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Taiwan should seek to leverage PLA satnav system to counter drone threat: Expert
Focus Taiwan
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September 2, 2025
Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) Taiwan's information and electronic warfare units would play a pivotal role in drone warfare, and they should develop the capability to access the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, a retired...
Trump’s Industrial Policy: What’s Right and Wrong
Washington Monthly
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September 3, 2025
In recent weeks and months, Donald Trump’s administration has supplemented its globe-spanning tariffs with bespoke industrial policy deals with U.S. corporations. These include the federal government taking equity stakes in Intel, a “golden share”...
High-paying tech jobs are fueling a mini baby boom in Taiwan’s chip hub
Rest of World
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September 3, 2025
Has a tech corner of Taiwan generated the baby boom some in Silicon Valley are yearning for? A covey of U.S. billionaire tech elites have urged Americans to have more babies, warning that otherwise, humanity faces population collapse and economic...
hy Appoints Popular Taiwanese Cheerleaders LEE JU EUN and LEE AH YOUNG as New Brand Ambassadors for “Will”
The Laotian Times
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September 3, 2025
“Korea’s No.1 Fermented Milk Brand Brings Healthy Habits to Taiwanese Consumers” SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — hy (Korea Yakult) officially announced that it has selected Fubon Angels’ Korean cheerleaders, LEE JU EUN and LEE AH...
New MODA head lays out ambitions for Taiwan AI ecosystem
Focus Taiwan
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September 3, 2025
Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) The Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) aims to build an artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in Taiwan as part of efforts to strengthen the country's industrial environment, new Minister of Digital Affairs Lin Yi-jing (林宜敬)...
Taiwan rejects Philippine banana sauce due to presence of illegal dye
Focus Taiwan
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September 2, 2025
Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) Three batches of banana sauce imported from the Philippines were intercepted at the border after they were found to contain the banned industrial dye Orange G, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Tuesday. From...
BDx Data Centers and HEXA Renewables Sign Strategic 50 MW Green Energy Deal Supporting Singapore-Malaysia Grid Decarbonization
The Laotian Times
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September 3, 2025
SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BDx Data Centers (“BDx”), one of the leading data center operators in Asia, today announced a strategic partnership with HEXA Renewables, a regional leader in renewable energy....
Taiwan shares end slightly lower after earlier gains erased
Focus Taiwan
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September 2, 2025
Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed slightly lower Tuesday as investors locked in early gains, with caution prevailing in the absence of fresh cues after U.S. markets were closed overnight for the Labor Day holiday, dealers said. The...
Alphabet ramps up Pixel phone production in India
The Economic Times
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September 2, 2025
Alphabet is expanding production of Google Pixel smartphones in India, including the latest flagship Pixel 10 Series, besides starting exports of these devices. The move is aimed at derisking manufacturing under US president Donald Trump's tariff...
Google To Commence Pixel 10 Production In India
Inc42
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September 3, 2025
SUMMARY Google aims to produce Pixel 10 series in the country not only for domestic sales but also exports Alphabet is in talks with Foxconn and Dixon Technologies, along with new partners like Bhagwati Products, for the production of Pixel 10...
Taiwan to Fully Lift Import Restrictions on Japanese Foods for First Time Since 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Accident
The Japan News
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September 2, 2025
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is seen in August 2023. By Masatsugu Sonoda / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent 17:29 JST, September 2, 2025 TAIPEI — Taiwan authorities said...
Manufacturing sector stays in contraction for 3rd straight month
Focus Taiwan
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September 2, 2025
Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) Taiwan's manufacturing sector contracted for the third consecutive month in July, pressured by U.S. tariff policies and a stronger Taiwan dollar, the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) said Tuesday. TIER's composite...
Chunghwa Telecom Earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Taiwan Technology Innovation Leadership Recognition in the 5G Industry
The AI Journal
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September 3, 2025
Leading through cutting-edge 5G innovation and cross-industry applications, Chunghwa Telecom showcases market-defining advances in Taiwan’s telecommunications sector. SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan is pleased to...
Taiwan Opens Promotion Office to Attract Asset Managers
finews.asia
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September 2, 2025
The competition for attracting asset managers intensifies in Asia with Taiwan launching its own promotion office. Taiwan has officially launched the Asian Asset Management Center (AAMC) Promotion Office, according to a statement. The office was...
Taiwan court orders detention of three in TSMC trade secret theft
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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September 2, 2025
Taipei [Taiwan], September 2 (ANI): The Intellectual Property and Commercial Court (IPCC) of Taiwan has ordered one former employee and two current employees of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to be detained and held incommunicado...
The World Must Let Taiwan ‘Chip In’
Politiko
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September 3, 2025
By ROY C. MABASA As the United Nations prepares to mark its 80th anniversary, the international community faces a question it can no longer afford to ignore: How much longer will political pressure be allowed to override principle by keeping...
DBS Taiwan posts record NT$4.4 billion profit in 1H
Taipei Times
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September 2, 2025
Despite global geopolitical uncertainties and macroeconomic volatility, DBS Bank Taiwan (星展台灣) yesterday reported that its first-half revenue rose 10 percent year-on-year to a record NT$16.5 billion (US$537.8 million), while net profit surged 65...
Web3 Companies Develop Devices to Add Blockchain to Consumers’ Daily Lives
PYMNTS.com - Massachusetts
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September 2, 2025
Web3 companies are reportedly developing devices in an effort to add blockchain features to consumers’ daily lives. The latest example comes from Gaia Labs, which said Tuesday (Sept. 2) that it is developing an artificial intelligence (AI)...
Reinsurers sustain stability as profits hold through 2026: S&P
Insurance Asia
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September 4, 2025
Catastrophe losses reached about $80b in the first half of 2025. Global reinsurers are forecast to maintain stable performance through 2026 despite softer pricing, according to S&P Global Ratings. The sector is projected to post a combined ratio...
Manufacturing PMI contracts for third month
Taipei Times
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September 1, 2025
Taiwan’s manufacturing sector last month contracted for a third consecutive month, shrinking at its fastest pace since April last year, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER, 中華經濟研究院) said yesterday. The seasonally adjusted...