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Wednesday 6 August 2025
Taiwan resists BYD’s Thailand detour amid rising scrutiny of Chinese EVs
Recent reports have stated that Chinese automaker BYD Auto intends to sell vehicles in Taiwan under the Denza brand through a third-party country, with distributor Taikoo Motors playing...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Taiwan turns to drones to supply medicine to flood-stricken regions
Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has launched its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drug delivery initiative to serve remote communities isolated by days of torrential...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Green transportation faces major challenges in bid to achieve net-zero emissions by 2025
Cities worldwide are advancing toward the vision of net-zero emissions by 2050. In Taiwan, from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) to local government transportation...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Taiwan pushes for trade market diversification, yet export structure remains vulnerable
The US-China trade war, launched during US President Donald Trump's first term, continues to disrupt global supply chains and reshape Taiwan's export landscape. Concerns about overdependence...
Monday 4 August 2025
Taiwan announces historic purchase of 100,000 drones in biggest UAV deal yet
Taiwan is dramatically scaling up its drone ambitions in what could become the largest UAV procurement effort in its history. The government plans to acquire up to 100,000 unmanned...
Monday 4 August 2025
Major mobile AP providers ride early demand surge ahead of tariffs, eye high-end market for growth
Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek exceeded expectations in recent financial results, driven by final Chinese government subsidies and anticipation of tariff hikes later in the year. This...
Sunday 3 August 2025
Taiwan advances silicon photonics as global market heads toward US$7.8 billion by 2030
Taiwan is positioning itself in the growing silicon photonics market through government investment and university research partnerships, as the technology becomes critical for artificial...
Friday 1 August 2025
SKT to play key role in South Korea's sovereign AI
SK Telecom (SKT) has recently released several AI models in 2025, as it seeks to earn a place in the South Korean government project for developing the country's sovereign AI.
Friday 1 August 2025
Taiwan announces ambition to 'make waves' with AI
Taiwan's semiconductor industry has become the island's "silicon shield" after three decades of policy-driven support and the combined efforts of pioneering entrepreneurs and researchers...
Friday 1 August 2025
Exclusive: Why Beijing's choice to target one battery tech and spares another is a strategic gamble?
China's government has recently imposed a series of export and overseas technology-transfer restrictions targeting lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials. Notably absent from...
Friday 1 August 2025
China's auto sector spirals into chaos, component makers in despair
China's auto and parts industries have historically been entangled in cutthroat price wars. Even with Chinese authorities repeatedly calling for an end to the involution, no improvement...
Thursday 31 July 2025
Teco chair sees empowerment as key to resilience in face of global radical changes
Empowerment is key to sustainable and resilient development amid radical changes challenging industries worldwide, according to Morris Li, chairman of Teco Electric & Machinery...
Thursday 31 July 2025
CHT completes Google certificate renewal, aims to restore trust list by 2Q26
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) announced on July 29, 2025, that it had successfully completed the renewal and reissuance of Google certificates for government and commercial websites on July...
Thursday 31 July 2025
Microsoft cannot protect EU data from US government
Microsoft has admitted to a French Senate hearing that it cannot guarantee data sovereignty. Even if data is stored on servers in Europe, the US government can still access it under...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
Trump embraces China's AI playbook to beat Beijing at its own game
The US has introduced an AI Action Plan emphasizing the expansion of open-source artificial intelligence models as a core strategy to compete globally with China. The plan also aims...