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Taiwan Rejects China's Maritime Claims After Coast Guard Patrol Ends
June 12, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: Taiwan Rejects China's Maritime Claims After Coast Guard Patrol Ends, U.S. Overtakes Gulf States as India's Largest Gas Supplier, and Malaysia, South Korea Deepen Defence Technology Partnership.
Jensen Huang’s Criss-Cross Strait Policy
As NVIDIA's Jensen Huang courts Beijing while breaking ground on a 50-year headquarters in Taipei, his cross-strait balancing act raises an uncomfortable question: is the world's most powerful chip executive a force for cross-strait stability, or just its most expensive hostage?
Japan Names China Its Top Security Concern
June 11, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: Japan Names China Its Top Security Concern, AI Boom Drives Surge in Debt Financing, and Anthropic Unveils Public-Friendly Version of Mythos AI.
US Expands China Military Blacklist
June 10, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: US Expands China Military Blacklist, Apple Unveils AI-Powered Siri, and India's Growth Story Faces a Reality Check.
Exclusive: Inside UMC’s Decade-Long Turnaround
UMC underwent sweeping senior leadership changes this year, ending a decade-long co-presidency era. With CEO Jason Wang and President Ming Hsu now officially at the helm, a new decision-making era has begun. How did the world's fourth-largest foundry land a partnership with Intel — and how does it plan to ride the AI wave?
Why France Chose Foxconn to Build Europe’s Most Advanced Packaging Plant
Foxconn’s advanced semiconductor packaging plant, a joint venture with Thales and Radiall, will be built near Bordeaux. What does this location reveal about France’s strategic ambitions? And for TSMC’s wafer fab investment in Germany, will this packaging facility be a competitor or a partner?
How Machine Manufacturer Ta Liang Became a Hidden AI Champion
How did equipment manufacturing, long stigmatized as a 'dirty-hands industry,' break into AI and advanced packaging? Unwilling to remain dependent on foreign vendors, the company chose to develop its own critical software in-house, spending decades in preparation to claim the top global market share, proving that only by planting deep technological roots can a company forge a new path out of the supply chain.
OPEC+ Raises Output Targets Despite Hormuz Supply Crisis
June 9, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: OPEC+ Raises Output Targets Despite Hormuz Supply Crisis, Xi Visits North Korea, Vows Stronger Strategic Cooperation, and Apple Set to Showcase Next Wave of AI at WWDC.
Why Now is the Time for Taiwanese Producers to Think Big
Chiling Tong, president and CEO of National ACE, argues that Taiwanese companies eyeing the US market are thinking too small, framing what is arguably the most favorable geopolitical and economic moment in US-Taiwan history as a compliance headache rather than a once-in-a-generation growth opportunity. Is caution the right instinct when the doors have never been more open?
Inside the AI Rack War: MediaTek and Foxconn Race Toward the Copper-to-Optics Era
Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem is undergoing a quiet transformation, as Nvidia pulls local suppliers deeper into AI infrastructure development, firms once dismissed as low-end manufacturers are emerging as genuine technology co-creators. But as the industry pivots from copper to optical interconnects, can Taiwan's supply chain move fast enough up the value chain to remain irreplaceable?
Trump: No Need for Rate Hikes Despite Strong Jobs Data
June 8, 2026 -- Today’s top stories: Trump: No Need for Rate Hikes Despite Strong Jobs Data, South Korea Nominates Tech Veteran Han Seong-sook as PM, and Ireland Tells Data Centers: Bring Your Own Power.
China’s Influence Machine Is No Longer Just Propaganda
China's most effective influence operations no longer look like propaganda — they look like maritime seminars, gossip feeds, and viral entertainment. With Taiwan's November 2026 local elections already in Beijing's crosshairs and AI-powered tools enabling precision audience targeting, can Taiwan dismantle Chinese machinery before it is switched on?