Economy

European countries held an investment forum in Taipei to promote investment on Sept. 22. (Photo by Lauly Li)
International relations

EU-Taiwan investment forum signals warmer ties amid China chill

Tsai calls for bilateral agreement to strengthen economic ties

22 September 2020
Cranes are seen at Tanjung Priok port amid the coronavirus outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 3.
Economy

Emerging Asia set for 1st recession in six decades, says ADB

Nobel laureate Stiglitz signals the end of region's labor intensive growth model

15 September 2020
Tsai Ing-wen expressed at the press conference on Aug. 28 her desire to reach a bilateral trade agreement with the U.S., saying it would "strengthen our engagement" and help establish "a rules-based trade order" in the region.
Opinion

Taiwan and US move closer to Bilateral Trade Agreement

Taipei will move closer to Beijing unless it can deepen other trade partnerships

1 September 2020
A semiconductor factory in Beijing: China courts Taiwanese investment in the mainland tech sector by offering tax and other incentives.
Politics

Taiwan tightens screening of tech investment in mainland China

Taipei aims to protect chip design know-how from Beijing by reviewing proposals

28 August 2020
One of the key battlegrounds in the U.S.-China tech cold war is 5G telecommunications technology.
International relations

Taiwan and US join forces on 5G security in move to exclude China

Joint declaration bolsters 'Clean Network' initiative as Huawei fights for future

26 August 2020
Amid the intensifying tech standoff between Beijing and Washington, Taiwan is moving away from China and forging closer ties with the U.S. (Source photos by Reuters)
Trade war

Taiwan unveils new rules to tighten Chinese investment screening

Taipei joining with US to prevent companies from circumventing regulations

20 August 2020
ASML opened its most advanced overseas training center in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan on Aug. 20. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Technology

In win for Taiwan, ASML opens chip-tool training center for TSMC

Taipei courts key foreign chip players to counter US-China tech war fallout

20 August 2020
Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a business forum in Taipei on Aug. 19. (Photo courtesy of Taiwan's Presidential Office)
Trade

Taiwan ready to negotiate trade deal with US, Tsai says

Talks face friction over beef imports and opposition from Beijing

20 August 2020
Recent turmoil in Hong Kong has put Taiwan on edge.
Politics

Taiwan to scrutinize mainland investment via Hong Kong

Crackdown aims to block indirect capital flows that threaten island tech

19 August 2020
Japan's economy shrank 7.8% in April-June from the preceding quarter, as consumption and exports bore the brunt of COVID-19, the government said. A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past a sign of sale in Tokyo. 
Economy

Japan GDP slump appears to hit bottom but consumption still weak

Worst also likely over for Taiwan and South Korea boosted by tech diversity

17 August 2020
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar tours Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center on Aug. 10.
International relations

US health chief says Taiwan talks touched on bilateral trade pact

Azar questions Russia's COVID vaccine, calling process 'not transparent'

12 August 2020
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar arrives at Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan Aug. 9.
International relations

US health chief lands in Taiwan on 'highest level' trip since 1979

Alex Azar's visit follows dramatic week in tech Cold War with China

9 August 2020
Icons of Chinese online apps are pictured with that of Facebook: supporting concentrated monopolies has become official policy across much of Asia.
Opinion

Asia's regulators ignore rising influence of Big Tech at their peril

Market power of Alibaba, Reliance, Tencent and Gojek could outweigh US behemoths

5 August 2020
A TSMC engineer works in a cleanroom at the company's semiconductor manufacturing plant in Taiwan. Taiwan's chip makers have helped support the island's economy during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo provided by TSMC)
Economy

Taiwan's GDP falls surprise 0.73% in Q2 as global economy slows

Resilient electronics sector and COVID containment prevented bigger contraction

31 July 2020
A hotel worker wearing a protective face mask and goggles is seen through a plastic partition at the reception desk of Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier in Tokyo on June 26.
Asia Insight

Japan's Go To Travel plan spurs fears of 'man-made' COVID disaster

As Thailand and Taiwan seek to boost tourism, Tokyo residents barred from scheme

21 July 2020
TSMC has faced a number of challenges in recent months, including a crackdown on key customer Huawei.
Huawei crackdown

TSMC plans to halt chip supplies to Huawei in 2 months

Chip titan says 5G demand will fuel growth despite US export ban and pandemic

16 July 2020
Narita Airport near Tokyo and other Japanese flight hubs aim to nearly double coronavirus testing capacity by August. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
International relations

Japan looks to reopen business travel with 10 more Asian economies

China, South Korea and Singapore among candidates for new air bridges

9 July 2020
Chinese capital is not ordinary foreign capital for Taiwan.
Opinion

Taiwan must restrict Chinese investment to protect itself

Blanket ban would be harmful but much tighter controls are needed

9 July 2020
Since Chinese tourists contribute about A$12 billion to Australia's  economy each year, Beijing wants Canberra to pay a price for biting the hand that feeds it.
Opinion

China's economic bullying will never work

Beijing has threatened Australia, Japan and others with tariffs and tourism cuts

8 July 2020
Shipping containers at a port in Keelung, Taiwan.
Economy

China-Taiwan trade pact fails to deliver 10 years on

Suspicion toward Beijing widens economic split despite tariff cuts

30 June 2020
Foxconn is investing more in Taiwan (above) as well as India as it diversifies away from China.
Trade war

Apple supplier Foxconn to step up investments in India and Taiwan

Tech manufacturer redoubles diversification amid coronavirus pandemic and trade war

23 June 2020
Vietnam is anxious to resume international flights, especially those between important trade and tourist partners, in hopes of restarting its stalled economy.
Economy

Vietnam to resume flights to Guangzhou, Taiwan, Seoul and Tokyo

Hanoi to make crucial step to reach 5% GDP growth target to rise from pandemic

11 June 2020
Taipei calling: Taiwan has seen a rush of high-tech investment under a government incentive program.
Business trends

Taiwan tech companies' China exit fuels $25bn investment drive

Pandemic hasn't stopped Quanta, Innolux and others from building new factories at home

28 May 2020
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen gives a speech to mark her inauguration for a second term on Wednesday.
Politics

Tsai seeks talks with Xi despite China contempt for Taiwan

Beijing blasts island's 'independence' push after inauguration speech

20 May 2020
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has been praised domestically and internationally for her government's adroit response to the coronavirus outbreak. 
Politics

Taiwan's Tsai faces fierce China isolation campaign in new term

Pompeo says US support for self-governed island is 'unanimous'

20 May 2020