Aerospace & Defense
Taiwan loses two fighter jets in crash, third such case in months
Search underway for pilots who flew US-supplied F-5 now only used in training
Taiwan
Commodities
Memory prices soar 60% from start of year amid virus crisis
Brisk demand for home electronics, pickup in auto output cause shortage
Semiconductors
Japan seeks shot in the arm from TSMC to revive chipmaking sector
Declining production spurs scramble to keep suppliers competitive
Interview
EVs are new iPhone: Foxconn CEO sees next earnings driver
Apple supplier will take decentralized approach to making cars, Liu says
Semiconductors
Samsung chip fallout threatens smartphone and PC supplies
Texas freeze wreaks havoc on semiconductor supply chains
Interview
Transcript of interview with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Washington's top diplomat holds roundtable with Japanese media in Tokyo
COVID vaccines
Taiwan helps sole South American ally Paraguay buy COVID vaccines
Despite its own slow start to inoculation, Taipei steps in as Asuncion in unrest
Automobiles
Foxconn to pick site for North American EV plant within months
Taiwanese Apple supplier is deliberating between facilities in US and Mexico
Comment
East Asia faces population drop 10 years earlier than anticipated
China, South Korea and Taiwan follow Japan into low birthrate economic woes
Semiconductors
ASML to recruit 600 engineers in Taiwan
Dutch chipmaking machinery builder to boost staff 20% in key market
Semiconductors
Fukushima quake shows chipmaker Renesas value of resilience
The company continuously hones disaster planning for supply-chain resilience
Technology
Foxconn set to make iPhone 12 in India, shifting from China
Tamil Nadu plant expected to take as much as 10% of Chinese production
Semiconductors
Chip crunch spreads to world's top industrial computer maker
Sales at Taiwan's Advantech to be hit by global supply shortage
Indo-Pacific
US should rethink Taiwan 'strategic ambiguity': Indo-Pacific chief
Southeast and South Asia will be priority for posture review, Adm. Davidson says
Semiconductors
Taiwan accuses China's crypto chip king of poaching 100 engineers
Prosecutors' claims over Bitmain activity come as Beijing hosts NPC
Trade
Taiwan exports grow 9.7% in February on semiconductor demand
Strong figure comes despite a week of national holidays last month
International relations
Taiwan's #FreedomPineapple campaign gathers pace after China ban
In a few days, pineapple orders surpassed total cross-strait shipments in 2020
Comment
European navies hold stronger China deterrent than first appears
Long-term engagement in Indo-Pacific changes Beijing's military calculus
International relations
In support of Taiwan, Japan's ruling party buries old rivalries
Pro-China politics lose ground as Asia-Pacific landscape shifts
