TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, has published a new report calling for the establishment of a UK Video Games Investment Fund (VGIF) to support the growth of the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Taiex could hit 20,000 on ample liquidity if history repeats: Strategist
Several indicators of liquidity in Taiwan are reaching levels not seen since previous peaks of 2000 and 2007, says Peter Kurz of Quantum International Corp, that will drive the market higher in a ... ( read original story ...)
#COMPUTEXVirtual Is Now Open for Exhibitor Registration
Asia’s largest ICT show, COMPUTEX Taipei, rolls out its first Online-Merge-Offline (OMO) hybrid exhibition with #COMPUTEXVirtual and #InnoVEXVirtual. ( read original story ...)
South China Sea: Expert issues stark warning about US-Beijing conflict – ‘Drivers of war’
A leading analyst warned that the US and China are heading towards a major military conflict over Taiwan, claiming "the drivers of war" are escalating. ( read original story ...)
Almost 11,000 fled HK for Taiwan after new security law
TAIPEI: Nearly 11,000 Hong Kongers moved to Taiwan in 2020 – almost double the number of a year earlier – after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the city. Democratic Taiwan has long ... ( read original story ...)
From phones to game consoles: global chip shortage spreads beyond cars
That about-face – in a span of months – laid the seeds for potentially the most serious shortage in years of the semiconductors that lie at the heart of everything from smartphones to cars and TVs. ( read original story ...)
Chip shortage spirals beyond cars to phones, consoles
TAIPEI: The first hints of trouble emerged in the spring of 2020. The world was in the early throes of a mysterious pandemic, which first obliterated demand then super-charged internet and mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Chip shortage spirals beyond cars to phones and consoles
It’s anybody’s guess when production will catch up with demand. But a growing number of industry observers don’t see quick or simple resolution. ( 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 ...)
Taiwan senses opportunity to bolster relations with west after chip shortages
Taiwan’s top trade official has called the global shortage of auto chips an opportunity for Taipei to build closer relations with western nations. “Everyone sees this situation and thinks that they ... ( read original story ...)
ANZ sanctioned by Taiwan over speculation
ANZ has been suspended from trading Taiwan dollar futures contracts for nine months following a probe by the nation’s central bank into a $11 billion suspected currency speculation scheme. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan should join semiconductor alliance against China
Taiwan should join the global semiconductor supply chain alliance against China in order to protect its technological advantage and national security opined Wa ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan war games raise risk of US-China conflict
The danger is rising that long-running tensions between China and the US over Taiwan could lead to military hostilities. That puts the island in the front rank of geopolitical risks for US President ... ( 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 ...)
Four banks punished for speculation
The central bank yesterday punished four foreign banks for helping grain merchants speculate in New Taiwan dollar-deliverable forwards in contravention of foreign-exchange regulations. In a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Ian Easton On Taiwan: From China fantasy to China nightmare
James Mann published a book that sent shockwaves through the entire China-watching world. His ideas were more than contrarian. They were radical. The established authorities flew into fits of rage. ( read original story ...)