Taiwan
This island is the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report
Taiwan ranked as the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report. Thant Zaw Wai | Moment | Getty Images Taiwan is the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report, published Thursday. Of the 147 places around the world that were ranked this year, it took the 27th […]
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‘Music to our ears’: Qualcomm CEO welcomes TSMC’s $100 billion investment to boost U.S. chipmaking
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.‘s $100 billion commitment to expand manufacturing in the U.S. is “great news,” Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC on Tuesday, adding it helps with diversification of chipmaking locations. Amon also addressed U.S President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, suggesting longer term technology trends would outweigh any short term uncertainty. Trump announced on […]
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As Trump breaks ranks with Europe, are Asia-Pacific allies next?
With the U.S. now having a more hostile stance to NATO, what are the security implications for Asia? Zhangshuang | Moment | Getty Images Just over a month into the second term of Donald Trump’s presidency, U.S. foreign policy has been upended, especially in Europe. The U.S. has aimed tariffs at neighbors, lambasted traditional allies […]
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This ETF provider thinks it’s time to rethink investing in China
ETF Edge This ETF provider thinks it’s time to rethink investing in China Published Sat, Feb 22 202511:00 AM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Trump expects visit from Chinese President Xi without giving timeline
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. Dan Kitwoodnicholas Kamm | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the United States without giving a timeline for his trip. Trump made the remarks to reporters on Air Force One and said “it’s possible” for the U.S. and China to have a new trade deal. A conversation or interaction […]
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Citing a ‘routine’ update, US removes reference to Taiwan independence on website
The United States Department of State logo on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. State Department said it has made a routine update to the Taiwan section of its website, after the removal of previous wording saying it did not support Taiwan’s formal independence, among other changes that cheered the government in Taipei. The fact sheet on Taiwan, updated last week, retains Washington’s opposition […]
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Foxconn says it is open to buying a stake in Nissan
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu delivers a speech during the Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei on Oct. 18, 2023. I-hwa Cheng | AFP | Getty Images Taiwan’s Foxconn would consider taking a stake in Nissan for cooperation, its chairman said, as the Japanese automaker’s future hangs in the balance after stepping back from merger talks with Honda. “If cooperation requires it (purchasing Nissan shares), we […]
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Trump tariffs could raise prices on technology like laptops, smartphones and AI
Workers weld acid batteries at the Leoch International Technology Ltd. factory in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Mauricio Palos | Bloomberg | Getty Images The world’s most valuable chipmaker and the world’s largest contract manufacturer for electronics announced in November that Foxconn was building a massive factory in Guadalajara, Mexico, to assemble […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as investors parse China PMI and industrial profits data
Drone point view of the Shanghai skyline at sunrise. Aerialperspective Images | Moment | Getty Images Japan and Hong Kong markets traded mostly higher Monday, as investors assessed China’s manufacturing and industrial profit data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.14%, while the Topix added 0.68%. Shares of Japan’s chip-related companies dropped as Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s […]
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Quad foreign ministers meet in Washington in signal of Trump’s China focus
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2R) stands alongside Indo-Pacific Quad ministers, L-R, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, during a photo opportunity before meetings at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The United […]
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