Taiwan Gets F-16 Boost From US

U.S.-made F-16s form the core of Taiwan's air power. In December, the U.S. Air Force concluded the $4.5 billion "Peace Phoenix Rising" program to upgrade all 139 of Taiwan's F-16s into the modern Viper variant.

Taiwan in the spotlight and CATL’s subsidy haul

Digging into corporate data, Nikkei Asia’s Kenji Kawase found that for the first time CATL, China’s leading electric vehicle battery manufacturer, was the top recipient of state subsidies among all mainland listed companies last year. Since Xi Jinping rose to power in 2012, the two major state oil companies had dominated the top spots.

Four cities competing for Nvidia center

Four city governments are vying for Nvidia’s favor a day after the tech giant’s CEO, Jensen Huang (黃仁勳), unveiled plans to build its second supercomputer center in Taiwan. Taipei, New Taipei City, ...