Taiwan

JPMorgan’s first Taiwan ETF in over decade faces crowded market

The US asset manager’s fund will be its first one focused on Taiwanese assets since 2010

Foxconn says it expects Q1 revenue for smart consumer electronics to have significant year-on-year growth.

Foxconn forecasts strong revenue growth even as profit lags forecasts

The fall comes despite robust global demand for AI products

The building blocks of the technology industry are deeply dependent on petroleum flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Hormuz is the hidden risk to the AI economy

The current geopolitical emergency shows that chip-producing South Korea and Taiwan need to increase the use of renewables

Chinese Premier Li Qiang unveiled a broader GDP growth forecast of 4.5 to 5% at the opening of the parliament's annual meeting.

China boosts defence spending by 7% in drive to modernise by 2035

It is stepping up deployments across East Asia and purging top brass to tackle graft

On Monday, Taiwan put 33 luxury cars, including Ferraris, up for auction after they were seized as part of the investigation.

Taiwan indicts 62 over suspected scam centre operator Prince Group

The transnational scam industry has emerged in South-east Asia during the pandemic

Taipei’s Ministry of Finance said exports have been buoyed by surging demand for the island’s tech products, with shipments to the US in December rising 200.7% from the year before.

US imports more from Taiwan than China for first time in decades

Soaring shipments from the island reflect the huge expansion in supplies of chips and servers for AI companies

China has stepped up diplomatic and economic pressure on Japan after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Tokyo might come to the aid of Taiwan in the event of a conflict with China.

US, Japan commit to deepening ties as Tokyo faces China pressure

Both countries agree on the need to modernise economic security relations

The tariff agreement now requires approval from Taiwan’s legislature.

Taiwan, US sign trade pact to cut tariffs, boost investments

The signing formalises an agreement Washington and Taipei announced in January

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. factory in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Taiwan's Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said she had made it clear to Washington that Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem, built up over decades, could not be relocated.

Taiwan says 40% shift of chip capacity to US is ‘impossible’

The semiconductor ecosystem will continue to grow in Taiwan, Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said

Investor caution seems to be rising as the global AI trade turns more volatile.

South Korea’s ETF boom puts assets on track to overtake Taiwan

The two tech-heavy Asian markets have been a focal point in recent years, thanks to a global frenzy sparked by the rise of AI