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taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has defended TSMC's $100 billion investment in the US, asserting it was driven by business needs, not political pressure. TSMC will build three new manufacturing and two packaging facilities in Arizona, with the move not impacting taiwan operations.

Focus taiwan reported that SEF received a request for assistance from the family of the detainees. However, SEF Deputy Secretary-General Li Pao-wen declined to disclose the individuals' identities or specific details about their arrest.

taiwan faces the constant threat of an invasion by China, which claims the island as part of its territory, and is heavily reliant on Washington for its security.

A 61-year-old Peruvian fisherman, Maximo Napa, survived 94 days at sea by consuming cockroaches, birds, and a turtle before being rescued by an Ecuadorian vessel. taiwan marathon organizers apologized for giving out trophies shaped like a Chinese machine gun. A blackout plunged Panama into darkness, while millions in Cuba faced their fourth widespread outage in six months.

TSMC announces an additional $100 billion investment in the US, expanding its total investment in Phoenix, Arizona to $165 billion. The expansion includes three new fabrication plants, two packaging facilities, and an R&D center, creating tens of thousands of jobs. taiwan will assist but retain its most advanced chip technology at home.

Foxconn has unveiled its first large language model, FoxBrain, developed using Nvidia GPUs and Meta’s Llama 3.1 architecture. It is optimized for traditional Chinese and taiwanese and will initially be used for internal applications, such as data analysis and code generation. Foxconn plans to expand its use through collaborations and sharing open-source information.

TSMC plans to invest $100 billion in the US to expand its semiconductor production, including building five new facilities, creating 40,000 construction jobs. The investment aims to support AI and smartphones. taiwanese officials will review this investment to ensure it aligns with their interests. Trump continues to push for increased US manufacturing amid tariff pressures.

There was always some doubt about America’s nuclear guarantees. But now Trump has made it clear that these guarantees should not be taken seriously and US allies are on their own

Former world number one Viktor Axelsen faced an unexpected first-round defeat against taiwan's Lin Chun-yi at the All England Open. While Axelsen managed to dominate the second game, he couldn't sustain his momentum, ultimately losing 21-19, 13-21, 21-11. Top-seeded An Se-young and former champion Chen Yufei advanced in the women's singles event.

TSMC has proposed a joint venture to manage Intel's foundry division, targeting US chip designers Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom as partners with a minority stake.

South Korea’s Industry and Labour Ministers advocated revising the 52-hour workweek to permit semiconductor researchers to work longer hours, emphasizing the necessity due to intense global competition. Despite ongoing debates, no consensus has been reached on the special bill for the semiconductor industry exemption.

Meta is developing its first AI training chip to reduce reliance on external suppliers like Nvidia. Partnering with TSMC, Meta is testing the chip for content recommendation systems on Facebook and Instagram. If successful, they plan to expand its use to generative AI products by 2026. Meta's previous custom chip was abandoned due to poor performance.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited the White House to discuss American technology leadership with Trump administration officials. The visit followed Meta's recent advancements in AI and ongoing development of its first internally designed chip, in collaboration with TSMC.

Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, ended in red on the last trading day of the week. Stock markets are closed for Holi on March 15, 2025.

President Zelenskyy's visit to the White House turned into a heated argument with Trump and VP JD Vance, impacting US-Ukraine relations and halting US military aid to Ukraine. The EU plans to step up defense spending, and India-EU ties are strengthening amidst global uncertainties. Democracies need a unified strategy against the China-Russia alliance.