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Why Asian Companies Keep Going Where Others Won't, and What’s Next
Asia built a growth model around taking risks others wouldn't. The next test is whether it can learn to price risks others haven't.
Why Doesn’t Taiwan Have an Embassy in the United States?
Taiwan and the United States cooperate on semiconductors, trade, security and technology, yet neither side operates a formal embassy in the other’s territory. Instead, an unusual system built around TECRO, TECO and the American Institute in Taiwan has managed their unofficial relationship since 1979. Here is how it actually works.
EU Injects €130M Into Counter-Drone Capabilities
October 6, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: EU Injects €130M Into Counter-Drone Capabilities, Panasonic Targets Humanoid Robots by 2029, Betting on Battery Safety, and Scientists Identify Two Planets Where Life Could Be More Advanced Than on Earth.
Yuanta Sustainable Finance Forum—Focusing on transition finance
FSC officials, financial and corporate sector representatives, and international rating experts gathered at the “Transition Finance for a New Era: Leveraging the Influence of Capital” Forum to explore pathways for advancing a sustainable economy.
Why Nvidia, Delta, and TSMC All Need Chroma: An Exclusive Interview with CEO I-Shih Tseng
From Nvidia GPUs to 800V power systems and advanced packaging, Chroma is quietly becoming indispensable to the AI supply chain. Its testing technologies now sit behind some of the industry’s biggest next-generation hardware bets.
G20 Splits Over Industrial Overcapacity, an Issue Often Aimed at China
October 5, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: G20 Splits Over Industrial Overcapacity, an Issue Often Aimed at China, US Labor Market Falters as September Job Growth Slows to 29,000, and Japanese and Korean Shipbuilders Deploy Robots To Take on China.
Meta's Message at SEMICON Taiwan 2026: Taiwan's Semiconductor Supply Chain Essential for the AI Revolution
When a World Cup match turned into a stunning comeback and 30 million messages per second swarmed across the globe, how did Meta's systems quietly absorb it all? At the SEMICON Taiwan 2026 CEO Summit & Ecosystem Executive Summit, CQ (Chunqiang) Tang, VP of Engineering, AI & Compute Foundation at Meta, provided a behind-the-scenes look at Meta's in-house chip development, the relocation of entire data centers, and the machinery behind gigawatt-scale AI compute.
Taiwan Should Test Its Resilience Plans Until They Break
The 2026 urban resilience exercises showed that Taiwan has made significant progress in building the underlying systems and structures for civil resilience. The next phase of this work needs to focus on learning and adapting these systems under stress.
US Growth Revised Up as Consumers, AI Investment Drive Second Quarter
October 2, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: US Growth Revised Up as Consumers, AI Investment Drive Second Quarter, Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon With Cybersecurity Focus, and GM US Sales Fall 5.5% as EV Demand Weakens.
Nvidia Boosts Share Buyback by Record $150B
October 1, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: Nvidia Boosts Share Buyback by Record $150B, Anthropic Warns of Existential AI Risks in IPO Document, and TDK, Taiyo Yuden Team up on Next-Generation AI Components.
A Year After Giant's U.S. Import Ban, Taiwan's Bike Industry Moves to Fix Forced-Labor Risks
A U.S. forced-labor import ban on Giant has pushed Taiwan’s bicycle industry to overhaul migrant worker recruitment and human-rights practices. But with the ban still in place and tougher EU rules approaching, manufacturers now face a harder test: proving the reforms work in practice.
OpenAI Cancels GPT-6.1 Astra Release Over Safety Concerns
September 30, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: OpenAI Cancels GPT-6.1 Astra Release Over Safety Concerns, Broadcom, Toppan Open Singapore’s First Advanced Chip Substrate Facility, and Gold, and Silver Tumble as Higher Yields Pressure Precious Metals.