The Latest Breaking News from Taiwan

Trump attacks female reporter as ‘most obnoxious’ and rants about Alina Habba exit from US attorney role

The president’s former personal lawyer was determined to be acting unlawfully as US Attorney of New Jersey

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

Nvidia, Google, Amazon And MediaTek Demand Is Making TSMC Turn To Partners: Report

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) is reportedly facing overwhelming demand for its Chip on Wafer on Substrate or CoWoS advanced packaging technologies as companies including Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and MediaTek race to secure capacity for next-generation AI chips.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

Taiwan bans popular Chinese app RedNote over cybersecurity concerns

Authorities cite fraud, cybersecurity risks, and potential disinformation as reasons for one-year ban

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2025

Taiwan Files Charges Against Tokyo Electron Unit In Taiwan Semiconductor Technology Theft Probe

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) sits at the center of a widening legal battle over alleged theft of its trade secrets.

Benzinga · Dec 2, 2025

Google Faces New Rival In Taiwan—GMI Cloud Announces Nvidia-Powered $500 Million AI Data Center With 2M Tokens Per Second

GMI Cloud, a graphics processing unit-as-a-Service provider and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) Cloud Partner, announced on Nov. 17 that it will open a $500 million AI factory in Taiwan.

Benzinga · Dec 1, 2025

Taiwan Denies It Will Swap 'Worker Training' For Lower US Tariffs

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (NYSE:TSM) sits at the center of Taiwan's push to secure lower U.S. tariffs, as the island works to reduce duties on its exports from 20% to 15% while advancing semiconductor cooperation with Washington.

Benzinga · Dec 1, 2025

'One Piece' Singer Maki Otsuki Forced to Stop Shanghai Show Following Renewed China-Japan Tensions

Japanese singer Maki Otsuki, was forced to cancel her performance midway at an anime event in Shanghai in light of renewed tensions between China and Japan over Taiwan.

International Business Times UK · Nov 30, 2025

Consumer Tech News (Nov 24-28): Lawmakers Target Meta Over Alleged Fraudulent Ads, U.S. Pushes Taiwan To Boost Chipmaking Investment In America & More

Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the ongoing progress in U.S.-China trade ties after a phone call with President Donald Trump. This comes after it was reported that Washington is considering allowing Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) to resume AI chip sales to China.

Benzinga · Nov 30, 2025

Weekend Round-Up: TSMC Trade Secrets Lawsuit, Google Deepmind Scientist's Market Slam, Baidu Layoffs, Amazon's Court Victory And More

There was a whirlwind of tech news this week, with stories ranging from allegations of trade secret leaks at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to layoffs at Baidu Inc. Here’s a quick recap of the top stories that made headlines.

Benzinga · Nov 30, 2025

China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation

The US hasn’t just left Ukraine vulnerable; it is also provoking Xi’s intensifying attitude towards what he considers a renegade province, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025