Taiwan

Foxconn to invest US$510 million in Kaohsiung headquarters in Taiwan

[TAIPEI] Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, said on Friday (Dec 12) it will invest US$509.94 million to build its Kaohsiung headquarters in southern Taiwan.

This photo from Japan's Ministry of Defense shows a Chinese J-16 fighter jet (L) and a Russian Tu-95 bomber during a joint flight over the sea near Japan.

US backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident

US says China’s actions are not conducive to regional peace and stability

The company known also as Foxconn reported revenue of US$27 billion from the previous month as well as the September quarter.

Nvidia partner Hon Hai’s sales soar in sign AI demand persists

It expects a 14% rise in sales for the three months ending December

In August, Taiwan prosecutors indicted three people for theft of trade secrets from chipmaker TSMC, accusing them of conspiring to use the information to help Tokyo Electron.

Taiwan charges Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit in TSMC trade secrets case

The unit could face fines of up to NT$120 million if convicted

The bureau expects the economy to grow by 7.37 per cent this year, compared with the previous forecast of 4.45 per cent.

Taiwan raises 2026 growth outlook as AI boom helps exports

Gross domestic product is expected to expand 3.54% in 2026

"(US President) Trump set up a call with (Japanese Prime Minister) Takaichi and advised her not to provoke Beijing on the question of the island's sovereignty”, the WSJ reported on Thursday.

Trump advises Takaichi not to provoke China on Taiwan: WSJ

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan’s sovereignty, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, after a diplomatic spat between T...

South Korea’s tech-heavy Kospi benchmark has surged 21% over the past three months, with shares of heavyweight SK Hynix, a key supplier to Nvidia, having more than doubled.

China’s AI promise lures top Asia fund away from South Korea, Taiwan

Investments by leading Chinese cloud services providers are expected to rise 20% next year

Images of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te holding a plate of sushi were posted on social media on Thursday in a show of support for Tokyo.

Taiwan lifts all restrictions on food imports from Japan

[TAIPEI] Taiwan lifted all restrictions on Japanese food imports on Friday (Nov 21) in another show of support for Tokyo after reports that China will stop purchases over a row with the new prime mini...

The Kospi's decline follows a sell-off in tech sector leaders including Samsung Electronics.

Asia tech rout resumes as stocks slide on AI valuation fears

The declines follow a sharp reversal on Wall Street, where a rebound led by Nvidia fizzled

The dispute with China has become Takaichi’s (above) first major diplomatic challenge since she became national leader last month.

Japan’s Takaichi rejects China demand to retract Taiwan remarks

There is no change to Tokyo’s stance on how it would respond to a major regional security crisis