Germany will send its federal minister to visit Taiwan next week for talks on research cooperation, an official said on Friday, marking the first high-level visit by a German minister to Taiwan in over two decades. Education and Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger will meet with Taiwanese officials during her two-day trip to Taiwan to discuss…
German Minister to Make Official Visit to Taiwan in Decades-Long First
March 18, 2023
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North Korea Says It Launched ICBM to Warn US, South Korea Over Drills
SEOUL—North Korea said that Thursday’s launch was its largest Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), fired during a drill to demonstrate a “tough response posture” to ongoing U.S.–South Korea military drills, state media reported. Photos released on Friday by North Korea’s state media showed Kim Jong Un watching the launch with his daughter, and included pictures…
TSMC Founder: Chip Globalization Is Dead
March 17, 2023
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) founder Morris Chang declared that the globalization of the chip industry is over, and Taiwan is indispensable in the global chip industry for its unique work ethic. Speaking of the future of the chip sector, many countries strive to reshore manufacturers back to their territory to ensure supply chain resilience for…
New Zealand Bans TikTok From Parliamentary Devices, Citing ‘Unacceptable’ Risks
March 17, 2023
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New Zealand has moved to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all parliamentary devices, citing the “unacceptable” level of risks posed by the popular video app. Parliamentary Service Chief Executive Rafael Gonzalez-Montero said on Friday that TikTok—owned by Beijing-based firm ByteDance—would be removed from “all devices with access to the parliamentary network.” However,…
LIVE 10 AM ET: Taiwan and Its Partners Beyond the Silicon Shield: A Wilson Center Event
March 17, 2023
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With the world relying on advanced semiconductors from Taiwan, and when facing geopolitical challenges from the Chinese communist regime, the allies and partners of Taiwan may help to forge not only a “silicon shield” in defense, but a prosperous future for the island nation. Professor Shelley Rigger of Davidson College and Dan Blumenthal, senior fellow…
LIVE NOW: Taiwan and Its Partners Beyond the Silicon Shield: A Wilson Center Event
March 17, 2023
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With the world relying on advanced semiconductors from Taiwan, and when facing geopolitical challenges from the Chinese communist regime, the allies and partners of Taiwan may help to forge not only a “silicon shield” in defense, but a prosperous future for the island nation. Professor Shelley Rigger of Davidson College and Dan Blumenthal, senior fellow…
Taiwan and Its Partners Beyond the Silicon Shield: A Wilson Center Event
March 17, 2023
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With the world relying on advanced semiconductors from Taiwan, and when facing geopolitical challenges from the Chinese communist regime, the allies and partners of Taiwan may help to forge not only a “silicon shield” in defense, but a prosperous future for the island nation. Professor Shelley Rigger of Davidson College and Dan Blumenthal, senior fellow…
New Zealand Close to Recession as Economy Stutters: Statistics Bureau
March 17, 2023
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New Zealand may be heading into recession after Stats NZ revealed that national GDP had fallen into the red during the December quarter. It comes a few months after the governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), Adrian Orr, admitted it was engineering a recession to combat inflation. “What we are looking at…
Argentina’s GMO Wheat Approved in Indonesia for Human Consumption
March 17, 2023
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Argentinian biotech firm Bioceres Crop Solution Corp. said on Thursday that its genetically modified (GMO) wheat called HB4, designed to withstand drought, had been approved for human consumption in Indonesia. Indonesia, the largest importer of wheat globally, is expected to import about 11 million tons during the 2022/2023 harvesting season, according to the U.S. Department…
South Korea, Japan Rebuild Ties in Face of North Korean Threat
The leaders of Japan and South Korea have agreed to restore bilateral ties, including the “complete” normalizing of a military intelligence-sharing pact to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a summit in Tokyo on Thursday, where both promised to turn the…
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