China could be looking to improve its chip industry by invading and seizing Taiwan which is the home to global foundries including TSMC. U.S. restrictions have made it hard for Chinese foundries to ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: ‘considerable growth’ expected for Hong Kong in first quarter, but pandemic will still be spectre over economic recovery
Hong Kong will experience “considerable growth” in its economy in the first quarter of the year, but the Covid-19 pandemic will still be a hurdle on the path to recovery, the city’s finance chief has ... ( read original story ...)
Microchip crisis hitting gaming, phones and cars
The international computer chip shortage is reaching a crisis point with cars, TVs, cameras, smartphones, 5G equipment and gaming consoles among goods in diminished supply. ( read original story ...)
China eyes up Taiwan’s microchip factories amid invasion fears – ‘more valuable than oil’
China consumes more than half of the global supply of microchips but experts fear that the country could use military force to claim Taiwan’s supply and production one day. Speaking to Fox News, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s First Batch of COVID-19 Aid Leaves for India
Taiwan's first batch of aid to India to help it fight a surging increase in COVID-19 infections left for New Delhi on Sunday, consisting of 150 oxygen concentrators and 500 oxygen cylinders, Taiwan's ... ( read original story ...)
Copper’s surge toward record high hits Chinese industry as plants idle units
Copper’s surge toward a record high is starting to cause stress for industrial consumers in China, the world’s largest market for the metal. Some Chinese manufacturers of electric wire have idled ... ( read original story ...)
Labor groups call for wage increases on Workers’ Day
Labor groups yesterday marked International Workers’ Day with a march through Taipei, while groups focused on pushing a higher minimum wage and guaranteed worker pension plans. Participants ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan bans recruitment for jobs in China to prevent poaching of vital tech talent
Taiwanese authorities had raided the offices of two companies, accusing them of breaking the law by poaching local chip talent for a mainl.. ( read original story ...)
May Day protesters demand more job protections amid pandemic
Workers and union leaders dusted off bullhorns and flags that had stayed furled during coronavirus lockdowns for slimmed down but still boisterous May Day marches on Saturday, ... ( read original story ...)
Workers in Taiwan protest for better conditions
Hundreds of protesters marched in the streets of Taipei City on Saturday to mark international labour day and to ask for better salaries and more secure pensions. (May 1) ... ( read original story ...)
Why has TSMC’s Nanjing expansion plan stirred up a hornets’ nest in Beijing and Taipei?
While the decision by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s biggest contract chip manufacturer, to expand production at its plant in Nanjing, the capital city of Chinese coastal ... ( read original story ...)
Total Invests in Taiwan Wind Project Supporting Focus on Renewables
French energy and gas giant Total announced that it agreed to invest in one of Taiwan’s largest windfarm projects, which is currently under construction and expected to begin production in 2022. The ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Cruise lines cheer CDC tweaks to trip rules
Cruise lines are cheering word the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is committed to resuming sailings in the United States by mid-summer and tweaking some of ... ( read original story ...)
Platform finds potential antiviral drugs
A Taiwanese-Malaysian research team has developed a platform to identify drugs that might inhibit COVID-19 infections, which screens massive databanks of existing medicines. The platform was developed ... ( read original story ...)
China ‘confident’ in ability to block Taiwan independence, Beijing says
China said it is willing to put a stop to any movement toward Taiwanese independence, after the U.S. director of national intelligence said Thursday that Taiwan's views of independence are "hardening" ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Calls For Taiwan to be Allowed at World Health Assembly
The U.S. said Taiwan deserves to be heard at a key World Health Organization event next month due to its contributions to global health, a call likely to anger officials in Beijing who have blocked ... ( read original story ...)