TSMC is investing US$12 billion to build a wafer plant in northern Phoenix that is scheduled to begin mass production in 2024. The company on Tuesday held a “tool-in” ceremony to mark the installation ...
U.S. General gives Stark Warning About Pace of Preparing Taiwan For Attack
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated that China would "never promise to renounce the use of force" against Taiwan.
Taiwan to Extend Military Service Amid Rising Tensions With China
Taiwan is due to extend its compulsory military service from four months to at least one year, the island's most senior defense official told lawmakers on Wednesday, in a move to better prepare the ...
Taiwan’s Traffic Is A ‘Living Hell’
A Facebook page that has recently gone viral in Taiwan pulls no punches in its name: “ Taiwan is a living hell for pedestrians .” Founded in December 2021, the page has nearly 13,000 followers a year ...
Taiwan bans state-owned devices from running Chinese platform TikTok
Speaking at the University of Michigan last Friday, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) director Chris Wray further reiterated security dangers associated with TikTok and warned against its ...
Taiwan Exports Fall Most In Nearly 7 Years
(RTTNews) - Taiwan's exports declined for the third straight month in November, and at the fastest pace in nearly seven years, largely due to a plunge in global demand for plastics and rubber articles ...
Scoot having more flights from Taipei to S’pore & Tokyo from Jan. 2023, includes Pikachu jet
More flights daily and weekly. Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, announced on Dec. 7 that flights between Taipei and Singapore will be increased from 18 flight ...
U.S. approves $425 million in further arms sales to Taiwan
The arms sales are sure to rankle China, which regards Taiwan as part of its territory, to be reunified with the mainland by force if necessary.
Global warning signs: Taiwan’s exports slump more than expected
Taiwan's exports fell for the third straight month in November and more sharply than forecast due to the worsening state of theglobal economy and China's COVID-19 curbs, with inflation and interest ...
Taiwan November Exports Plunge, Outlook Poor
Taiwan's exports fell in November for the third straight month and more rapidly than forecast due to the worsening state of the global economy, and with the outlook again clouded by inflation and ...
Is Taiwan’s IC design sector impacted by declined Samsung phone shipmemt?
Samsung Electronics has reduced smartphone production at its Vietnam production line, which could have some negative impacts on Taiwanese IC design houses like MediaTek. However, this likely won't ...
UPDATE 1-U.S. to boost Taiwan’s stretched air force with $428 mln in spare parts
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of $428 million in aircraft parts for Taiwan to help its air force, which is strained from repeatedly intercepting Chinese jets operating ...
Four ribs sticking out of forest floor lead students to massive discovery in Taiwan
Geologist Yang Zirui, a professor at National Cheng Kung University, was called to explore the forest in Hengchun with a team of students, the university said in a Monday, Dec. 5 news release. The ...
US approves $425 million in arms sales to Taiwan
The Biden administration on Tuesday signed off on two new significant arms sales to Taiwan in approvals that are sure to rankle China. The State Department said it had okayed sales worth more than ...
U.S. to boost Taiwan’s stretched air force with $428 mln in spare parts
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of $428 million in aircraft parts for Taiwan to help its air force, which is strained from repeatedly intercepting Chinese jets operating ...
Taiwan seeks to reassure on TSMC commitment to island despite U.S. investment
Taiwan's economy minister said on Wednesday that the island remains chipmaker TSMC's most important production base after the company announced it would more than triple its planned investment at its ...