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…
Taiwan electric scooter firm Gogoro delaying China expansion
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro Inc is delaying its expansion plans in China due to geopolitical and economic uncertainty there and putting more focus…
Cyber War: China and Taiwan
The United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan made headlines in the region before and after the landing on 2 August. A few days before her trip, Chinese…
Taiwan to invest 10 million euros towards chip production in Lithuania
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Taiwan, the world’s biggest supplier of semiconductors, will invest more than 10 million euros ($9.98 million) towards chip production in Lithuania, the head of…
‘Please send us more chips’ Canadian lawmaker says in Taiwan
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Canadian lawmaker who represents an area in the country’s main auto producing province said on Friday he had asked Taiwan to “please send…
Taiwan Mobile and Green Energy
Taiwan Mobile Co. (TWM) is a leading telecommunications company providing mobile, fixed telephony, cable TV, and broadband services. Taiwan Mobile chairman Daniel Tsai explained the tie-up aims to integrate the…