TSMC Finds Acquiring Land Tougher than Making Chips

A century-old Hakka village is set to be the surprising setting for the construction of the world’s most advanced 2nm process wafers. Before existing residents are relocated, the gods must be supplicated and arrangements made for resettling villagers. With Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) returning to the Hsinchu Science Park more than a decade later, how much land does Taiwan have left for TSMC expansion?

Forget Pork

Pigs Can Generate Multi Million Revenue from Cosmetics and Biomedicals

Pigs can provide much more than just schnitzel and bratwurst. In fact, nearly every part of a pig can be used: Pig skin is used for cosmetic injections, pig bile is found in shampoo, and pig cornea transplants can help humans regain their eyesight. Yet, in the current controversy over the imports of U.S. pork containing the feed additive ractopamine, this lucrative side of pig farming has been overlooked.

Is Taiwan’s Pork Industry Up to the U.S. Challenge?

Taiwan’s government has announced it will allow imports of American pork containing a banned veterinary drug. CommonWealth Magazine has taken an in-depth look at the domestic pork industry to see if it is up to the challenge and how the brand value of Taiwanese pork can be strengthened.

How Pingtung Cacao Won the Chocolate Olympics

Faced with an existential crisis, the poor southern Taiwan county of Pingtung transformed its agricultural sector. How did they put Taiwan chocolate on the world stage?