Category: Taiwan

Philippines

FEU Opens V-League Title Defense With Sweep, Survives Mapúa Fightback

But the final score does not tell the whole story. Mapúa mounted a serious challenge in the second set, taking a 20-17 advantage and putting the defending champions in danger of surrendering the momentum. FEU, however, responded when it mattered most, turning the pressure into a decisive run and eventually securing a two-set cushion. The Tamaraws then took control in the third set to complete the sweep. Saavedra leads FEU charge FEU captain Dryx Saavedra provided the finishing touch to a st

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Taiwan

Taiwan Fires Back at China Over Pacific Forum Pressure as Regional Tensions Rise

TAIPEI — A diplomatic clash between Taiwan and China has intensified after Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung accused Beijing of using increasingly aggressive “wolf warrior” diplomacy during the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Palau. Lin said China's conduct at the summit was offensive and damaging to Pacific unity after Beijing objected to Taiwan's participation and warned that there would be unspecified “consequences” over Taipei's presence. The dispute has added another layer to growing

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Politics

Taiwan Calls Out China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Tactics at Pacific Summit—Then Raises a More Serious Concern

TAIPEI — Taiwan has accused China of using increasingly aggressive diplomatic tactics to pressure Pacific nations during this week’s Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, saying Beijing’s approach risks undermining regional unity. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung made the accusation after China objected to Taiwan’s participation in activities surrounding the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting, held in Palau from August 30 to September 4. Lin described Beijing’s approach as “wolf war

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Business

Wonderful Hi-Tech Is Riding the AI Server Boom — But Its 800V and Liquid-Cooling Cables Could Be the Bigger Prize

TAIPEI — Taiwan’s Wonderful Hi-Tech Co. is riding the artificial-intelligence infrastructure boom, but its next growth phase could extend far beyond the high-speed cables connecting GPUs inside AI servers. The New Taipei City-based cable and connector manufacturer says demand is accelerating across AI servers, 800-volt data-center power systems, liquid cooling, low-Earth-orbit satellites, robotics and drones — a widening portfolio that could transform what was once a traditional cable business

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Business

GlobalWafers’ Square Silicon Wafers Are Entering the AI Race — But Its Bigger Prototype Could Be the Real Game-Changer

Taiwan’s GlobalWafers is moving deeper into one of the semiconductor industry’s fastest-growing battlegrounds: advanced packaging. The world’s third-largest silicon wafer supplier says wafers designed for advanced packaging should make a meaningful contribution to revenue in 2026, after generating only limited sales last year. The shift comes as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and increasingly complex chip designs force semiconductor companies to rethink not only how chips a

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Business

Fujitsu’s 64-Qubit Quantum Computer Turns Heads in Taiwan — But the Machine It’s Building Next Could Be the Real Game-Changer

TAIPEI — Amid the towering semiconductor equipment, artificial-intelligence hardware and advanced packaging systems filling SEMICON Taiwan 2026, one machine offered a glimpse at what could come after today’s computing boom: Fujitsu’s 64-qubit superconducting quantum computer. Visitors gathered around the system at Fujitsu’s booth at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center on September 2, an image highlighted by the Taipei Times under the simple headline “The age of quantum.” But the machine on di

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Business

Taiwan Could Switch On Stablecoin Rules in Q1 2027 — But the Bigger Question Is Who Will Control Its Digital Money

TAIPEI — Taiwan is moving closer to one of the biggest overhauls of its cryptocurrency market yet, with regulators preparing rules that could bring stablecoins, crypto exchanges, custody providers and other virtual-asset businesses under a far more comprehensive licensing system as early as the first quarter of 2027. Financial Supervisory Commission Chairman Peng Jin-lung said the regulator is actively preparing nine sets of supplementary regulations under Taiwan’s newly enacted Virtual Asset S

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Business

Eaton Bets Another NT$300 Million on Taiwan’s AI Boom — But the Bigger Story Is What Happens When Data Centers Shift to 800V

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The artificial intelligence boom is creating a new race that has little to do with who builds the fastest chip. It is increasingly about who can deliver enough electricity to keep those chips running. Global power-management giant Eaton Corp is putting another NT$300 million, or roughly US$9.5 million, into Taiwan over the next four years, expanding manufacturing capacity and positioning itself for what could become one of the most consequential infrastructure shifts of the AI

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Business

Nvidia Bets US$12.93 Billion on Hugging Face — But Keeping AI’s Biggest Open Platform Truly Open May Be the Real Test

Nvidia is making one of its boldest moves yet beyond chips, agreeing to acquire Hugging Face for US$12.93 billion in a deal that could give the semiconductor giant an even deeper position at the center of the global artificial-intelligence ecosystem. But Nvidia is not simply buying another software company. It is buying one of the most important gathering places for the developers, researchers and companies building the next generation of AI. Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang announced the

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Business

AI’s Data Center Boom Could Cost US$31.6 Trillion by 2050 — But One Bottleneck Could Stop the Buildout Cold

Global spending on data centers could reach US$31.6 trillion through 2050 as artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented race for computing power, but electricity shortages, chip restrictions and growing public resistance could determine which countries actually cash in on the boom. The global race to build the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the biggest capital-investment stories in modern economic history. PricewaterhouseCoopers said in its newly

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