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Taiex falls below 40,000 points as AI concerns run deeper

The Central News Agency (CNA) is the national news agency of the Republic of China (ROC) and the most influential news ...
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Taiwan to protest 'Taiwan, China' name in South Africa's ETA system

Taiwan will lodge a formal protest with the South African government to correct the designation of Taiwan as "Taiwan, China" in South Africa's Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system, the Ministr ...
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Employees safe, Kumamoto fab structure unaffected by earthquake: TSMC

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) said Tuesday night that its employees were safe and the structure of its plant in Kumamoto, Japan, was intact after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the ...
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Taiwan's representative to U.S. pays respects at Graham funeral

Taiwan's representative to the United States, Alexander Yui (俞大㵢), attended the funeral of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday to pay what he described as Taiwan's "highest respects" to a "steadfas ...
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Taiex suffers third steepest point drop amid AI spending concerns

Shares in Taiwan posted the third largest single-session point decline Tuesday as tech stocks took a beating amid lingering ...
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Taiwan shares close down 4.65%

Taiwan shares ended down 2,030.83 points, or 4.65 percent, at 41,603.36 Tuesday on turnover of NT$809.48 billion (US$25.04 ...
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U.S. dollar up in Taipei trading

The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$32.481 at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, up NT$0.097 from the previous close. The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$32.409 at 10 a.m. Tuesday on the ...
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TSMC's Japan fab evacuates staff after strong earthquake

Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc. (JASM), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (TSMC) subsidiary in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, evacuated employees after a powerful earthquake struck ...
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No Taiwanese reported injured after strong Kumamoto earthquake: MOFA

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday that no Taiwanese nationals had been reported injured or otherwise affected following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Japan's southweste ...
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MOL stands by ban on migrant-paid recruitment fees despite petition

The Ministry of Labor (MOL) on Monday rejected calls to halt a planned ban on charging recruitment-related fees to migrant workers in the manufacturing and fishing sectors, saying the policy is requir ...
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Diplomatic spat sees CPC halt spot LNG purchases from Papua New Guinea

State-owned CPC Corp., Taiwan will suspend spot purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Papua New Guinea (PNG) in response to plans to close Taiwan's representative office there, a senior Taiwan ...
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Chinese rocket launch expected to pass through Taiwan ADIZ: MND

A Chinese carrier rocket is scheduled to launch Thursday, with its flight path expected to pass through Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), according to the Ministry of National Defense ( ...