COMPELLING ADVANTAGES: Japan’s expertise in raw materials for semiconductors and machinery makes the country attractive for TSMC’s expansion, an exper
REVENUE RECOVERY: A Phoenix Tours manager said that Chinese tourists could provide revenue equivalent to losses incurred during the pandemic by Q3 nex
LAND APPROPRIATION: Residents asked the Hsinchu Science Park Administration to scrap its expansion plan altogether after the chipmaker announced its p
GOING ELSEWHERE: Beijing has kept mum on Chinese group tours to Taiwan, declining to reciprocate with Taiwan, while Taiwanese tourism abroad has incre
NEWEST TECHNOLOGY: The new 2-nanometer fab is expected to generate NT$485.7 billion in production value a year and create 4,500 new jobs upon completi
UKRAINE EFFECT: Taiwan must build up production so that it does not have to ‘cry piteously for help’ if it comes under attack, the drone project’s coo
‘MILESTONE’: The first phase of the agreement covers regulations, anti-corruption procedures and practices to streamline and strengthen trade between
COOPERATION NEGOTIATIONS: Officials said that they expect the two sides to sign a deal on trade facilitation, anti-corruption and SME policies within
/ Staff writer, with CNAThe development of two domestically made military vehicles is on schedule, the Ministry of National Defense said on Sunday, re
/ BloombergThe administration of US President Joe Biden is waiting to see how leadership changes in China will affect the economic relationship betwee
‘CONSENSUS’: The CECC would brief the Cabinet on its reopening plans if data show that a local outbreak proceeded as it had predicted, Premier Su Tsen
OMICRON VACCINE: A jab targeting the BA.1 subvariant has been approved, but a newer shot for BA.4 and BA.5 has not yet met Taiwan’s standards, the CEC
/ AFP, SEOULK-pop megastars BTS told fans they were taking a break from the supergroup to focus on their solo careers, citing exhaustion and the press
烏克蘭第二大城哈爾科夫(Kharkiv)遭俄軍猛烈砲擊,造成多位民眾喪生,就連設點在哈爾科夫的「斯洛維尼亞駐烏克蘭領事館」也受到波及。而稍早哈爾科夫市市長也證實,俄軍轟炸仍在持續,截至目前為止,已釀成7死24傷。根據《半島電視台》報導,哈爾科夫(Kharkiv)市長辛耶胡波夫(Oleh Synyeh
UNBLINDING: The efficacy of locally developed COVID-19 vaccines mustat least be on par with the AstraZeneca vaccine to be granted emergency use author
NEXT STEP? The contract chipmaker said it would decide whether to add more plants based on operation efficiency, cost economics and demand
LOCALIZATION: Taiwan is at risk of creating an ‘island solution,’ where individual firms are the only ones in the supply chain, which would hurt its e
SUPPLY BOTTLENECK: It continues to be challenging for companies in Taiwan to find enough green power to buy, TCI Co chief sustainability officer Remy
COMMUNITY IMPACT: As the virus comes with relatively less clear symptoms than SARS, preventing the spread of asymptomatic cases remains central to th
/ ReutersModerna and Pfizer have launched two 30,000-subject trials of COVID-19 vaccines that could clear the way for regulatory approval and widespre