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Amkor, the world's second largest independent outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) service provider, has announced their intention to build a new advanced chip packaging facility in the U.S. Carrying a price tag of around 2 billion dollars, the plant in Arizona will primarily serve to package chips produced by…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Taiwan the "most important" and "most sensitive" issue driving U.S.-China tensions. Sandra Oudkirk is trying to navigate that tricky terrain.

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among industrialised countries. Our reporters head to Louisiana where Black women are four times more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth complications than White women. Also #MeToo finally reaches Taiwan where a growing number of women have been speaking out…

Police in Taiwan have cracked down on counterfeit HDMI cable sales, raiding online sellers across the island.

Tsai Ing-wen says economic, financial and political challenges overwhelm Xi Jinping’s government, with international pressure also a deterrent

China is not likely to consider a major invasion of Taiwan for now due to domestic challenges, the island's president Tsai Ing-wen said Wednesday, although Beijing is trying to sway its upcoming election.

The artificial intelligence (AI) chip boom has fueled a 5-month-long rally in Taiwan’s MediaTek Inc (MDTKF ). The stock is up more than +40% since the end of June and is up +51% so far this year, much better than the +2% gain in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index...

A producer of thin films for HDDs has ‘collapsed’ and 600 people will have to find new jobs, according to reports from Taiwan.

In a significant turn of events that could reshape Taiwan's political landscape, the island's opposition parties, traditionally favoring closer ties with China, have experienced a dramatic split. This development, unfolding before the next year's crucial presidential election, may inadvertently ease the path for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to…

The opposition’s failure to unite puts the DPP’s William Lai in pole position for January’s presidential election.

Decline in sales mirrored at fellow Taiwanese bike brand Merida