China has renewed its longstanding threat to attack Taiwan and warned that foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island are “playing with fire”.
These 2 Infrastructure Chip Designers Are Merging — Are They a Buy?
Focus has shifted to enterprise infrastructure equipment, and chip designers of all sorts are trying to expand their portfolios in this large and expanding market. Tiny chip designer MaxLinear ( MXL 2 ...
Legal changes may spark panic selling
Changes to the Equalization of Land Rights Act (平均地權條例) might trigger panic selling of presale house purchase agreements and weigh on overall property deals, real-estate analysts said yesterday. The ...
Chinese ‘spy’ who claimed he undermined Hong Kong protest movement facing deportation from Australia over fraud claims
An immigration tribunal expresses grave doubts over Wang Liqiang’s claims about an espionage network because of his fraudulent activities.
War-game shows China invasion of Taiwan would fail at huge cost
Those are among the conclusions the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), made after running what it claims is one of the most extensive war-game simulations ever ...
TSMC: Why Buffett’s Buying Big
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought an over $4 billion stake in TSMC in Q3, 2022. Find out why I rate TSM stock a strong buy.
Presale deals boost number of property transactions: broker
Property deals totaled 21,017 units, with month-on-month increases across the six special municipalities of Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, local government data ...
New House GOP majority eyes select committe to push back against China threat
Republicans seek bipartisan cooperation in campaign to combat Beijing's influence on a range of fronts, from Taiwan to Tik Tok.
Taiwan’s big three IC design houses see challenges in 2023
Mediatek, Novatek, and Realtek, Taiwan's three major IC design houses, all remain conservative in their 2023 outlook, since the overall visibility is not clear. What is clear is that client demand for ...
Housing deals drop amid uncertainty
Major property brokers reported a small monthly decline in housing transactions last month, but an annual drop of about 30 percent, dashing hopes of a high season, due to economic uncertainty and ...
Top 10 Stories of 2022: China’s Latest Land Purchase Could Pose Major U.S. Security Risk
That’s how we compete with China.” While China raises concerns over American boots on the ground in Asia, the country continues to grow its own footprint in the U.S. USDA’s latest data shows China ...
Taiwan’s housing market strengthens further
The housing market slowed in recent years, after dramatic government measures to curb speculative house purchases. It started to gain momentum again starting the second half of 2020, despite the Covid ...
China enters uncharted waters as Xi tightens his grip
The leader’s unprecedented third term opens with Covid protests, economic and housing issues and Taiwan strait crisis ...
China sends 71 warplanes, seven ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours
China's military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Monday, after China expressed anger at ...
Bolstering Taiwan’s chip prowess
The competitive advantage of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry has increasingly been discernable among the global community, especially amid China’s bellicosity and heightened tensions across the Taiwan ...
Taiwan Residential Real Estate Market Analysis 2022
An average household in Taipei needs to pay two-thirds of income for a mortgage loan, far above the affordable limit of 30%. Worries about mainland speculators peaked in early 2008 when residential ...