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Taiwanese leader wants more defence links with Europe
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» TAIPEI - Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has called for greater defence and AI cooperation between Taiwan and Europe, as the democratic island seeks to bolster its protection against China.
Higher US tariffs officially take effect
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - Higher US tariffs came into effect for dozens of economies on Thursday, drastically raising the stakes in President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging efforts to reshape global trade.
GlobalWafers announces plans for massive US plant
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - Taiwan's GlobalWafers on Monday unveiled plans to establish a massive plant in northern Texas to produce a component vital to making semiconductors with an investment of up to $5 billion.
Samsung commits $356bn in investments with 80,000 new jobs
AFP, Published on 24/05/2022
» SEOUL: Samsung Group on Tuesday unveiled a massive $356 billion investment blueprint for the next five years aimed at making it a frontrunner in a wide range of sectors from semiconductors to biologics.
Flash chip output disrupted, warning over smartphone price hike
AFP, Published on 10/02/2022
» Operations at two Japanese factories producing flash memory chips have been disrupted by the contamination of industrial materials, chipmaker Kioxia said Thursday, as analysts warned of potential price hikes for the key smartphone components.
EU joins chips race with 42 bn euro bid to rival Asia
AFP, Published on 08/02/2022
» BRUSSELS: The EU launches a plan Tuesday to raise tens of billions of euros to boost semiconductor production in Europe and end the bloc's digital dependence on Asia.
Samsung to build $17bn chip plant in Texas
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung said on Tuesday it will build a microchip factory in Texas, a $17 billion investment that comes as semiconductor shortages are causing supply chain delays across many industries.
Taiwan receives first batch of politically charged Pfizer vaccines
AFP, Published on 02/09/2021
» TAIPEI - Taiwan received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, a delivery organised by two tech giants and a charity because of diplomatic pressure from China.
Tech giants to donate Covid vaccines to Taiwan in China workaround
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» TAIPEI: Taiwanese tech giants Foxconn and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced Monday they will each donate five million coronavirus vaccine doses to the government in a deal with a China-based distributor.
Intel to spend $20bn on new US chip plants
AFP, Published on 24/03/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: US chip titan Intel said Tuesday it will invest $20 billion in building two new plants in Arizona as part of a plan to ramp up production in the United States and Europe.