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Taiwan’s Manufacturing Activity Surges Amid Global AI Growth

Taipei: Riding the wave of global AI development, Taiwan’s manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in five years, marking its 11th consecutive month in expansion, as reported by the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER).

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Stock Trading Accounts Surge as Taiex Rebounds Impressively

Taipei: The number of accounts created to trade in the local stock market continued to hit a new high at the end of August as the Taiex, the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s (TWSE) benchmark index, staged a significant rebound in the month, the exchange said T…

Micron Taiwan to Distribute Record Bonuses as Union Plans Strike

Taipei: Micron Taiwan, a subsidiary of U.S. memory chip giant Micron Technology Inc., announced Tuesday that it will distribute record bonuses to its employees as the company’s labor union plans a strike amid complaints employee bonuses have been lowe…

Natural Gas Prices to Consumers, Industry to Remain Unchanged

Taipei: Owned oil supplier CPC Corp., Taiwan, will keep natural gas prices for domestic and industrial users unchanged in September but will increase them by 5.83 percent for companies that generate electricity, it said Monday.

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Global Chip Market to Exceed US$2 Trillion by 2030: SEMI

Taipei: The global semiconductor market is expected to be worth more than US$2 trillion by 2030 because of growth driven by demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, an executive at Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) s…