China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “serious warning” to separatist forces in an angry but widely expected response to Vice-President William Lai’s visit to the US, drawing ...
Taiwan slashes 2023 growth outlook with exports seen plunging
Taiwan: The government’s statistics bureau revised down its 2023 growth forecast on Friday to 1.61% from a previous projection of 2.04% made in May. It was the third straight cut to their outlook and ...
Network device makers cautious about 2H23 prospects
Taiwan-based network device makers including Zyxel Group and Sercomm continue to see telecom customers engaged in inventory adjustments and remain cautious about their operations in 2H23.
Taiping cellular security questioned
The Coast Guard Administration has failed to prevent service members garrisoned on Itu Aba Island (Taiping Island, 太平島) from using a Chinese cellular network to call home in a national security breach ...
North Regina Little League team falls to Chinese Taipei in first game at World Series
The North Regina Little League team, who are representing Team Canada at the Little League World Series (LLWS), fell to Chinese Taipei in their first game at the event.
Taiwan-based Gogoro to offer battery-swapping technology to Swiggy
Global battery-swapping company Gogoro has partnered with food delivery platform Swiggy to offer its battery-swapping technology to the latter for last-mile deliveries. With the battery-swapping ...
Taiwan financial firms have US$35 billion exposure to China, regulator says risk “controllable”
Taiwanese banks, insurers and securities firms have more than US$35 billion exposure to China’s financial and property sector, a level that the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) considers ...
Evergreen and TIPC reveal Taiwan’s first automated container terminal
TIPC and Evergreen have collaboratively launched the first automated container terminal in Taiwan, at the port of Kaohsiung.
Chunghwa Telecom Mid-Year Review
Summary I discuss the investment thesis of having telecom companies in the portfolio that can withstand economic downturns.I analyze the financial performance of Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom, ...
Why Taiwan Semiconductor Is a Top Stock for Investors to Buy Today
This semiconductor manufacturing company is well positioned to capitalize on the proliferation of generative AI.
Silicon Motion Terminates MaxLinear Merger, Vows to Seek Damages
By Dean Seal Silicon Motion Technology has terminated a merger agreement with MaxLinear that MaxLinear claimed to have terminated late last month, ...
Former Tainan official given eight years for fraud, corruption
The Tainan District Court on Wednesday sentenced former Tainan Economic Development Bureau director-general Chen Kai-ling (陳凱凌) to eight years in prison and deprived his civil rights for five years on ...
Veterinarian probed over death from unauthorized anesthesia
A vet surnamed Wang (王) said they would make the dog “comfortable and well-behaved” while drawing blood, she said. Shortly afterward, Micky went into shock and died, Chang said, adding that she later ...
UK quantum encryption startup explores opportunities in Taiwan, collaborating with RISC-V vendor Andes Technology
UK-based startup Crypto Quantique specializes in quantum encryption technology and focuses on the semiconductor and Internet of things (IoT) industries. It has recently shown interest in expanding ...
Asian Markets Climb On US Tech Rally, China Cuts Rate
Asian markets rose Tuesday as a US tech rally bouyed sentiment although concerns over China weighed on Hong Kong as a surprise rate cut and a batch of weak figures gave little cheer on the economic ...
Taiwan IC industry output value to fall over 10% in 2023
The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA), citing data from the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), forecasts that the output value of Taiwan's integrated circuit (IC) industry ...