic adviser
Palau has appointed Acer Inc founder Stan Shih (施振榮) as a senior economic adviser, the StanShih Foundation said yesterday.
Are Taiwan’s hotels in for lodging industry?
The recent decline in average room rates is undoubtedly bad news for Taiwan’s hoteliers and homestay operators, but this downturn shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. According to statistics ...