It is still too early to say whether the major chip companies that operate in Taiwan’s tech hub of Hsinchu will be safe from the latest increase in COVID-19 infections, but the government is doing all …
Taiwan eyes LEO satellite business opportunity
With parts of government budgets and resources for space development to be given to companies in Taiwan’s ICT industry after the passing of Space Development Law, development of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) …
U.S., Taiwan to Launch Trade Talks
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a House committee of plans for trade and investment talks with Taiwan, an initiative likely to aggravate tensions with Beijing.
COVID outbreak at Taiwan factory may worsen chip shortage
A cluster of COVID-19 infections at a factory in central Taiwan temporarily stopped operations at one of the world’s largest chip-testing companies.
A victim of its own success: how Taiwan failed to plan for a major Covid outbreak
Once a poster child for blocking coronavirus, Taiwan failed to fully prepare a pandemic response or vaccination rollout …
Taiwan tech sector hit by coronavirus outbreak
A leading Taiwanese chip testing and packaging company said Monday that all its migrant employees have been suspended from working for around two weeks to contain a coronavirus outbreak.
Taiwan’s economy could grow ‘about 4.2%’ this year: Commerzbank
Hao Zhou of Commerzbank explains the bank’s expectation for Taiwan’s full-year growth, which is lower than consensus, adding that he expects the territory to downgrade its GDP view as well.
Taiwan’s drought and Covid resurgence has potential to disrupt chip production: Goldman Sachs
Andrew Tilton of Goldman Sachs says that Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain needs to be “watched closely” as drought and a resurgence of Covid cases in the country could cause a significant shortfall …
Blinken signals possible resumption of U.S.-Taiwan trade and investment talks
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday signaled a possible resumption of trade and investment talks with Taiwan stalled since the Obama administration, but gave no indication of any …
U.S. COVID-19 vaccines will soon come to Taiwan, says president
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday that COVID-19 vaccines promised by the United States would soon arrive in the island.