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Taiex Rebounds Amid Middle East Tensions and Declining Oil Prices

Taipei: Taiwan stocks rebounded on Tuesday after a significant drop of 4 percent on Monday, though concerns over Middle East tensions continued to keep investors cautious, despite falling international oil prices. The Taiex, the Taiwan Stock Exchange’…

TSMC February Sales Hit Record High on Strong 3nm Demand

Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) had consolidated sales of NT$317.66 billion (US$10 billion) in February, the highest ever for the month, driven by robust demand for chips built using the company’s advanced 3-nanometer (3nm) proce…

TSMC February Sales Hit Record High on Strong 3nm Demand

Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) had consolidated sales of NT$317.66 billion (US$10 billion) in February, the highest ever for the month, driven by robust demand for chips built using the company’s advanced 3-nanometer (3nm) proce…

Ex-Insurance Executive Detained in NT$50 Million Investment Fraud

Taipei: Taipei District Court on Saturday approved prosecutors’ request to detain a former insurance firm executive accused of selling investment products and pocketing more than NT$50 million (US$1.58 million) incommunicado. The suspect, surnamed Che…

TSMC Announces Ambitious Plan to Hire 8,000 Workers in 2026

Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) revealed plans to recruit 8,000 additional employees this year to support its expansion goals, offering an average annual salary of NT$2.2 million (US$69,449) for new engineers with a master’s degr…

Taiwan’s Inflation Rate Sees Notable Increase in February

Taipei: Inflation in Taiwan rose 1.75 percent in February, and is expected to remain below the 2 percent warning threshold in March, despite rising oil prices driven by the war in the Middle East, an official said Friday.

According to Focus Taiwan, …