Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC has just reported a 23.3% fall in second-quarter earnings, its first year-on-year drop in quarterly profit
Former U.S. Defense Secretary: Taiwan Must ‘Sacrifice’ to Secure Support From U.S. and Others
Taiwan needs to show commitment to its own defense if it is to secure military support from countries like the U.S., according to the former U.S.
Huawei’s Semiconductor Progress Doesn’t Necessarily Mean U.S. Chip Sanctions Failing
Leading Chinese tech company Huawei can now “make chips at the equivalent of 7 [nanometers], the powerful semiconductors typically used in 5G phones,”
Is China Leading the Charge on Deep-Sea Mining? Not Really
This month, last-ditch attempts are being made to negotiate regulations for deep-sea mining, with the ugly possibility that exploration could begin
Taiwan’s Carbon Levy Is Coming. Here’s What You Need to Know
Taiwan’s government intends to start collecting carbon fees from businesses that generate greenhouse gas emissions, beginning in the second half of
Hong Kong Rights Tracker: Where Even the Good Numbers Are Bad
Last Friday, Sebastien Lai (黎崇恩), the son of imprisoned pro-democracy campaigner and publisher Jimmy Lai (黎智英), addressed the United Nations Human
Taiwan’s Approach to Migrant Workers Compared to Serial Killer
There are around 740,000 blue-collar migrant workers currently in Taiwan, mostly working in manufacturing or caregiving. There are also said to be
The Challenge of AI Regulation in Taiwan
Averaged out against GDP size, Taiwan’s nascent AI industry had the fifth most AI-related patents accepted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Blinken Talks About U.S. ‘De-Risking’ From China. Can Taiwan Do It, Too?
At his press briefing on the final day of his visit to China, U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to emphasize that the U.S. was intent on
Can Taiwan Compete on AI?
In his book on the dynamics that will drive the future of AI, Lee Kai-Fu (李開復) set out the potentially fundamental advantage China has over the U.S.
Could Taiwan’s Surging #MeToo Movement Play a Decisive Role in Next Year’s Presidential Elections?
The #MeToo movement has come to Taiwan. Over the past two weeks, dozens of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse from across different parts of
Interview: How to Resolve Taiwan’s Battle Between Conservation and Renewable Energy
In March a report into its climate change politics pointed out that Taiwan exists as an “extreme case” in a number of ways, from its international