Taiwan looking at chip cooperation with Eastern European nations

Taiwan is looking at cooperating with three Eastern European countries on semiconductors, a minister said on Thursday, a move likely to find favour in Brussels which has been courting Taiwanese semiconductor firms to manufacture in the bloc.
MediaTek eyes premium Android phone market with new 5G chip

Chip designer MediaTek Inc (2454.TW) on Thursday released a new 5G smartphone chip that it hopes will be used in premium-priced Android smartphones, a market Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) currently dominates.
Sony to invest $500 mln in TSMC’s new Japan chip plant venture

Sony Group (6758.T) on Tuesday said it will invest about $500 million in a joint venture with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (2330.TW) (TSMC) that will build a $7 billion chip plant in Japan.
Taiwan to woo backers at APEC for bid to join Pacific trade pact

Taiwan will seek support for its bid to join a trans-Pacific trade pact when it attends a meeting of economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific group APEC next week, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday.
Taiwan c.bank says economy not overheating, inflation stable

TAIPEI, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s economy is not overheating and inflation is well under control, central bank governor Yang Chin-long said on Wednesday, as he responded to lawmakers’ questions about prospects for an interest rate rise.
U.S. tire industry harmed by Korea, Taiwan, Thailand tire imports -trade panel

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) said on Wednesday that U.S. manufacturers are “materially injured” by imports of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
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Taiwan c.bank seen standing pat on rates again as economy booms

Taiwan’s central bank will likely keep its policy rate steady at a record low this week as the economy booms on global tech demand fuelled by the work-from-home trend, despite a spike in COVID-19 cases at home, a Reuters poll showed.
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Blinken signals possible resumption of U.S.-Taiwan trade, investment talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday signaled a possible resumption of trade and investment talks with Taiwan stalled since the Obama administration, but gave no indication of any willingness to pursue a full-scale trade pact Taipei has been seeking.