Computer and IT services sales soar to NT$453.4bn

Sales in the computer and information technology (IT) services industry reached a record high of NT$453.4 billion (US$15.7 billion) last year amid a boom in people working from home and remote ... ( read original story ...)

TSMC sales soar to record on auto, smartphone demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC, 台積電) revenue rose to a record in the first quarter on demand for chips used in smartphones, computers and vehicles, while a prolonged shortage helped to ... ( read original story ...)

MediaTek pushes rollout of millimeter-wave chips

MediaTek Inc (聯發科) yesterday said it is testing its 5G chips that support millimeter-wave technology at the company’s research-and-development (R&D) center in Hsinchu in collaboration with Chunghwa ... ( read original story ...)

R&D spending in Taiwan hits high, data show

Taiwanese companies have steadily built up their intellectual property (IP) portfolios over the past decade ... growth in R&D spending among Taiwanese companies. Enterprises in Taiwan spent NT$593.4 ... ( read original story ...)

EDITORIAL: More than housing subsidies needed

High housing prices and rents — especially in Taiwan’s major metropolitan areas — have for many years prevented young people from becoming established, and been a major impediment for those wanting to ... ( read original story ...)

College camps a cause for concern

The National Federation of Teachers’ Unions held a news conference on March 7 to criticize National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech) for creating a commodity from newly introduced ... ( read original story ...)

Land sales fall to three-year low

Land transactions last quarter fell to a three-year low of NT$44.5 billion (US$1.55 billion), as credit controls and interest rate increases generated caution among developers, the local branch of ... ( read original story ...)