Taiwan
Gen Z is grappling with global chaos—here’s how they’re coping with ‘inheriting broken systems’
As the first digital-native generation, Gen Z is exposed to global instability in a way that no other generation has been. Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images As the first digital native generation, Gen Z is grappling with exposure to global instability in a way that no other generation has. “We were raised with war […]
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Taiwan coast guard, military drill to better face China’s ‘grey zone’ threat
A members of Taiwan’s coast guard runs with a stretcher as he participates in a drill on Taiping island. Michelle Yun | Afp | Getty Images Taiwan’s coast guard held drills with the military on Sunday to better practice joint operations in the face of what the government in Taipei says is a growing “grey […]
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Trump aims to exceed first term’s weapons sales to Taiwan, Reuters reports
The American flag, left, and the Taiwanese flag in Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United States plans to ramp up weapons sales to Taipei to a level exceeding President Donald Trump’s first term as part of an effort to deter China as it intensifies military pressure on the democratic island, according to two […]
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Taiwan’s Foxconn says AI data center with Nvidia to have 100 MW of power
Young Liu, chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., right, and Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, said Tuesday an artificial intelligence center it has announced with Nvidia […]
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Agriculture isn’t nearing trade war tariffs crisis, ‘it is full blown crisis already’ farmers say
A crane unloads peas imported from Canada at the Laizhou port area of Yantai Port in Yantai, China, on February 28, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The clock is ticking on trade deals that the U.S. will need to strike with many nations, most notably China, to avoid what Trump’s Treasury Secretary has […]
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Philippines says China has not seized disputed South China Sea reef
Philippine coast guard personnel and a Chinese coast guard ship on April 23, 2023. Ted Aljibe | Afp | Getty Images The Philippines said Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the unoccupied sandbars and found no Chinese presence there. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV on Friday […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Hertz, UnitedHealth, Eli Lilly and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Hertz — Shares of the rental car company soared nearly 16%, extending the gains seen in the previous session. On Wednesday, the stock skyrocketed more than 56% after Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square disclosed that it had taken a sizable stake in the name. UnitedHealth — The […]
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Taiwan to simulate impact of U.S. tariffs on semiconductor sector
A microchip, and a TSMC logo displayed on a phone screen in the background. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Taiwan will simulate the impact of any U.S. tariffs on the semiconductor industry and seek talks with Washington on the issue, the island’s economy minister said Tuesday. The Trump administration is probing the import of chips, along with pharmaceuticals, in a bid to impose tariffs on both […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tesla, Coinbase, Stellantis, Palantir, Caterpillar and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Automakers — Legacy carmakers extended declines as investors worried about the lack of resolution on President Donald Trump’s controversial tariff policy announced last week. Stellantis plunged more than 9%, while Ford slid nearly 3%. General Motors pulled back 5% after Bernstein downgraded the stock to underperform […]
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Trump’s new tariffs ‘worse than the worst case scenario,’ Wedbush’s Dan Ives says
President Donald Trump’s extensive tariffs rollout on Wednesday was worse than expected for the market, according to Dan Ives, global head of technology research at Wedbush Securities. On Wednesday, Trump announced plans to impose a 10% baseline tariff on all countries and even higher rates on some nations in particular, like a 34% duty on […]
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