Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has announced plans to phase out its 6-inch wafer business within two years. The move aims to consolidate its 8-inch wafer resources and optimize overall operations to improve efficiency. According to Focus Taiwan, the decision aligns with market needs and TSMC’s long-term development strategies.

Taipei: Typhoon Podul has intensified and accelerated as it nears Taiwan, with impact expected to be felt overnight, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Tuesday. At 5 p.m., the storm’s center was about 500 kilometers east-southeast of Taitung County, moving west-northwest at 25 km per hour. With a radius of

Taipei: Schools and government offices in most areas of southern and eastern Taiwan will be closed on Wednesday due to Typhoon Podul, the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration announced Tuesday. The regions affected by these closures include Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Chiayi cities, as well as Yunlin, Chiayi, Pingtung, Hualien, and Taitung

Taipei: Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday reported a domestic case of tularemia, a zoonotic disease also known as rabbit fever, with the source of infection yet to be determined. The first such case in Taiwan since 2022 involved a woman in her 70s from southern Taiwan with

Chengdu: Taiwan celebrated a triumphant day at the 2025 World Games on Tuesday, securing bronze medals in both the men’s wushu sanda and korfball competitions held in Chengdu, China. According to Focus Taiwan, Zhang Huan-yi, Taiwan’s sole sanda athlete, clinched the bronze after defeating Ruslan Piraliyev of Azerbaijan with a