Taipei: Around 150,000 people attended Taiwan Pride on Saturday, with organizers and participants expressing hope that the parade would help build understanding amid a growing global backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The 23rd edition of the parade began Saturday afternoon outside Taipei City Hall, where participants gathered before

Penang: ASE Technology Holding Co., the world’s largest provider of IC packaging and testing services, has announced that it will acquire Analog Devices Inc.’s (ADI) manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia. In a statement released on October 21, Taiwan-based ASE emphasized that the acquisition aims to expand its global manufacturing network

Taipei: Business sentiment in the local export-oriented manufacturing sector improved for the third consecutive month in September, driven by rising demand for artificial intelligence and consumer electronics orders, according to the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER). According to Focus Taiwan, data compiled by TIER, one of Taiwan’s leading economic

Taipei: Taiwan is at least three months away from regaining its African swine fever (ASF)-free status after a recent outbreak at a farm in Taichung, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced on Saturday. The country must go without any new cases for this period before it can submit a new

Taipei: President Donald Trump got it wrong when he claimed that Taiwan had “taken about 100 percent of our chips business,” technology reporter Owen Lin said Saturday. “Taiwan creates more jobs for Americans and makes affordable, efficient chips for many American companies such as Apple, Nvidia, and Broadcom, allowing their

Taipei: President Lai Ching-te emphasized that Taiwan must rely on its strength to secure peace, as a peace agreement with China does not guarantee peace, in a video released on Saturday to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Guningtou. Speaking in the video, titled “A day that cannot