Taiwan

Beijing says it wants to extend a bridge in southeast China all the way across the Taiwan Strait by 2035. (Photo by Tsukasa Hadano)
The age of 'Great China'

Beijing's bullish bridge to Taiwan and the age of 'Great China'

Trap atop the hill: omens of China's decline drive Xi Jinping to aggressiveness

1 February 2022
German's economy ministry says it did not have enough time to complete its investment review of GlobalWafers' bid for wafer-making peer Siltronic. 
Semiconductors

Taiwan's GlobalWafers fails in bid to buy German peer Siltronic

Wafer maker to pay $56m termination fee after regulatory hurdle blocks deal

1 February 2022
During last year's presidential election, Xiomara Castro said she planned to establish diplomatic and commercial ties with mainland China.
International relations

New Honduran president drops push to ditch Taiwan for China

Castro signals change in plans with eye on all-important ties with U.S.

29 January 2022
Taiwanese athletes, under the name "Chinese Taipei," participate in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
Beijing Winter Olympics

Team Taiwan to skip Olympic ceremonies amid name row

Chinese official's use of 'Taipei, China,' raised concerns among athletes from the island

29 January 2022
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Semiconductors

Clock ticks as GlobalWafers awaits German acquisition approval

Taiwanese chipmaker's bid for peer Siltronic faces Jan. 31 deadline

28 January 2022
Singapore's DBS has agreed to buy Citigroup's consumer business in Taiwan. (Source photo by Reuters)
Business deals

Singapore's DBS to buy Citi's Taiwan retail business

Southeast Asia's largest lender to pay $706m premium and retain 3,500 staff

28 January 2022
Taiwan's Vice President William Lai, right, speaks with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during the Honduras president's inauguration ceremony in Tegucigalpa on Thursday.
International relations

Taiwan's vice president meets Kamala Harris in Honduras

William Lai 'talked briefly and interacted naturally' with U.S. counterpart

28 January 2022
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Indo-Pacific

Amid Ukraine crisis, U.S. reminds China nuclear-armed sub is close

Rare Guam port of call shows Washington has not forgotten Taiwan

26 January 2022
China sent multiple J-16 fighters and reconnaissance planes into Taiwan's ADIZ on Jan. 23. (File photos courtesy of Taiwan's Defense Ministry) 
Indo-Pacific

China sends 39 aircraft into Taiwan ADIZ, countering big U.S. drill

Largest incursion since October includes 34 jet fighters and a bomber

24 January 2022
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu attends the Taiwanese company's year-end festival on Jan. 23. The event was held online due to COVID-19 concerns. 
Supply Chain

Foxconn chairman predicts exceptional Q1 but challenging 2022

Young Liu says EVs and metaverse will bring opportunities 'not seen for decades'

23 January 2022
A rendering of two planned Intel chip fabrication factories, or fabs, in Licking County, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Intel)
Semiconductors

Intel plans $20bn 'megasite' in Ohio in chip race with TSMC

1,000-acre plot has potential for 8 factories, CEO Gelsinger says

22 January 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a virtual summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Indo-Pacific

Biden and Kishida plan Quad summit in Japan in late spring

Leaders agree to launch 'economic 2-plus-2' at 1st full meeting

22 January 2022
GlobalWafers of Taiwan has received the greenlight from Chinese regulators to acquire of wafer material peer Siltronic of Germany. (Photos by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Semiconductors

Taiwan's GlobalWafers wins China approval to buy German peer

Chip wafer maker aims to challenge leading Japan rivals with acquisition

22 January 2022
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Taiwanese Vice President William Lai plans to make a stop in the U.S. city on his way to Honduras.
US-China tensions

Taiwan VP to stop in Los Angeles and San Francisco during trip abroad

China objects to William Lai's U.S. stopovers on his way to Honduras

21 January 2022
Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the U.S., speaks to Nikkei in Washington on Jan. 18. (Photo by Ryo Nakamura)
Interview

Taiwan wants to join Biden's Indo-Pacific economic framework

To counter China's coercion, democracies need to unite, Washington envoy says

20 January 2022
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian gestures during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on Jan. 19.
International relations

China 'shocked' by Slovenia's plans to upgrade Taiwan ties

European country follows Lithuania in allowing representative office under 'Taiwan' name

19 January 2022
Honduras' president-elect, Xiomara Castro, gestures during a ceremony to receive her presidential credentials at the Plaza Juan Carlos hotel, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Dec. 30. 
International relations

Taiwan to send VP Lai to Honduran President Castro's inauguration

Taipei says it will work with new leader to deepen relations

19 January 2022
Containers are seen lined up at Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Authorities have levied fines for collusive pricing on 23 shipping companies. 
Transportation

South Korea cracks down on shipping cartel amid supply bottlenecks

Taiwan's Evergreen, Hong Kong's OOCL among those fined total $81m for price fixing

18 January 2022
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is seeking reduce the island's trade dependence on China with her New Southbound Policy of deepening economic ties with 18 countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australasia. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/AP)
International relations

Taiwan makes new push to drum up Southeast Asia investment

'New Southbound Policy' helps region but Taipei could do more, experts say

18 January 2022
Compal Electronics is a major supplier to Dell and Amazon, among others. (Photo by Keiichiro Asahara)
Coronavirus

Dell, Amazon supplier halts Taiwan production amid omicron fear

Compal, Foxconn, Quanta, TSMC launch stricter preventative measures

18 January 2022
Prior to winning November's presidential election in Honduras, Xiomara Castro of the leftist Liberty and Refoundation Party said if victorious, she would open diplomatic ties with China. But her team has since backtracked on that stance.
15 January 2022
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, is in the midst of its largest-ever expansion, with facilities being built and scaled up in Taiwan, the U.S., Japan and China. (Photo courtesy of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)
Semiconductors

TSMC, MediaTek to hire more than 10,000 staff in 2022

Taiwan companies confront global onshoring push as chip crunch persists

14 January 2022
Growing demand for advanced chips used in AI and 5G-driven applications for cars, data centers and smartphones, contributed to TSMC's robust earnings.
Companies

TSMC plans to spend record $44bn on capacity expansion in 2022

Taiwan titan says demand will remain strong even if chip crunch eases

13 January 2022
Tongtai Machine & Tool Chairman Yen Jui-hsiung: "There will be new demand, and the key is whether you are ready to catch it or not."
Interview

Taiwan machine tool maker sees EV boom as historic growth chance

Tongtai chairman says shorter supply chains are future of industry

11 January 2022
Japan Exchange Group will reorganizes the current four stock markets into three: Prime, Standard, and Growth. The new markets will make their debut on April 4.
Your Week in Asia

JPX announces companies for prime market, TSMC results, South Korea interest rates

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

9 January 2022