TAIPEI/SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics, Oppo and other leading smartphone makers plan to ramp up production in 2024, in a sign that the industry is finally pulling out of its yearslong slump. Sources ...
Presidential candidates argue over properties
Controversy over properties of the three presidential candidates has turned into a contentious election issue, after Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Vice President William ...
VIS partners with National Taiwan University to develop negative emissions technology
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a Taiwan-based 8-inch IC foundry, has launched a three-year (Phase I) research collaboration with National Taiwan University titled "Enhancing Soil Carbon ...
UPDATE 1-Taiwan Nov export orders rise for first time in 15 months, outlook remains dim
Nov export orders +1.0% y/y, below forecasts * Orders from China +8.8% y/y, vs +1.2% in prior month * Ministry sees December orders between -4.2% and -8.0% y/y By Jeanny Kao and Faith Hung TAIPEI, Dec ...
Taiwan retains No.1 in Asia on freedom index
Taiwan ranked 12th among 165 jurisdictions around the world and first in Asia in this year’s Human Freedom Index with a score of 8.56, retaining its position from the previous year.
2024 ELECTIONS: Ko promises to get rid of illegal parking lot
Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday promised to restore an illegal parking lot that was leased to a tour bus company in Hsinchu City to farmland, after facing criticism over ...
Inside Cooler Master’s heatsink-themed Taipei headquarters: Even the cafe is cutting edge
We visited the Cooler Master HQ in Taipei just as the firm was preparing to send piles of new products to Las Vegas for CES 2024.
USB-C to be mandatory for phones, NCC plan shows
The EU regulations are to apply to laptops too, but 16 months later than phones, Hsieh said, adding that the Ministry of Economic Affairs is to decide whether Taiwan would regulate laptop chargers.
Taiwan election: Young voters angry about stagnant wages, soaring home prices
The youth vote could be a deciding factor in the election given how tight the race is becoming, experts said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China, US shoppers lift Taiwan’s export orders for first time in 15 months in November, but outlook remains dim
Taiwan’s export orders last month edged up by 1 per cent from a year ago to US$50.63 billion in November, data released on Wednesday showed.
Taiwan unveils next-gen chip design initiative for tech autonomy beyond 2026
In response to the technological needs anticipated after 2026, Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has unveiled the "Key Emerging Chip Design and Development Program." This ...
TSMC to promote from within after chairman retires next year
Liu, who joined TSMC in 1993, said he would like to put his "decades of semiconductor experience to other use, spend more time with my family, and start the next chapter of my life", according to a ...
Chairman of Taiwan chip giant TSMC to retire next year
The chairman of Taiwan's semiconductor giant TSMC, Mark Liu, will retire from the company next year, the firm announced Tuesday. Liu has been chairman since 2018, taking over the position after the ...
Hou pledges to aid Chinese spouses as president
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, yesterday said that Chinese spouses would be able to obtain Taiwan’s identification cards in four ...
Cardinal sentenced to 5.5 years for fraud
A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once-powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to ...
Experts debate tech development
“We are now in an era where science and technology have become synonymous with national strength on a global scale,” President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said at the meeting in Taipei. President Tsai Ing-wen, ...