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Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC sees nearly 40% jump in its net profit thanks to the AI boom
HONG KONG (AP) — Taiwan’s leading computer chip maker, TSMC, said Thursday that its net profit surged nearly 40% in the last quarter, boosted by the surge in use of artificial intelligence. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. is the world’s...

Girls aim to pass Chinese Taipei test with win
Fri Oct 17, 2025 11:28 AM Last update on: Fri Oct 17, 2025 11:37 AM Sports Reporter Fri Oct 17, 2025 11:28 AM Last update on: Fri Oct 17, 2025 11:37 AM Bangladesh will aim to reach the final round with a win when they face Chinese Taipei in their...

Three Taiwanese arrested with 52 rare animals at Don Mueang airport
PUBLISHED : 17 Oct 2025 at 13:08 Authorities have arrested three Taiwanese nationals after discovering dozens of rare animals stuffed into nylon stockings and hidden on their bodies as they attempted to leave the country through Don Mueang...



Taipei prosecutors probe abrupt closure of True Yoga
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the sudden shutdown of True Yoga Fitness after the Singapore-based fitness chain ceased operations last month. The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday confirmed that it received a criminal...
Business : Taiwanese Startups Forge Smart Partnerships With Selangor Through Startup Challenge 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- Taiwan and Malaysia have strengthened their collaboration in technology and innovation through the Startup Challenge 2025, which saw four outstanding Taiwanese startups advance to the City Category final organised...
Taiwan's chip capital bucks the fertility slump — for those who can afford it
"The most lucrative industry in Hsinchu isn't chips. It's kindergartens," a Taiwanese friend quipped when I mentioned my trip to the chip city, 50 miles south of Taipei. He was half-joking, but it's not far from the truth. Hsinchu, home to Taiwan...

Taiwanese sugar painting artist attracts global attention at tourism show
Singapore, Oct. 15 (CNA) Taiwan's "Sugar Painting Uncle," Bill Hsieh (謝永清), impressed visitors with his folk art performance at the Taiwan Pavilion during the opening day of the International Tourism Exchange Asia (ITB Asia) in Singapore on...

Working together for peace and unity across the Strait
The Taipei 101 skyscraper commands the urban landscape in Taipei, Taiwan. [Photo/Xinhua] Cheng's election campaign stance — peace and development, "I am Chinese", and her support for the one-China principle — earned her broader support among the...

A melting pot of cultures: Were you in the crowd for Fiesta La Peel?
Over 100 nationalities were represented on Saturday, including Laotian, Thai, Chinese, Hungarian, Persian, Iranian, Indian, North American, South American, Taiwanese, Australian, Polish, Filipino, Nepalese, Italian, German and Spanish.

Bangladesh face Chinese Taipei in must win tie
AFC U-17 WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP QUALIFIERS Staff Correspondent 17 October, 2025, 00:18 Bangladesh Under-17 women’s football team players jog during a training session at the Aqaba Stadium in Jordan on Thursday. | BFF photo Bangladesh are in a must-win...

At Howard’s first cat cafe, mingle with kittens while enjoying Taiwanese treats
At Luna Cat Collective, Howard County’s first cat cafe, 10 adoptable kitties spend their days lounging on perches and batting at feather toys as guests treat themselves to Taiwanese tea and pastries. The cafe opened Oct. 4 in Ellicott City and is...

NPA shutting down videos of Taipei sexual assault
Authorities are working on taking down videos of an alleged sexual assault at Taipei Railway Station that have been circulating on the Internet or at least stopping them from being viewed, National Police Agency (NPA) Director-General Chang...

Taiwan launches probe into Taiwanese linked to criminal group in Cambodia
Taipei, Oct. 16 (CNA) Taiwanese law enforcement authorities have launched an investigation after the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated a Cambodia-based business group involving Taiwanese nationals and companies as a transnational criminal...

Taiwanese arrested in Vietnam in fraud case is repatriated
A Taiwanese man who allegedly lured more than 10 people into working for a fraud ring in Cambodia has been arrested in Vietnam and repatriated, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) told a news conference in Taipei yesterday. The 21-year-old...

Taiwanese company to buy former Sumitomo Rubber plant in Tonawanda
“It’s certainly a good way to start the work week this morning, when we got the news that the Sumitomo Rubber plant had been sold to a company out of Taiwan, and they’re looking to bring 150, 250 jobs back into our area.” That’s how Town of...

China Issues Bounties Against Purported Taiwanese Hackers Yet Again
語言: English Photo Credit: Kremlin.ru/CC BY 4.0 CHINA HAS AGAIN issued bounties for members of the Taiwanese military. This time, China has issued cash rewards for information on eighteen members of what it claims to be members of a “psychological...

entertainment Taiwanese former actor Lee Wei pleads not guilty, testifies in case of woman allegedly killed by Buddhist group he followed
Taiwanese former actor-singer Lee Wei appeared in court yesterday (Oct 14) in the trial of the murder of a 52-year-old woman surnamed Tsai who was linked to a Buddhist group he was a part of. The 44-year-old, known for idol dramas like Kiss Of The...

German golfer Dominic Foos claims 2025 SJM Macao Open crown after dramatic play-off
Germany’s Dominic Foos staged a thrilling comeback on Sunday to win the 2025 SJM Macao Open, edging Chinese Taipei’s Wang Wei-hsuan on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off at the Macau Golf & Country Club. The victory marked Foos’s first win...