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Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan's Semiconductor Sector with Cobalt Strike, Custom Backdoors

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan's Semiconductor Sector with Cobalt Strike, Custom Backdoors

The Taiwanese semiconductor industry has become the target of spear-phishing campaigns undertaken by three Chinese state-sponsored threat actors. "Targets of these campaigns ranged from organizations involved in the manufacturing, design, and...

President thanks visiting Guatemala Congress leader for supporting Taiwan

President thanks visiting Guatemala Congress leader for supporting Taiwan

Taipei, July 17 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) thanked Guatemala for its continued support of Taiwan's international participation during a meeting with Guatemalan Congress President Nery Ramos in Taipei on Thursday. Accompanied by Foreign...

Taiwan’s TSMC says second quarter profit up 60%

Taiwan’s TSMC says second quarter profit up 60%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world's largest contract maker of chips and counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients - Copyright AFP/File I-Hwa Cheng Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a forecast-beating 60...

Ukraine experience shows huge challenge Taiwan faces on drone attacks

Ukraine experience shows huge challenge Taiwan faces on drone attacks

By Sean Lin, CNA staff reporter John Frankiv had endured a sleepless night when contacted by CNA on July 10 and had to postpone the interview by eight hours. The Russian military had attacked Ukraine with 397 strike drones and 18 missiles in the...

China's equipment and high-tech manufacturing sector maintain strong growth momentum in H1 2025: NBS official

China's equipment and high-tech manufacturing sector maintain strong growth momentum in H1 2025: NBS official

Photo: Global TimesChina's industrial production saw steady growth in the first half of 2025, with equipment and high-tech manufacturing displaying strong momentum. Fixed-asset investment continued to scale up, led by a rapid rise in manufacturing...

China's ASML endeavor and India eyes Taiwan ties

China's ASML endeavor and India eyes Taiwan ties

Hi everyone, this is Lauly, waving hello from drizzly Tokyo, where I am on a short business trip. It's been a while since I last visited this vibrant city. That was in spring 2023, shortly after the lifting of COVID quarantine controls. We had a...

Water, tea, energy drink bottles most common beach litter: NGO

Water, tea, energy drink bottles most common beach litter: NGO

Taipei, July 17 (CNA) Empty water, tea and energy drink bottles are the most common types of beach litter in Taiwan, an environmental group said in a statement Thursday. According to the Taiwan RE-THINK Environmental Education Association, 8,249...

White & Case advises on $3.3 bln financing for Taiwan offshore wind project

White & Case advises on $3.3 bln financing for Taiwan offshore wind project

Global law firm White & Case has advised export credit agencies and commercial lenders on approximately $3.3 billion in project financing for Ørsted's 632-megawatt Greater Changhua 2 Offshore Wind Farm off Taiwan's coast. The financing involved...

Why climate change and wars are reviving interest in nuclear energy

Why climate change and wars are reviving interest in nuclear energy

The Gösgen nuclear power plant in canton Solothurn is one of three still in operation in Switzerland. Keystone / Gaetan Bally The Fukushima disaster prompted several countries, including Switzerland, to abandon nuclear power. However, the need for...

Chipmaking giant: Taiwan's TSMC says second quarter profit up 60%

Chipmaking giant: Taiwan's TSMC says second quarter profit up 60%

Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a forecast-beating 60 percent rise in net profit for the second quarter on sustained demand for artificial intelligence technology. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world's largest...

Taiwan needs equitable tariffs: expert

Taiwan needs equitable tariffs: expert

Taiwan must secure tariff terms from the US that are on par with those granted to key export rivals such as Japan and South Korea or risk ceding competitiveness in global markets, a leading industrialist said yesterday, as concerns mount over...

Pope Leo XIV offers prayers for Taiwan over Typhoon Danas casualties, damage

Pope Leo XIV offers prayers for Taiwan over Typhoon Danas casualties, damage

Taipei, July 17 (CNA) Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for Taiwan following Typhoon Danas, which swept through the country earlier this month, leaving two dead and over 700 injured, the Vatican's press office said Wednesday. "Pope Leo XIV has been...

104 Kills & Never Shot Down! U.S. To Permanently Deploy Its “EX-Traordinary” Fighter Jets To Guard Taiwan Strait

104 Kills & Never Shot Down! U.S. To Permanently Deploy Its “EX-Traordinary” Fighter Jets To Guard Taiwan Strait

Before their first permanent overseas deployment, the latest variant of the cutting-edge fighter jet, the F-15EX Eagle II, reached Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, for a visit. The first operational deployment of the Eagles in the Indo-Pacific...

Taiwan runs largest defence drills as pressure from Beijing mounts

Taiwan runs largest defence drills as pressure from Beijing mounts

For more than a week, from train stations to supermarkets, almost every corner of Taiwan has been touched by the island's annual military drills. At a primary school in New Taipei City, children on summer camp played badminton inside a sports hall...

CNN's 'Next Stop' - Will Ripley visits Taiwan to uncover the island's way of embracing health and wellness

CNN's 'Next Stop' - Will Ripley visits Taiwan to uncover the island's way of embracing health and wellness

HONG KONG, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Though small, Taiwan is home to diverse natural landscapes – from lush mountain forests to alpine lakes and tropical beaches – ideal for rejuvenation and relaxation. In this episode of CNN's Next Stop,...

Energy Plug Technologies and SEETEL New Energy Announce Strategic Alliance with Exclusive Canadian Rights and Americas Expansion

Energy Plug Technologies and SEETEL New Energy Announce Strategic Alliance with Exclusive Canadian Rights and Americas Expansion

Energy Plug Technologies and SEETEL New Energy Announce Strategic Alliance with Exclusive Canadian Rights and Americas Expansion Vancouver, BC, July 16, 2025--(T-Net)--Energy Plug Technologies Corp. (CSE: PLUG) and SEETEL New Energy Co., Ltd., a...

Canadian Beat: Carney working to protect Canadian steel industries

Canadian Beat: Carney working to protect Canadian steel industries

Amid the trade war with Washington, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced measures to support Canada’s steel industry. Such as restricting and reducing foreign steel imports. Carney said he will do that by re-evaluating and lowering tariff-free...

Cathay United Bank Launches First Private Banking Operations at Taiwan’s New Asset Management Hub

Cathay United Bank Launches First Private Banking Operations at Taiwan’s New Asset Management Hub

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Hong Kong News once a month in your Inbox Taiwan has launched a new Asset Management Hub in Kaohsiung, aimed at accelerating the development of onshore private banking. Cathay United Bank has become the...

Taiwan's lithium cell maker adjusts capacity after plant fire

Taiwan's lithium cell maker adjusts capacity after plant fire

Taipei, July 16 (CNA) Molie Quantum Energy Corp. (MQE) announced on Wednesday that after a fire broke out at its lithium-ion battery cell plant in Kaohsiung on Monday, it will adjust production capacity at its Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP)...

Solar is a necessary energy option

Solar is a necessary energy option

The path of Typhoon Danas was unusual — it swept through the Taiwan Strait in the middle of the night and directly hit the Chiayi-Tainan coastal plain, its winds causing multiple power lines to collapse and damaging some solar power facilities....

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