Taiwan

From left: U.S. President Joe Biden, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Washington is maintaining strong support of Tsai as relations with Beijing grow tenser. (Source photos by Reuters) 
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Taiwan Strait tensions rise with Nancy Pelosi's Asia tour

U.S.-China standoff over island sails into dangerous waters

2 August 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a news conference on July 29. The spirals of hostility that can lead to war are choices, not given realities.
Opinion

China is more concerned about microchips than about Pelosi

Washington can avoid drift toward conflict by assuring Beijing about supplies

2 August 2022
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1 August 2022
Indika Energy President Arsjad Rasjid says making the Alva electric motorbike brand affordable is essential for attracting consumers. (Source photo by screenshot from ALVA auto's YouTube page) 
Automobiles

Indonesia's Indika Energy readies 'affordable' e-motorbike venture

President of coal miner also in talks with Foxconn for electric buses, trucks

1 August 2022
China's one-sentence announcement gave no indication whether the July 30 exercise also might include missiles, fighter planes or other weapons.
Politics

China touts 'live-fire' exercise amid Pelosi's possible Taiwan visit

PLA drill near Pingtan islands follows Beijing's warning to U.S. House speaker

31 July 2022
Nancy Pelosi is unlikely to cancel her visit.
Opinion

Pelosi's Taiwan trip should not be a cause for war

With restraint, Beijing, Washington and Taipei can contain political fallout

30 July 2022
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Interview

Pelosi's Taiwan trip praised by conservative U.S. think tank chief

Heritage Foundation president faults Biden's lack of 'strength' in dealing with Beijing

29 July 2022
The two leaders have spoken several times since Biden took office in January 2021. (Source photos by Getty Images)
US-China tensions

Xi and Biden double down on Taiwan positions in 'candid' talks

Leaders discuss chance of face-to-face meeting during 2-hour call

29 July 2022
Taiwan hosts the lion's share of global production capacity for high-end semiconductors.
Semiconductors

Japan, U.S. to launch R&D for 2-nm chip mass production

Economic and diplomatic chiefs to discuss supply chains at 2+2 meeting Friday

29 July 2022
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen lays flowers in front of a portrait of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a visit to the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association office in Taipei on July 11.
International relations

Japan and Taiwan lawmakers scramble to fill post-Abe vacuum

Mutual visits aim to strengthen ties in absence of diplomatic relations

28 July 2022
Chipmaking requires hundreds of machines, materials and chemicals. In this TSMC plant in Taiwan, an engineer in protective clothing holds a Front Opening Unified Pod (FOUP) for transferring the wafers used in chips safely between machines.
The Big Story

The resilience myth: Fatal flaws in the push to secure chip supply chains

From China to the U.S. to Europe, semiconductor makers are being showered with subsidies, but to what effect?

27 July 2022
Intel is keen to crack the foundry business and has signed Taiwan's MediaTek as a client, in a big win for the U.S. company.
Semiconductors

Intel to make chips for MediaTek in win for its foundry strategy

U.S. semiconductor titan is looking to gain customers for its chipmaking services

25 July 2022
Soldiers prepare military tanks at a factory lot in New Taipei City, Taiwan, for the annual Han Kuang military exercises on July 21.
International relations

Taiwan kicks off annual military exercises as China rattles sabers

Tsai to board warship during drills that 'draw on experience' of Ukraine war

25 July 2022
President Joe Biden shakes hands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after delivering his State of the Union address on March 1.  (Official White House Photo)
Indo-Pacific

Why the U.S. military thinks Pelosi's Taiwan trip is a bad idea

Chinese will be watching where the plane departs from, experts say

23 July 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin called former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an "outstanding statesman" in a condolence message.
Shinzo Abe

Japan to bar Putin from attending Shinzo Abe state funeral

Tokyo to convey schedule to Taiwan and others that sent condolences

22 July 2022
An offshore wind farm in Miaoli County, northwestern Taiwan, is seen in this Nov. 12, 2019 photo.
Economy

Foreign investment into Taiwan jumped 275% in first half of 2022

Costco, energy companies helping to pave way to 15-year high

22 July 2022
Taiwanese electronics assembler Foxconn has indirectly taken a 10% stake in Chinese tech company Tsinghua Unigroup, raising eyebrows among regulators. (Source photo by AP and Reuters)
Companies

Foxconn defends Tsinghua Unigroup deal to Taiwanese authorities

Key iPhone assembler's stake in embattled Chinese chipmaker draws scrutiny at home

21 July 2022
BOE expects the panel market to recover in 2023, with an upward trend apparent since March.
Semiconductors

Display makers seek new growth with bet on chip packaging tech

Innolux, BOE and others apply their display know-how to chipmaking

21 July 2022
Former Taiwan Adm. Lee Hsi-min speaks to Nikkei Asia in Taipei. (Photo by Annabelle Chih)
Interview

Taiwan's ex-defense chief calls for sweeping military reforms

Adm. Lee Hsi-min says island must prioritize cheaper, asymmetric weapons

20 July 2022
Foodpanda CEO Jakob Angele aims to strengthen the company's engineering and business team as it faces stiffer regional competition. (Source photos by Tsubasa Suruga and Getty Images)
Technology

Foodpanda will not follow 'superapp' rivals in ASEAN: CEO

10 years on, food delivery service to focus on core business for profitability

20 July 2022
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung rose to prominence as the face of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Politics

Taiwan health minister quits to run for Taipei mayor

Pandemic czar faces uphill battle in city that favors Kuomintang

15 July 2022
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC racked up a record net profit in the quarter from April to June, but analysts warn of economic headwinds over the rest of the year.
Semiconductors

Chip giant TSMC warns of 'excessive inventory' at clients

Company's profit soared over 76% to record in April-to-June quarter

14 July 2022
Contract iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has been delving deeper into semiconductors and electric vehicles.
Semiconductors

Foxconn to invest $1.5bn in chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup

iPhone assembler eyes restructuring Chinese company to expand semiconductor foray

14 July 2022
Palau's President Surangel Whipps speaks to Nikkei Asia on the sidelines of Pacific Islands Forum in the Fijian capital of Suva on July 12.
Interview

Palau maintains Taiwan ties despite Chinese pressure

Pacific nation will raise concerns at regional forum, president says

13 July 2022
Samsung Electronics employees with chip wafers at the group's Hwaseong campus, where the latest 3-nm chips will be mass produced. (Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
Semiconductors

Samsung slips further behind TSMC in chipmaking race

South Korean giant replaces several executives following supply mishap

10 July 2022