Since the start of 2025, silver prices have nearly doubled, far outpacing the roughly 30% rise in copper and the 60% climb in gold. The metal's extraordinary rally has prompted traders to dub it "the new gold" of the precious-metals market. Analysts now expect the momentum to continue into 2026, driven by heightened global risk aversion and tightening regional supplies.

Taiwan's leading construction engineering contractors are on track to post record results in 2026 as TSMC accelerates advanced fab expansion at home and overseas to meet rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips. United Integrated Services (UIS), Marketech International (MIC), L and K Engineering, Yankey Engineering, and Acter Group report strong profit momentum supported by large project backlogs tied to TSMC's new fabs and advanced packaging lines.

Ritek Group CEO Wang Ting-chang said the group has long invested in AI-linked fields such as power, semiconductor materials, and packaging. Although invisible at the consumer end, Ritek has become an "invisible champion", supplying the tooling, materials, and power backup systems that underpin customers' AI deployment.

As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates the global semiconductor race—and as commercial space activity heats up—the idea of moving chip fabrication into orbit is edging from science fiction toward technological reality.

Taiwan's smart-healthcare sector is gaining momentum, powered by decades of accumulated expertise in electronics and information and communications technology (ICT). Now, in an effort to accelerate the industry's upgrade and foster cross-sector collaboration, the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC) is launching a strategic partnership with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Their aim: start from real-world clinical and industry needs, link up technology developers, hospitals, and supply-chain players, and build a scalable model for deploying smart-medical solutions.