Trump era has Beijing on edge

Last week, the US President-elect Donald Trump accepted a phone call from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and discussed common economic and security interests with Taipei. The phone call also offered Tsai an opportunity to congratulate Trump on his ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Headline News

Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows (clockwise from top left): @The United Daily News: Save our poverty-stricken generation. @Apple Daily: Law amended to block Uber; firm could be shut down in worst ... ( read original story ...)

Nightmarket tour in Taipei

One of the greatest things to do in Taipei is to visit one of the many crazy night markets. Sure, there are night markets in other countries, but nothing comes close to the intensity of the Taiwanese night markets. It’s a phenomenon one has to experience ... ( read original story ...)

Micron Technology (MU) Closes Buyout of Inotera Memories

Semiconductor solution provider Micron Technology Inc. MU recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of the remaining stake in Taiwan’s Inotera Memories Inc. for approximately $4 billion. Micron had signed an agreement in Dec 2015 to ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's TSMC to build $16bn advanced chip facility

TSMC's announcement about the plant came a day after Yang Hung-duen, Taiwan's minister of science and technology, told local media on the sidelines of a government meeting on technology that the company will build the facility and launch production there ... ( read original story ...)

Technology, innovation to be industrial growth engines: premier

Taipei, Dec. 7 (CNA) Premier Lin Chuan (林全) said Wednesday that Taiwan is striving to stay on top of the latest trends in industrial development and is aiming to achieve industrial growth through the use of technology and innovation. Speaking at the ... ( read original story ...)

Trump's Taiwan phone call was a calculated message to Beijing

Western media reaction ranged from ridiculing Mr. Trump for his diplomatic naiveté and carelessness to linking the call with Trump family business interests in Taiwan. Beijing, long accustomed to being the “scapegoat” during U.S. presidential election ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks gain tracking overseas markets

TAIPEI, Dec 6 Taiwan stocks rose on Tuesday taking its cues from gains ... The electronics subindex rose 1.4 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.8 percent. Among big-cap actively traded tech shares, contract chipmaker TSMC was up nearly 2 ... ( read original story ...)

Donald Trump ‘Taiwan phone call was planned’

THE controversial phone call between Donald Trump and the leader of Taiwan had been planned for weeks as part of an intentionally provocative move to take a tougher line with China. The protocol-breaking call, the first between the country’s leaders ... ( read original story ...)