There was a time when smartphone prices were getting ridiculously high, and there didn’t seem to be any stopping that trend. Market dynamics and global events like the COVID-19 pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone Prices Expected to Rise as TSMC Hikes Chip Production Rates
Prices of smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices powered by semiconductors are on track to rise into 2022 as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s biggest contract ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: CECC announces level 2 extension
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday extended a nationwide level 2 COVID-19 alert for two more weeks, as it reported nine locally transmitted infections, seven imported cases and no ... ( read original story ...)
Return of a noodle legend
I don’t think I’ve ever waited over an hour for any meal before — much less a bowl of NT$55 cold noodles in a dingy basement food court. But as restaurants across the nation are shutting down due to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan should pursue CPTPP accession: CIER
Taiwan should prioritize entering the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as it could be isolated from two major regional trade blocs if China joins it first ... ( read original story ...)
Science behind chic sportswear brand: Q&A with Gulshan Kumar, GM of lululemon Taiwan
The value of the global activewear market was estimated at $353.5 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a 3.7% CAGR over the next six years, reaching $439.17 billion by 2026, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan firms continue to hike car-use MOSFET wafer thinning quotes
Taiwan's wafer thinning specialists including Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), Chipbond Technology and Integrated Service Technology (iST) have seen clear order visibility through the first ... ( read original story ...)
Chip prices set to rise into 2022 as TSMC hikes rates
The price of chips -- and the electronic devices they power -- are on track to rise into 2022 as the world's biggest contract chipmaker joins its rivals in ramping up production fees. Prices of ... ( read original story ...)
D-Link Embraces Industry X.0 with Resilient Industrial Access Points
D-Link Corporation today introduced their newest Outdoor Industrial AC1200 Access Point DIS-3650AP and Indoor Industrial Access Point DIS-2650AP. Industry X.0 has been described as ... ( read original story ...)
Skate away
Young people in protective gear and masks practice inline speedskating at a riverside park in Taipei yesterday, as they make the most of a sunny day while taking disease prevention measures. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Nearly half of the population stressed due to COVID-19
Nearly half of respondents of a survey released yesterday said they had experienced stress due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. The survey was conducted by the National Suicide Prevention Center and ... ( read original story ...)
Ryan Hass On Taiwan: America’s intensifying focus on Asia opens opportunities for strengthening US-Taiwan relations
When the United States entered Afghanistan to avenge the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the country was unrivaled on the world stage. America was one decade removed from the collapse of the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s ADIZ invaded by 19 more PLA jets
Nineteen Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets, yesterday flew into Taiwan’s southwestern air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the fourth time this month, the Ministry of National ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Petitioners call to allow entry of teachers
A coalition of foreign teachers and about 60 cram schools in Taiwan this week launched a petition for the government to allow English teachers to enter the country despite COVID-19 travel restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Model plans
Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chou Chun-mi, Premier Su Tseng-chang, Pingtung County Commissioner Pan Meng-an, DPP Legislator Chuang ... ( read original story ...)
Berlin aims to boost regional presence: top diplomat
New German Institute Taipei Director-General Jorg Polster said that his country is hoping to bolster its presence in the Indo-Pacific through multilateral cooperation with regional partners, including ... ( read original story ...)