Taiwan’s land squeeze pits advanced chips against ancestral temples
By Sarah Wu HSINCHU/LONGTAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Wearing rain ponchos and holding photos of their ancestral temples near Hsinchu, Taiwan’s semiconductor capital, 40 residents braved lashing winds in early October…
Terry Gou, the man who made iPhones, bids again to be Taiwan president
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – After mastering making iPhones, Taiwan’s Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, now wants to turn his…
Taiwan’s Powerchip targets listing in 5-7 years for Japan venture
By Sam Nussey and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Taiwan chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp aims to list a joint venture being set up to build a factory in Japan…
Taiwan seeks closer EU ties in return for chip investment – minister
By Philip Blenkinsop (Reuters) – European countries should strengthen relations with Taiwan if they want continued Taiwanese investment in semiconductor production, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said during a visit to…
Foxconn plans $800 million investment in southern Taiwan
By Ben Blanchard and Emily Chan TAIPEI (Reuters) – Foxconn is planning to invest T$25 billion ($820 million) in the next three years in new manufacturing facilities in southern Taiwan…
Taiwan financial regulator says will oversee crypto currencies
By Emily Chan TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission will be the main overseer of crypto currencies on the island, the head of the regulator said on Monday. Huang…
Google to launch fund to support Taiwan’s media outlets
By Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Wednesday it will launch a T$300 million ($9.8 million) fund over the next three years to help boost the…
Taiwan chipmaker UMC imposes strict cost controls over weak demand
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) said on Monday it was implementing strict cost controls because of soft demand and a weak outlook, in…
TSMC starts volume production of most advanced chips in Taiwan
By Yimou Lee and Ann Wang Taiwan (Reuters) – Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC) began mass production of its most advanced chips in southern Taiwan on Thursday and…
Taiwan investigates TikTok for suspected illegal operations
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government has opened a probe into Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok on suspicion of illegally operating a subsidiary on the island, though the…