Industry
TSMC Chief Drops Hints
In the two months since Taiwan Semiconductor Chairman Morris Chang’s retirement, TSMC’s stock has unexpectedly soared by 26 percent. Having shaken off its two chief competitors, Intel and GlobalFoundries, what is next for TSMC? Mark Liu’s first public speech since taking on the company’s top position may hold some clues.
Industry
The Truth Behind ICO Roadshows
Chinese crypto media, capital and social communities are joining hands, moving their speculative frameworks to Taiwan after being purged from China. If they reenact their pump and dump schemes in Taiwan, taking the money and running, investors could lose their shirts, and the future of Taiwan’s blockchain industry could be thrown into jeopardy.
Insight
Nojima Tsuyoshi
With the severance of diplomatic relations between El Salvador and Taiwan, the circle of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies continues to shrink. The predicament of Taiwan’s diplomatic isolation is well known. And while we cannot lay all the blame for the situation at the government’s door, just invoking the mantra “Taiwan won’t lose” [the diplomatic showdown] will certainly not do the trick.