Taiwan

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Oct. 9, 2019. (File photo by Reuters) 
International relations

Taiwan joins chorus against China's pact with Solomon Islands

Taipei urges Pacific nation not to be 'China's military bargaining chip'

22 April 2022
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#techAsia

Shanghai's supply chains under strain

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

21 April 2022
A Kaohsiung city view. The port city known for its steel and petrochemical plants is transforming into a semiconductor and EV cluster, and that has triggered a property boom. (Photo by Cheng Ting-fang)
Property

Taiwan's $34bn southern tech building frenzy sparks property boom

Developments in industrial port of Kaohsiung price residents out of market

20 April 2022
Container vessels are seen docked at the Pasir Panjang terminal port in Singapore on January 17. Singapore is one of several Asian countries that has seen a fall in exports to Russia. (Source photos by Reuters and AFP/Jiji)
Ukraine war

Asia's exports to Russia plunge amid Ukraine war

But some countries see rise in imports from Russia on higher energy prices

20 April 2022
The Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant in China, which leads Asia on nuclear power, will begin operation this year. Sanctions on Russian fossil fuel and looming decarbonization deadlines are causing many Asian governments to reconsider their stances on nuclear energy. 
The Big Story

Asia's nuclear power dilemma: Ukraine war drives energy turnarounds

From Japan to Singapore, Russia sanctions and carbon-zero targets push states to reconsider nuclear energy

20 April 2022
Shoppers purchase packets of vegetable oil at a supermarket in Mumbai on March 7: Higher food prices can lead to higher inflation expectations.
Opinion

Rising cost of living puts Asian policymakers in the hot seat

Second K-shaped shock to hit low-income households after the pandemic

20 April 2022
Members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army stand guard aboard the missile destroyer Xining. The width and currents in the Taiwan Strait are expected to pose a challenge in a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
Ukraine war

Russia's woes make China search for Plan B on Taiwan

Bolstering nuclear deterrence or targeting remote islands among Beijing's options

20 April 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Experts say Beijing is evaluating Moscow's performance in Ukraine. (Source photos by Kremlin/Reuters and AP)
Comment

What the Ukraine war has taught China about designs on Taiwan

Russia's struggle both feeds and blunts Xi's ambitions for the island

16 April 2022
The government of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is considering an easing of COVID rules. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Coronavirus

Taiwan edges away from zero-COVID policy despite record cases

Despite risks, authorities see need to reconnect with the world

15 April 2022
Bob Menendez, chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, greets Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu as he and other members of a U.S. delegation arrive at Taipei Songshan airport, Taiwan on April 14.
15 April 2022
Chip titan TSMC is departing from its decadeslong strategy of centering most production at home in Taiwan and is now expanding its manufacturing footprint globally.
Semiconductors

TSMC grappling with 'unexpected' chip tool constraints, CEO says

Chipmaker logs record $7bn profit in Q1, forecasts record full-year revenue

14 April 2022
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GoTo lists and China presses start on video games

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

14 April 2022
Containers are stacked at the Chinese port of Qingdao. Chinese imports from Russia grew 26% in March. (Xinhua via Kyodo)
Trade

China, South Korea lift Russian energy imports, eroding sanctions

Even countries opposing Moscow take advantage of discounts

14 April 2022
Taiwanese authorities have forced Beijing-backed Hong Kong broadcaster Phoenix TV to close its office on the island. (Source photos by Reuters and screenshot from Phoenix TV's website) 
Politics

Taiwan's ouster of Phoenix TV shows shift of view on Hong Kong

Authorities forced Beijing-backed broadcaster to leave island over ownership rules

13 April 2022
BizLink Chairman and co-founder Roger Liang: "I have never seen such a serious component supply crunch in my career."
Supply Chain

Cable maker BizLink expands globally to tap localization trend

Tesla and Dell supplier aims to cash in on booming EV and chip sectors

13 April 2022
After seven Russian banks were banned from SWIFT following the invasion of Ukraine, China is hoping its own Cross-border Interbank Payment System, CIPS, will be enough to weather potential future sanctions from the West. 
The Big Story

China scrambles for cover from West's financial weapons

Spooked by sanctions on Russia, Beijing looks to build on its own international payments system

13 April 2022
Lee Pei-Ing, president of Taiwanese chipmaker Nanya Technology, said production at a new plant in New Taipei City will be delayed until at least 2025. (Photo by Keiichiro Asahara)
Semiconductors

Taiwan's Nanya Tech says $10bn chip plant delayed 'several quarters'

Production now slated for 2025 as labor and material shortages bite

11 April 2022
People's Liberation Army Navy soldiers take part in a drill at a naval base in Hong Kong. 
Ukraine war

Russia's war struggles will delay any China move on Taiwan: expert

Beijing weighs cost of war, global outcry and limits of international sanctions

11 April 2022
Royal Air Force F-35B at RAF Marham, U.K.: The air forces of the Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom could deploy F-35 fighters to U.S. bases in Japan.
Opinion

How Europe could help Taiwan in a war with China

Ukraine crisis should prompt renewed focus on other possible conflict scenarios

10 April 2022
A worker stands behind barriers sealing off a residential area of Shanghai amid a coronavirus outbreak on March 29.
COVID-19 Recovery Index

China plunges in COVID Recovery Index as Shanghai cases rise

Cambodia rebounds to No. 2 but Thailand and Hong Kong sink further

8 April 2022
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Chip tool woes and a new space race

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

7 April 2022
Taiwan Air Force fighter jet pilots walk on a runway during drills in Hsinchu, Taiwan, in January 2019: Military deterrence alone is unlikely to be decisive.
Opinion

A three pillar strategy to prevent war in East Asia

China, U.S. and Taiwan need to learn from the war in Ukraine

4 April 2022
James Huang, chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, says a planned trip to the U.S. in October will "serve as soft-power diplomacy for Taiwan." (Photo by Lauly  Li) 
Supply Chain

Taiwan eyes closer U.S. tech ties, island's top trade body says

TAITRA chief lists EVs, metaverse among areas for cooperation

4 April 2022
A former baseball player shows his batting form in this still from the 2021 documentary "Taste of Wild Tomato," about the 38 years in which Taiwan was gripped by the "White Terror." (Courtesy of Lau Kek Huat)
Arts

Memories of bloody past push Taiwanese arts forward

Documentary highlights efforts to make sense of the island's 'White Terror'

3 April 2022
Gogoro, which counts Taiwanese chipmaker Foxconn among its backers, expects to receive $335 million in cash after its merger with SPAC Poema Global Holdings. (Photo courtesy of Gogoro)
IPO

Taiwan e-scooter king Gogoro set for April 5 Nasdaq listing

'Tesla of scooters' looks to raise $335mn from SPAC listing

1 April 2022