Taiwan’s Invisible AI Champions Outside of NVIDIA
Under the generative AI tide, NVIDIA holds the keys to the most critical GPU firepower. Yet, an upstart Taiwanese enterprise seeks to open up an even bigger market.
China's "Japanization": Is 30 years of decline to come?
China's economic performance in the first half of the year fell far short of expectations, not only failing to achieve post-pandemic recovery but also not reaching its worst moment yet. This highlights long-standing concerns from the outside world: Is China replicating Japan's 30 years of decline?
Taiwan’s looming 2025 power crunch
Taiwan’s last operating nuclear power reactor will be shuttered in 2025. But with the development of natural gas, wind, and solar power behind schedule and shortages potentially in the cards, Taiwan may have to reconsider its nuclear power policy.
Why Are Wind Farm Developers Leaving Taiwan?
The continued development of offshore wind farms is crucial for Taiwan’s transition to a low-carbon economy. But there is a growing sense among international wind power developers that such investments are not worthwhile anymore, while banks no longer dare arrange project financing. Even TSMC acknowledges that “it will take a new approach” to make foreign companies stay in the game. An adjustment of Taiwan’s wind energy policy is long overdue.
The hidden beauty of Taipei
Why does Taipei seem to be stuck in the 1950s? Compared to Hong Kong or Shanghai, Taipei is "not modern at all", but behind it lies the secret of Taiwan's competitiveness.