Industry
How GlobalWafers got ready for merger failure
When a bid by Taiwan-based GlobalWafers to acquire a German wafer maker fell through, foreign investors remained bullish on the company because it had a Plan B in place. Why did the deal not succeed and how did that contingency plan take shape?
Industry
Taiwan’s new Web3 upstarts
The Web3 craze is sweeping the world, bringing new opportunities to Taiwan and spawning its own class of very wealthy young upstarts. CommonWealth looks at why Taiwan is well-positioned on Web3 and what obstacles remain.
Politics & Society
Blackout exposes Taiwan electrical grid’s major vulnerabilities
An equipment malfunction in one of the power plants led to twelve hours of power outages across Taiwan, affecting 5.5 million households. How is the blackout of March 3rd different from those that happened before? What kinds of new risks does it portend?