Re “The answer Biden should have given on Taiwan” (Opinion, Jan. 17): On Jan. 13, Taiwan set another major milestone in its democratic development by completing its presidential and parliamentary ...
Taiwan Navy holds maritime drills to test combat capabilities
Taiwan's Marine Corps held a maritime drill Wednesday at the Zuoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung, featuring a mine-laying ship and a domestically built assault boat that carried out maritime surveillance ...
Taiwan’s Wistron Corp to set up unit in India’s Karnataka for $181 million
Taiwan's Wistron Corp has signed a non-binding agreement to invest 15 billion rupees ($180.7 million) in the Indian state of Karnataka to set up a laptop manufacturing unit, the local government said ...
Taiwan chip designer MediaTek’s profit jumps on mobile demand
MediaTek earned 25.6 billion New Taiwan dollars ($820 million) in consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter ended December, up 38.8% from the same period a year earlier, the company reported ...
INSIGHT-The logistics of war: How Washington is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan
But for U.S. war planners preparing for a potential conflict over Taiwan, the high-profile Talisman Sabre exercises had a far more discreet value: They helped create new stockpiles of military ...
China Says the U.S. Could Abandon Taiwan if Trump Wins the Presidency
China has maintained its pressure on Taiwan since the island elected the U.S.-friendly Vice President Lai Ching-te as its next leader on Jan. 13. Days afterward, Beijing peeled off one of Taiwan’s few ...
Intel to make chips in US for Taiwan’s UMC
Intel’s recent agreement to make chips for Taiwan’s UMC at its fabs in Arizona marks a strategic alignment with the US CHIPS Act, which seeks to increase chip manufacturing capacity on US soil. It ...
Keith Krach-Led US-Taiwan Business Council Delegation Expands Trusted Collaboration with Taiwan
The U.S.-Taiwan Business Council (USTBC) delegation, headed by former Under Secretary of State and Chairman of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Keith Krach together with the USTBC ...
Taiwan Q4 preliminary GDP beats forecast, 2023 growth at 1.4%
Taiwan's trade-dependent economy accelerated in the fourth quarter, growing faster than expected thanks to strong domestic consumption and a rebound in exports, and expanded 1.4% for the full year.
Taiwan chipmaker UMC cautiously optimistic for this year, ups capex
Taiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) said on Wednesday it was "cautiously optimistic" for demand this year even with macroeconomic uncertainty, as it increased capital spending by 10 ...
Taiwan military simulates China turning drills into an attack
Taiwan's military on Wednesday simulated a scenario where China suddenly turns one of its regular drills around the island into an actual attack, on the same day China staged another "combat readiness patrol" near Taiwan.
IPO fundraising plunged in Thailand and Indonesia in second half of 2023
Funds raised through initial public offerings in Southeast Asia plunged over 60% in the second half of 2023 from the same period the year before, with companies shying away from listing due to factors ...
Taiwan’s Sole Power Utility Racks Up Second Year of Losses
Taiwan’s sole power utility reported major losses for a second consecutive year on rising fuel costs triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and high inflation.
Taipei protests against Beijing’s ‘unilateral’ moving of flight path closer to sensitive median line
Taiwan has protested against China’s “unilateral” adjustment of civil aviation flight routes that could result in civilian aircraft flying closer to the sensitive Taiwan Strait median line, adding ...
AI boom drives demand for server-cooling technology
Taiwan's Lite-On Technology Corp. is one of several component makers stepping up efforts to develop liquid cooling solutions for AI data centers as energy consumption emerges as one of the most ...
Taiwan holds military drills to defend against the threat of a Chinese invasion
Almost every day, Chinese warships sail in waters around Taiwan and warplanes fly toward the island before turning back.