
Business May 3, 2022
Supply chains snarl Taiwan tech firms as some strive to meet demand
Companies are reporting a strong market for products, especially in automotives and high-end computing, but difficulty in securing inputs.
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Companies are reporting a strong market for products, especially in automotives and high-end computing, but difficulty in securing inputs.
The plans, championed by President Tsai Ing-wen, come as chip companies plow billions of dollars into capacity expansion.
Taiwan held live-fire drills in its northernmost territory on Wednesday, putting the spotlight on a remote island that is strategically located at a chokepoint near China — and potentially vulnerable to attack. Although the Defense Ministry says the exercises on Dongyin, part of the Taiwan-controlled ...
The referendum, which seeks to relocate the project away from an ancient algal reef and would likely delay it for years, has a reasonable chance of passing.
Taipei has stealthily sourced technology, components and talent from at least seven nations to help it build a fleet with the potential to exact a heavy toll on any Chinese attack.
At the same time, National Security Bureau Director-General Chen Ming-tong warned that the island must still pay attention to "contingent events."
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Targeting the city's teachers has become part of a broader plan by China's leaders to reform the city's youth after last year's sometimes-violent pro-democracy demonstrations.
While the country does have some sex education, there are calls for it to go beyond biology and cover relationships and sexuality.