Taiwan IC design houses to embrace strong 1Q21

Taiwan-based IC design houses are poised to embrace brisk sales in the first quarter of 2021 despite foundry capacity constraints, with first-tier players including MediaTek and Novatek ... ( read original story ...)

Enforce quarantine by tracking phones, says Sage

GPS tracking to ensure that travellers quarantine could be used as an alternative to mandatory hotel stays, government advisers have suggested.“Electronic monitoring” would help improve waning ... ( read original story ...)

Investors score high in Year of the Rat

Equity investors in Taiwan earned about NT$1 million (US$35,224) on average in the past lunar year, boosted by a 30 percent rise in share prices, Taiwan Stock Exchange data showed. On Friday, the last ... ( read original story ...)

China OKs domestic-made vaccine for broader use

China has given broader approval for the domestic-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, expanding those who can receive it beyond the high-risk and priority groups already allowed under an emergency ... ( read original story ...)

ANZ probed by Taiwan for currency manipulation

ANZ Banking Group is among a number of international banks subject to an investigation by Taiwan’s central bank into possible speculation on the country’s surging currency last year. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan is the most democratic country in Asia

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Taiwan leads Japan and South Korea. Globally it is 11th. Greater financial transparency in politics and judicial independence are the main factors boostin ... ( read original story ...)