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The Turbulence of History and “Beautiful, Correct Japanese”
For Taiwan’s Japanese-speaking generation, language is more than a tool—it is a record of colonial rule, political suppression and personal memory. Through the Yuai Group, elderly Taiwanese, Japanese volunteers and younger learners are preserving the voices of a generation whose relationship with Japanese has survived decades of historical upheaval.
In Taiwan’s Emerging Solo Society, Companies Are Taking Over the Work Families Used to Do
Single-person households are now Taiwan’s most common living arrangement. From single-serving hot pot to vetted handymen, businesses are redesigning products around the customer of one — but the harder question is who steps in when things go wrong.
Meta Plans $95 Billion Stock Offering to Fund AI Expansion
October 28, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: Meta Plans $95 Billion Stock Offering to Fund AI Expansion, China's Industrial Profits Surge 14.4% in September, Driven by AI Boom, and Microsoft Offers Voluntary Buyouts to 60,000 Employees Amid Rising AI Spending.
Can Foreigners Buy Property in Taiwan? Rules, Taxes and Restrictions Explained
Foreigners can buy homes in Taiwan, but eligibility depends on nationality, reciprocal property rights, land-use restrictions and government approval. Here's what international buyers need to know before purchasing an apartment or house in Taiwan.
Why TSMC Is Seeking Rare-Earth-Free Equipment as China Tightens Its Grip
TSMC is exploring alternatives to rare-earth magnets used in factory equipment, according to Reuters. The move highlights a vulnerability in Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain—even though chipmaking itself consumes relatively little rare-earth material.
Anthropic Files for US IPO at Valuation Exceeding $1.5 Trillion
October 27, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: Anthropic Files for US IPO at Valuation Exceeding $1.5 Trillion, Chinese Carmakers Outsell Japanese Rivals in Europe for the First Time, and Macron Vows Strong Measures as France Braces for Further Protests.
How Taiwan’s Stock Market Got Too Big for Its Central Bank
Taiwan’s stock market has grown into one of the world’s largest, but the surge in foreign ownership is creating a new challenge: capital flows may now be too large for the Central Bank to manage. A record October sell-off exposed how quickly foreign investors can move money—and how vulnerable the Taiwan dollar could become when that tide reverses.
Anthropic Sued for Allegedly Using 274 Elvis Presley Songs To Train AI Models
October 26, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: Anthropic Sued for Allegedly Using 274 Elvis Presley Songs To Train AI Models, US Military Gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX Access To Sensitive Tracking Data, and Microsoft Warns Windows Users of Possible Update Issues in 2027.
From Sugar to Semiconductors: The Price Taiwan Keeps Getting Wrong
Taiwan’s exchange-rate policy helped build its export economy, but economist Chang-Tai Hsieh argues it has also created a web of distortions—from low wages and soaring housing prices to Taipower losses and life insurers’ currency risks. Drawing a parallel with Taiwan’s economic crisis of the 1950s, he warns that fixing the wrong price only becomes harder as more institutions come to depend on it.
Taiwan’s Egis Partners with France’s SiPearl to Advance CPU Chiplets for Europe’s Sovereign AI Ambitions
Egis subsidiary Alcor Micro will provide its Arm-based Mobius 100 CPU chiplet platform for SiPearl’s second-generation processor, marking a new chapter in Taiwan–France semiconductor collaboration beyond manufacturing.
The Cloud That Won’t Disappear: A Story of Japanese Resilience and Fight for Peace
More than 81 years after Hiroshima, Japanese journalist Daisaku Yoshimura is keeping the memory of the atomic bombing alive through "The Cloud That Won’t Disappear", a kamishibai inspired by survivor Keiko Ogura. From the Osaka Expo to Taipei, his message is simple: remembering the human cost of nuclear war is essential to building peace.
Nvidia Turns to Samsung to Shake Up the AI Substrate Market. Unimicron and Kinsus Face a New Threat
Nvidia’s AI boom is reshaping the substrate industry. As Kinsus races to join Nvidia’s supply chain and Taiwan’s leading suppliers accelerate capacity expansion, Samsung is emerging as a new challenger—raising the stakes for Unimicron and Kinsus in a market already struggling to keep pace with advanced chip demand.