In recent weeks the Trump Administration has been demanding that Taiwan transfer half of its chip manufacturing to the US. In an interview with NewsNation, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said that the US would need 50 percent of domestic chip production to protect Taiwan. He stated, discuss
There are always points in financial booms when market commentators ask if exuberance has got out of hand.OpenAI’s multibillion-dollar deals with chip makers Nvidia and AMD are the latest reason for pause about the sustainability of vast investments in artificial intelligence.Here we answer some que
At 83, Werner Herzog is a living legend who can and does do precisely what he wants. Like the strange, enchanting films for which he is best known, Herzog’s seventh book defies the usual conventions of structure, narrative arc and the delineation of fact from fiction, even as it addresses the very s
Every time rains falls on the famous basalt columns at Daguoye (大?葉) in Penghu County’s Siyu Township (西嶼), carbon dioxide is removed from the Earth’s atmosphere. Gaseous CO2 dissolves in rainwater, forming carbonic acid. Even if the rainwater is unpolluted — not so-called “acid rain” — it’s suffici
Allegations, accusations and intense speculation are engulfing Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) and an alleged “political surveillance” “paparazzi” group he led, and it shows no signs of letting up. Separating truth from allegation is tricky, so some caveats. First, no one
“Eighteen years ago, people didn’t even know the name of this ingredient,” says 58-year-old Gil Sa-hyeon, holding up a cluster of dried brownish stems. “Now it’s everywhere.”His shop, Joseon Yakcho, sits in the heart of Seoul’s Yangnyeongsi Market, South Korea’s largest traditional medicinal herb ma
It’s late at night, and you have been stewing all day about something your partner did to annoy you. The time to resolve it is now because, as everyone knows, you should never go to bed angry, right?Though it’s conventional wisdom, many relationship experts say sticking to such a rule is counterprod
Late last month US authorities used allegations of forced labor at bicycle manufacturer Giant Group (巨大集團) to block imports from the firm. CNN reported: “Giant, the world’s largest bike manufacturer, on Thursday warned of delays to shipments to the United States after American customs officials anno
Oct. 6 to Oct. 12The lavish 1935 Taiwan Expo drew dignitaries from across the globe, but one of them wasn’t a foreigner — he was a Taiwanese making a triumphant homecoming. After decades in China, Hsieh Chieh-shih (謝介石) rose to prominence in 1932 as the foreign minister for the newly-formed Japanese
The Korea Times announced the results of K-universities Global Excellence Rankings 2026, the nation’s first comprehensive assessment of global performance across its universities. The evaluation was launched to provide an objective analysis of the globalization status of Korean universities and to o
Despite an abundance of local dance talent, Taiwan has no renowned ballet company to call its own. But great troupes do visit — including the English National Ballet this past May. And once a year, Art Wave’s (黑潮藝術) annual Ballet Star Gala brings together some of the world’s pre-eminent principal da
The days when the race for Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chair was preordained are long over, and this year’s election is dramatic and exciting. The six candidates’ strategies, including their stances on relations with China, the military and sovereignty, are starting to take shape. Tomorrow, a de
Under a moonlit sky and the glow of headlamps, workers gingerly pluck grape clusters while much of Portugal sleeps.They harvest in the Alentejo region, sometimes called the “Tuscany of Portugal” for its rolling vineyards, olive groves and forests that supply cork for the wines. In this vineyard abou
Lea Veloso, 26, has an ever-growing ick list.If he spits on the ground, can’t cook, lies about his height, identifies as apolitical or doesn’t travel enough. If he’s weird about other men wearing makeup (“like, K-pop idols”), says he wants a “slightly autistic woman,” has no skincare routine or only
There is a lovely story of friendship, grief and starting over at the heart of Eleanor the Great. The film, directed by Scarlett Johansson in her feature debut, gets tangled in a plot contrivance that is, at best, unnecessary and at worst, loathsome.That’s the problem with the elevator pitch mentali
Millions in India’s eastern city of Kolkata will draw on millennia-old traditions when they celebrate the Hindu festival of Durga Puja this week with street parties and worshiping idols in elaborate pavilions.The ancient and divine now increasingly interact with the digital and futuristic as wildly
On Sept. 23 at 2:50pm, the Mataian River (馬太鞍溪) landslide dam failed after the torrential rains brought by Typhoon Ragasa, releasing millions of tons of water that rushed downstream, reaching Guangfu Township (光復) in Hualien County at around 4pm. As of this writing, 18 have been confirmed dead from
At some point in their career everyone experiences feeling unfulfilled at work. But with confidence in the job market weakening, and competition for roles increasing, more people than ever are clinging to their positions, even if they have fallen out of love with their work. It’s a phenomenon that s
The growth of China’s military strength has been so fast and so explosive, that many have blinked and missed it. Into the early 2000s, Taiwan still had a stronger military than China, but lately the tables have dramatically turned. Last year, China spent US$230 billion on its military, the second la
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