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Taiwan names former TSMC board member Kung Ming-hsin as new economy minister
Malay Mail
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August 27, 2025
TAIPEI, Aug 27 — Taiwan’s government announced today the appointment of former TSMC board member Kung Ming-hsin as the new economy minister after his predecessor resigned for health reasons and as part of a broader cabinet reshuffle. Kung, who is...
Pentagon’s DIU to send a tech envoy to Taiwan
Taipei Times
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August 27, 2025
A Pentagon unit tasked with facilitating the US military’s adoption of new technology is soon to deploy officials to dozens of friendly nations, including Taiwan, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The US Department of Defense’s Defense...
Book review: Drugs, bars and girls: an American GI in Vietnam War-era Taiwan
Taipei Times
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August 27, 2025
‘Made in Taiwan’ delivers a rare and compelling record of how American enlisted men in Taiwan lived, partied and stretched the US military at the seams during the Vietnam War By 1971, heroin and opium use among US troops fighting in Vietnam had...
Manila drawn into Taiwan dispute
Taipei Times
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August 27, 2025
Under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Manila has asserted its territorial sovereignty with a steady, unflinching stance in its dealings with China. From advancing defense and security cooperation with like-minded nations in the...
Ex-Worker of Tokyo Electron Taiwan Unit Indicted over Data Theft
Nippon
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August 27, 2025
Newsfrom Japan Technology Aug 28, 2025 02:00 (JST) Taipei, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Taiwanese prosecutors announced on Wednesday the indictment of a former employee of a Taiwanese unit of Tokyo Electron Ltd. and two other people in a case in which...
UK politician urges Taiwan support
Taipei Times
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August 27, 2025
Former British Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith on Tuesday urged democracies to stand with Taiwan against growing threats from China. Speaking at a Taipei event of a cross-party international lawmakers’ alliance he cochairs, Smith said...
Prosecution witness who testified against Jimmy Lai is ‘serial liar,’ mogul’s lawyer tells nat. sec trial
Hong Kong Free Press
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August 27, 2025
Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai’s lawyer has urged judges to reconsider the testimony of an activist who pleaded guilty in the case and testified for the prosecution, calling the witness a “serial liar.” Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai in...
French Polynesian politicians in first visit for 40 years
Taipei Times
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August 27, 2025
A delegation of French Polynesian politicians is making a first visit to Taiwan in nearly 40 years to boost exchanges, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The seven-member delegation includes Teva Rohfritsch, one of French Polynesia’s...
Tuvalu parliament speaker in Taiwan for lawmaker assembly
Taipei Times
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August 26, 2025
Tuvaluan parliamentary speaker Iakoba Italeli arrived in Taiwan today for a nine-day visit to attend a regional lawmakers assembly in Taipei, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Italeli arrived this morning at Taiwan Taoyuan International...
Jimmy Lai's lawyer urges court to ignore testimony of 'serial liar'
United Press International (UPI)
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Media mogul Jimmy Lai was escorted out of a Correctional Services Department vehicle in Hong Kong, China in 2021. His trial finished closing arguments on Wednesday. File Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's...
Intel admits US Government share deal could have a major effect on international sales
TechRadar
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August 27, 2025
The US Government is set to acquire 10% of Intel in exchange for 433 million shares But Intel is worried about Trump’s “substantial additional powers” on foreign business Trump praised the deal for making the US “richer”, and for creating more...
Military parades and memory wars: China and Russia commemorate history to reimagine international order
The Brookings Institution
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Toggle section navigation Sections Print Editor's note: This is the 11th essay of Global China’s “Lost in translation: Decoding Chinese strategic narratives” series. The full collection of essays can be found here. The People’s Republic of China...
Taiwan's Yageo expects Japan national security nod for Shibaura buyout
Nikkei Asia
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TOKYO (Reuters) -- Taiwan's Yageo said on Wednesday it expects to obtain a national security clearance from Japan for its proposed $740 million buyout of Shibaura Electronics after concluding discussions with the government on conditions for the...
Taiwan indicts trio for alleged theft of TSMC's 2-nm trade secrets
Nikkei Asia
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Technology Case involves former employee of Japan's top chip tool maker Tokyo Electron TSMC recently fired several employees for violating rules on obtaining sensitive information related to cutting-edge chips and initiated legal action. © Reuters...
Sports News | BWF World Championships: Sindhu Overcomes Malaysian Challenge, Satwik-Chirag Overwhelm Chinese Taipei Pair
Latestly
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August 27, 2025
Paris [France], August 27 (ANI): India shuttler PV Sindhu kept her form intact by brushing away the challenge from Malaysia's Karupathevan Letshanaa, in the Round of 32 on Wednesday at the ongoing BWF World Championships. In the men's doubles...
Taiwan charges three with stealing TSMC 2nm secrets for Tokyo Electron
The Business Times Singapore
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August 27, 2025
[TAIPEI] Taiwanese prosecutors on Wednesday (Aug 27) charged three people with stealing trade secrets relating to TSMC’s most advanced 2-nanometre chips to help a Japanese company that makes equipment for the chipmaking giant. Taiwan Semiconductor...
Taiwan reports promising exploration results of Top 5 geothermal prospect sites
ThinkGeoEnergy
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August 27, 2025
Taiwanese Minister Chen Jinde and Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Lai Jianxin jointly visited Taipower Corporation's Yilan Renze Geothermal Power Plant (source: MOEA) Exploration of the Top 5 geothermal prospect sites in Taiwan have yielded...
Saif Sarwar, first Bangladeshi nominated at International Motor Film Awards
Dhaka Tribune
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August 27, 2025
Saif Sarwar becomes the first Bangladeshi Automotive Content Creator to earn international recognition with his own automotive short film “Go Beyond” which has been nominated in the ‘Best Independent Film’ category at the most prestigious...
Busan International Film Festival to celebrate 30 years amid challenges in Korean cinema
The Times of India
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29th Busan International Film Festival A symbolic anniversary under uncertain circumstances The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), South Korea's most influential cinematic event, turns 30 this year - a milestone coinciding with a moment of...
China says 'willing to create ample space for peaceful reunification' with Taiwan
Yeni Safak
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August 27, 2025
China on Wednesday said Beijing is "willing" to create ample space for peaceful reunification with Taiwan. State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokeswoman Zhu Fenglian expressed hope that the majority of Taiwanese people will join the mainland in...