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Taiwan shares end at record high, led by tech sector
Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed at a new high Monday as buying in the bellwether electronics sector accelerated in the wake of gains posted by markets in the United States pointing to a possible higher opening later in the day,...

AI servers drive growth in Taiwan tech sector as Foxconn’s Apple era fades
Tapei — Taiwan’s Foxconn, which rose to become a global tech manufacturing juggernaut by assembling millions of iPhones, can now say its main business is no longer Apple as it takes advantage of the AI-boom to diversify its income. Its revenue...

Chinese APT Group Targets Web Hosting Services in Taiwan
A newly identified Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group is targeting web infrastructure providers in Taiwan, with a focus on long-term access and data theft, according to Cisco Talos. The report comes amid escalating cyber intrusions...

Foxconn Moves Beyond Apple: Taiwan Tech Sector Finds New Growth in AI Servers
Foxconn has shifted its revenue focus, with cloud and networking products, including AI servers for Nvidia (NVDA), now accounting for 41% of total revenue in the second quarter, surpassing the 35% from consumer electronics like iPhones. Chairman...

We TAIWAN: Identity Through Art Beyond Expo
このページを 日本語 で読む A visual art exhibition is underway at the VS. event space in Osaka’s Kita Ward. Holographic projection mapping casts scenes of the sky, the ocean, and whales onto a 15-meter-high wall, drawing viewers into a dreamlike, painterly...

World News | Chinese Man Indicted in Taiwan for Illegal Entry After Sailing Rubber Boat with His Son
Taipei [Taiwan], August 18 (ANI): The Taoyuan District Prosecutors' Office announced on Saturday that they have indicted a Chinese national who unlawfully entered Taiwan with his son on a rubber boat in May, as reported by Central News Agency...

Foxconn plans tech parks in U.S., Mexico amid high tariffs
Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) Foxconn intends to set up technology parks in the United States or Mexico to help Taiwanese companies bypass the 20 percent tariff the U.S. is set to impose on Taiwan, the company's chairman, Young Liu (劉揚偉), said Monday....

Foxconn shifts from Apple to AI servers for growth in Taiwan tech sector
Foxconn (representative image) Taiwan's Foxconn, which rose to become a global tech manufacturing juggernaut by assembling millions of iPhones, can now say its main business is no longer Apple as it takes advantage of the AI-boom to diversify its...

Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) offers rare view on electric SUV and AI infrastructure at Taiwan Expo USA
Hon Hai Technology Group (“Foxconn”) on Thursday displayed, for the first time in the United States, its North American-variant electric SUV and demonstrated, for only the second time, its cutting-edge artificial intelligence infrastructure, at...

From Taipei to Texas: Taiwan Drones Target U.S. Markets
With the United States decoupling from Chinese drone technology, Taiwanese companies are emerging as key partners in building secure, allied-aligned alternatives. As global drone supply chains undergo a strategic realignment, growing regulatory...
Amid Chinese security threat, are drones ‘the next big thing’ for Taiwan after chips?
HSINCHU/TAIPEI - In an office in the Hsinchu tech hub, a screen shows a map of Taiwan’s Kinmen island, nearly 200km away from Taiwan and just 2km from China’s coast, and radars scanning for suspicious drones across different parts of this...

Hsinchu City remains Taiwan's richest municipality
Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) Hsinchu City retained its status as Taiwan's richest municipality for the second consecutive year in 2024, with average household disposable income exceeding NT$1.5 million (US$49,968). According to official data released...

Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summit
Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summit by AFP Staff Writers Wellington (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Pacific nation Solomon Islands has said it would exclude non-member nations from a key regional summit in September, a group that...

Comic expo relocates from Japan to Taiwan with local twist
Taichung, Aug. 18 (CNA) An exhibition celebrating Taiwan and Japan's comic culture opened on Saturday in Taichung, featuring a section that explores Taiwanese reproductions of Japanese comics from when martial law limited Japanese representation....

Foxconn’s Apple era fades as AI servers drive growth in Taiwan tech sector

Russia Developing Command System for China’s Amphibious Operations Against Taiwan
Russia is collaborating with China to create an automated command system for amphibious operations under the codename Sword (R&D Sword). This became known from documents leaked by the hacking group BlackMoon. According to the information, the...

Winners and Losers of the Great Recall Election in Taiwan
Written by Dr Chieh-chi HSIEH. Image credit: IMG_1691 by rafm0913/ Flickr, license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. The recent recall election that took place on 26 July is arguably one of the greatest defeats the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has...

Russia's Missile Salvoes Stretch US Defenses From Kyiv To Taipei
Latest stories Breakneck divide: China's builders vs America's lawyers Eyes on spies: countering Chinese espionage in Taiwan A quiet path to peace in the South China Sea The contours of that threat were sketched out earlier. Stéphane Delory and...

AI overtakes Apple as Foxconn's core business
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precsion Co. (2317.TW, HNHPF, HNHAF), which rose to become a global tech manufacturing juggernaut by assembling millions of iPhones, can now say its main business is no...

Seminar on China’s victory against Japan, Taiwan’s restoration in WWII
LAHORE - Chinese Consulate Acting Chinese Consul General Lahore Mr Cao Ke has said that China and Pakistan, as all-weather strategic cooperative partners, key members of the Global South and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, are glued...