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Tuesday 7 April 2026
US PIPIR advances drone-missile strategy, integrating Taiwan into 'non-China' defense supply chains in Indo-Pacific
Amid sustained Middle East tensions, the US is redirecting strategic attention to the Indo-Pacific region, advancing a defense industrial network among first island chain partners...
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Taiwan, Japan join forces on next-gen drones with core technology alliance
The "brain" of a drone plays a critical role in flight missions. While Taiwanese manufacturers have advantages in drone hardware production, integrating the core control systems remains...
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Formosa Plastics denies cutting PE supply amid US-Iran conflict, confirms March output increase
Impacted by the conflict in the Middle East, Taiwan has recently reported a shortage of plastic bags, raising questions about whether Formosa Plastics Group deliberately reduced production...
Tuesday 7 April 2026
CCL expansion triggers equipment shortages; lead times extend up to two years
Driven by applications such as AI high-speed computing, electric vehicles (EVs), and 5G/6G communications, demand for high-frequency, high-speed PCB materials has surged. Copper-clad...
Monday 6 April 2026
Out of this world: Taiwan's supply chain sets sights on orbital data centers
The surge of generative artificial intelligence is reshaping not only computing power but also the very geography of data centers, extending their reach beyond Earth's atmosphere....
Sunday 5 April 2026
Taiwan's plan to bring AI into traditional manufacturing heartland
Taiwan has long been synonymous with semiconductors and high-tech electronics, but the bulk of its industrial base tells a different story. The country's traditional manufacturing...
Saturday 4 April 2026
Taiwan space body makes global push with EU and US expo debut
Taiwan has spent the past decade quietly assembling one of Asia's most capable space industries, with more than 250 companies now active across satellites, rockets, and related systems...
Saturday 4 April 2026
Taiwan-Silicon Valley start-up Anvil Robotics aims to scale intelligent machines
Operating across Taiwan and Silicon Valley, the artificial intelligence start-up Anvil Robotics said on April 2 that it had raised US$6.5 million in seed funding, led by Matter Venture...
Saturday 4 April 2026
How second-tier powers are bypassing big tech via Taiwan

The global AI narrative is often reduced to a struggle between US- and China-based tech giants. However, a quieter yet more significant movement...

Friday 3 April 2026
PSMC moves up value chain as Europe taps Taiwan to commercialize AI chip research
Europe is turning to Taiwan as it looks to bring semiconductor research into production, with foundries such as Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) playing a growing...
Friday 3 April 2026
2026 USTR Report: landmark 'ART' pact reshapes US-Taiwan trade landscape
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has designated Taiwan as a highly cooperative and pivotal trading partner in its 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Repo...
Friday 3 April 2026
Taiwan pushes ahead with AI and tech agenda even as budget deadlock threatens fiscal paralysis
Taiwan sits at a rare intersection of economic momentum and political gridlock. The island's economy expanded 8.68% in 2025, exports hit a record US$640.75 billion, and per capita...
Friday 3 April 2026
Taiwan tackles CPO testing bottlenecks to scale SiPh for AI data centers
The surge in AI computing power is driving explosive demand for high-speed optical interconnects in data centers. Forecasts show that by 2026, over 50% of data center transceiver sales...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Copper price surge drives quarterly lead frame price hikes
Lead frame packaging suppliers are hiking prices to pass along rising costs sweeping through the semiconductor supply chain. Gold, silver, and copper prices continue to climb sharply,...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Precious metal surge drives price hikes for frequency components at TXC and Tai-Saw
Rising global economic uncertainty has fueled safe-haven demand alongside strong industrial consumption, pushing precious metal prices higher. In response, Taiwan's leading quartz...