While TSMC is preparing to mass-produce 2 nm chips for customers such as Apple and Nvidia—pushing the technology frontier forward by roughly three additional nodes—China is still grappling with the economic viability and stability of 7 nm production.

Foxconn will invest NT$15.9 billion (US$509.94 million) to build its Kaohsiung headquarters in southern Taiwan. That would include a mixed-use commercial and office building and a residential tower, it said. Construction is scheduled to start in 2027, with completion targeted for 2033.

The project is targeting three main buyer groups: professionals linked to industries associated with the expanding Pingtung Science Park and related supply chains, Pingtung natives returning from northern Taiwan, and higher-income local residents seeking primary residences, including professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and accountants.

2025 recaps show how tightly streaming data is now woven into the way people understand their own media habits. For the platforms, they are also powerful annual marketing campaigns. For users, they have become a kind of digital diary of what they listened to, watched, and talked about throughout the year.

According to Sun Jen Textile, manufacturing seven towels removes one kilogram of abandoned fishing nets from Taiwan’s surrounding waters.

By Eryk Michael Smith / Staff Kaohsiung’s international creative will gather on the evening of…