Apple Jitters Mount on Concerns of Waning Smartphone Demand

Apple Inc. and a slew of chipmakers fell Thursday after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the leading chip manufacturer for the smartphone industry, issued a growth forecast that rekindled concerns that the handset boom is waning. Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

TSMC’s smartphone warning points squarely at Apple: analysts

(Reuters) - Shares in Apple Inc and its suppliers fell on Thursday after a raft of analysts read a prediction of softer smartphone sales from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd as driven chiefly by concern about demand for iPhones. TSMC, the world ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Semi trims revenue outlook on softer smartphone demand

Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) -5.3% premarket after its narrow Q1 earnings miss is accompanied by a reduction in its full-year revenue outlook to the low end of its earlier guidance due to softer demand for smartphones and cryptocurrency-related chips. ( read original story ...)

China air force again circles Taiwan in ‘sacred mission’

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese aircraft have again flown around self-ruled Taiwan in what China’s air force on Thursday called a “sacred mission”, as Taiwan denounced its big neighbour over what it called a policy of military intimidation. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan starts trade probe into imports of Chinese steel

Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance determined on April 11 that there were reasonable grounds to suspect unfair trading practices, such as dumping and the subsidization of the Chinese imports, that could cause harm to Taiwan’s local steel industry. ( read original story ...)

China flexes military muscle in waters near Taiwan

China's navy is holding live-fire exercises near Taiwan on Wednesday in a warning to the democratic, self-ruled island against what Beijing describes as "dangerous" remarks on independence. Few details about the drills in the Taiwan Strait have been ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei opens WTC in Delhi to boost ties with India

New Delhi: With an aim to strengthen trade ties with India, Taipei World Trade Centre (TWTC) launched its office in Delhi on Tuesday, ahead of Taiwan’s first ever expo that will showcase cutting-edge technology and smart city solutions in Delhi on 17 May. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan launches anti-dumping probe into Chinese steel imports

Taipei, April 18 (CNA) The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has launched anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into steel products sold by China on the local market in a bid to protect the interests of Taiwanese firms. The ministry said Chinese steel ... ( read original story ...)