Taiwan: Pioneering 'clothing-to-clothing' recycling
Preparing for the day when yarn from recycled bottles will no longer be seen as eco-friendly enough, Taiwan is poised to become Asia’s biggest producer of clothing made from old clothing next year. However, barriers loom that could slow the process.
Taiwan AI experts flock to emerging AI power Abu Dhabi
The artificial intelligence (AI) race is on, and oil-rich states have the financial means to invest in brainpower and computing resources. Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is home to the world’s first graduate research university dedicated to AI and controls the world’s most advanced open-source large language model (LLM). Why are renowned computer scientists from Taiwan flocking to the emirate?
Is Foxconn the canary in the coal mine?
Working closely with local party organizations has laid the foundation for Foxconn's growth. But when China's largest private employer is also being suppressed, how should this signal be interpreted? What's next for other Taiwanese companies?
Taiwan’s white-collar fraud infiltrating banks
Annual losses to fraud in Taiwan are nearly 1 percent of its GDP, the highest among developed countries. It is being driven by new fraud models that use advanced technology, but would be unworkable without the help of key insiders: bank workers.