Amid geopolitical risks and supply chain realignment, South Korea has elevated semiconductors to the level of national strategy. Under its “K-Semiconductor Vision and Strategy in the AI Era,” the government plans to invest approximately 700 trillion won (around US$ 520 billion) by 2047 to build the world’s largest semiconductor cluster, with 16 new fabrication plants scheduled by 2030. It has also established a 50 trillion won (around US$ 37 billion) industry fund, offering up to 25% tax credits for facility investment and 50% for R&D, while aiming to cultivate 150,000 semiconductor professionals by 2030 to strengthen the industry’s integrated innovation ecosystem.

According to the latest statistics, from the law’s implementation through early February 2026, police issued 12 Restriction Orders to banks, buying critical intervention time for affected individuals. The proportion of victims who “voluntarily transferred funds to scammers” declined slightly from 82.4% in 2024 to 81.8% in 2025, suggesting that the long-term effectiveness of “protective intervention” warrants continued observation.

The critical threshold today lies in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. For 3-nanometer nodes and below, EUV is virtually indispensable. However, due to export controls, SMIC—China’s leading foundry—cannot access EUV systems and must rely instead on deep ultraviolet (DUV) immersion lithography.

By constantly remembering the past, Taiwan reaffirms its commitment to protecting freedom for future generations. 

“Uncertainty itself has become a new kind of tariff”. The cost of preparing for potential changes often exceeds the actual tariff percentage. Therefore, companies must view this as a “normalized environment of uncertainty” and design resilient frameworks from a risk management perspective.

Three-part series presents the first known English translation of Adolf Fischer’s 1900 travelogue, offering rare outsider observations on colonial Taiwan from Dadaocheng to Takao.

Strategically, Singapore has chosen a pragmatic and clear-eyed path. The Prime Minister acknowledged that Singapore lacks the scale to compete with major powers such as the United States and China in developing foundational AI models. Instead, its comparative advantage lies in deploying AI “effectively, responsibly, and swiftly.” This declaration signals that Singapore has no intention of entering an arms race in model development. Rather, it aims to position itself as a global hub and testing ground for AI solutions. Instead of pursuing scale for its own sake, the country seeks to excel in application efficiency and systems integration.

By Dr. TUNG Chen-Yuan, Taiwan’s Representative to Singapore – AI image for illustrative purposes only. In Singapore, health is no longer merely a…

Taiwan’s investment in non-China destinations has continued to rise. In 2016, investment in non-China regions surpassed investment in China for the first time, marking a key turning point. By 2022, the share had further increased to 66.4%. In 2025, investment in non-China regions accounted for as much as 96.2% of Taiwan’s total outward investment—around 12 times the level invested in China—demonstrating a highly diversified and multi-pronged outward investment pattern.

Taiwan became Singapore’s largest merchandise trading partner in 2025, surpassing China and Malaysia. Notably, just one year earlier in 2024, Taiwan ranked only fourth. This sharp rise does not reflect a short-term anomaly, but rather the combined outcome of supply chain realignments and structural changes in trade patterns.