The Taiwan stock market has climbed higher in four straight sessions, jumping almost 500 points or 3 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 16,925-point plateau and ... ( read original story ...)
National Taipei University of Business ranks first among Taiwan’s public vocational universities with a 100% acceptance rate
According to the 2020-2021 list of Taiwan's top public vocational universities in terms of the acceptance rate recently released by the Ministry of Education (Taiwan), National Taipei University of ... ( read original story ...)
US bill to pressure China on trade and rights, back Taiwan
US senators on Thursday unveiled broad legislation on China that would step up pressure over Beijing's alleged theft of intellectual property and solidify US ties with Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
HTC has new 5G phones and AR/VR devices coming this quarter
HTC has surprisingly outlived LG in the smartphone market. Even though the Taiwanese company is also struggling, it has no plans to exit the market yet. Actually, it has new 5G phones planned for this ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsui Chemicals to double Taiwan output of chipmaking material
Mitsui Chemicals will spend nearly 10 billion yen ($91.5 million) to ramp up Taiwanese production of a special tape used in semiconductor manufacturing as demand grows from the spread of smartphones ... ( read original story ...)
Mubadala Said to Plan GlobalFoundries IPO at $20 Billion Value
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co. has started preparations for a U.S. initial public offering of chipmaker GlobalFoundries, people with knowledge of the matter said.The sovereign wealth fund has ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan is facing a drought, and it has prioritized its computer chip business over farmers.
Chip makers use lots of water to clean their factories and wafers, the thin slices of silicon that make up the basis of the chips, Raymond Zhong and Amy Chang Chien report. In 2019, Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan charges Hong Kong execs with money laundering, is probing spying claims
Prosecutors investigating claims they helped Beijing interfere with democracy in Hong Kong and Taiwan, made by self-proclaimed former mainland spy Wang Liqiang. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Support grows for raising taxes for recovery
Irish Minister of Finance Paschal Donohoe on Tuesday expressed “reservations ... Final decision will be at the discretion of the Taipei Times. ( read original story ...)
Silicon Motion Announces Preliminary First Quarter 2021 Revenue and Earnings Conference Call Details
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) (“Silicon Motion” or the “Company”), a global leader in NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices, announces that based on its ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Combat and Spy Ships Monitor Taiwan Missile Tests
A pair of People's Liberation Army Navy vessels were detected east of Taiwan as the country's defense developer began a new round of missile tests. ( read original story ...)
China says U.S. to blame for tensions over Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing blamed the United States on Thursday for tensions over Taiwan after a U.S. warship sailed close to the Chinese-claimed island, asking rhetorically whether China would sail ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Can ‘Resist’ Chinese Force or Coercion Against Taiwan: State Department
The Biden administration has reaffirmed its "rock-solid" support for Taipei and said the U.S. was capable of resisting any attempts by China to jeopardize Taiwan's security. State Department ... ( read original story ...)
Drought in Taiwan Pits Chip Makers Against Farmers
Tian Shou-shi’s land is dry. Taiwan has shut off irrigation across tens of thousands of acres of farmland.Credit...An Rong Xu for The New York Times Supported by By Raymond Zhong and Amy Chang Chien ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Backs Taiwan, but Some Call for a Clearer Warning to China
As China grows stronger and bolder, some experts want to end Washington’s decades-long policy of “strategic ambiguity.” ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan fab toolmakers see order visibility extended to 2023
Taiwan-based fab toolmakers are set to join their international ... according to industry sources. Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Gongin Precision Industrial (GPI), Grand Process Technology, Gudeng ... ( read original story ...)