Taiwan's exports rose in January for the seventh consecutive month, with the unexpectedly strong pace setting a new record as its manufacturers benefited from consumers staying at home during the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Exports Hit Record High on 5G and Holiday Demand
Taiwan exported a record amount in January, fueled by rising demand for computer chips and by companies rushing to get components ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays in February. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank posts Q3 profit gain as Vision Fund rallies
SoftBank Group Corp on Monday recorded an 844 billion yen ($8 billion) profit at its Vision Fund unit in the three months to Dec. ( read original story ...)
China formally accuses Australian journalist Cheng Lei of supplying state secrets abroad
The case against the single mother of two comes amid a sharp rupture in relations between Beijing and the U.S. ally. ( read original story ...)
TIGA’s proposal for a Video Games Investment Fund would create over 1,200 new jobs and add £174 million to GDP by 2025
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 ...)