D-Link Systems Inc.

Turning Third World Soil into Solid Gold

While most Taiwanese companies are focused solely on the U.S., Europe and China, D-Link has been intensively cultivating Third World markets. What is their singular strategy for working alchemy in the wilderness?

Taiwan in the Economic Storm

A Sound Vessel Travels Troubled Seas

Thanks to a solid financial base, Taiwan has so far remained largely undamaged by the recent financial meltdown. But concerns over the fundamentals of Taiwan's economy are slowly surfacing.

Riding Out the Economic Storm

The global economic tsunami has washed away capitalism's prosperous heyday, leaving individuals, companies and governments, including Taiwan's, wondering what values and directions to embrace for the future.

Pivotal Cross-strait Player

The New Xiamen: Friend or Foe?

Xiamen's fate has been closely tied to Taiwan in recent history and now, at the heart of a new economic zone selling its Taiwan connection, the city is trying to come to grips with its role as the face of China's Taiwan policy.

Kinmen-An Island Lost

Lying just off the coast of Fujian Province, little Kinmen Island has been at the front line of opening links between China and Taiwan, but closer contacts also highlight residents' contradictory feelings regarding national identity.

Morris Chang:

Deregulation, Tax Cuts Are History

Morris Chang, founding chairman of the benchmark Taiwanese high-tech enterprise Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) considers the lessons to be learned from the global financial crisis.

Dr. Shi-Kuo Chang:

The World is Flat, but Empire Isn't

Respected academic, software designer and science fiction writer Shi-Kuo Chang discusses what caused the global financial crisis, and what it portends.