October 12, 2025

Taipei Aims to Resolve Land Use Contract to Retain Nvidia Taiwan HQ in City

Taipei: Taipei Deputy Mayor Lee Shu-chuan announced on Sunday that the city government intends to send a mutual contract termination document to Shin Kong Life Insurance. The document, to be dispatched on Monday, is intended to facilitate discussions regarding the surface rights of plots T17 and T18 in Beitou Shilin

Giant Labor Case Highlights Need for Stronger Worker Protections: Scholars

Taipei: Taiwanese scholars have expressed the need for Taiwan to enhance protections for lower-wage migrant workers as the nation seeks recognition as a developed country. This call to action follows a U.S. order suspending imports from Taiwan-based Giant Manufacturing Co. due to allegations of forced labor. According to Focus Taiwan,

China’s New Rare Earth Export Curbs Could Hit Taiwan Hard: Expert

Taipei: Taiwanese industries could face significant disruption from China’s newly tightened export controls on rare earth elements, as much of the island’s supply indirectly depends on Chinese materials processed in Japan, a local expert warned Sunday. According to Focus Taiwan, Kristy Hsu, director of the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center at