2022/07/25 |
Will Foxconn Pivot Away From China?
Aggressive local competition and rising geopolitical risk make the contract electronics manufacturing giant’s China dependency more precarious than ever.
2020/02/06 |
Coronavirus: Time for Taiwan to Double Down on China Decoupling
Taiwanese firms based in China are further exposed to operational disruptions due to the coronavirus outbreak. It's time for the Taiwanese government to play up its reshoring initiatives.
2019/04/22 |
Taiwan's Trump? Foxconn's Terry Gou Wants to 'Make the ROC Great Again'
Comparisons between Terry Gou and Donald Trump go far deeper than their similar taste in headwear.
2019/04/18 |
Terry Gou Invokes Sea Goddess Mazu, Announces Run for President
The Foxconn founder and chairman threw his hat into the KMT presidential primary yesterday.
2019/01/31 |
Taiwan News: Wind Power Feed-in-Tariff Rate Cut, Foxconn Rethinking Wisconsin
A daily breakdown of Taiwan's top stories and why they matter.
2018/12/07 |
Taiwan's Foxconn Is Considering Opening an iPhone Factory in Vietnam
The Taiwanese technology giant previously expressed an interest in evading the US-China trade war.
2018/09/14 |
OPINION: Life for China's Migrant Workers Remains a Raw Deal
Poor living conditions, social isolation, unstable employment and lower wages are just a handful of the disadvantages faced by China's migrant workers.
2018/08/03 |
Foxconn Comes Under Pressure over Wages as Shenzhen Urban Village Rents Rise
The gentrification of Shenzhen is forcing migrant workers out of their homes.
2017/12/29 |
US Tax Cuts Entice Taiwan Firms
Taiwan's top firms are looks anew at investing in the US, but while the door is open to the country's biggest companies, the SMEs that make up 90 percent of its companies still struggle to get a look in.
2017/06/02 |
Humans Need Not Apply: Taiwan Company at Forefront of Automation Age with 60,000 Robots Making iPhones
The world's largest contract electronics maker has five "lights-out" factories that are fully automated and require no onsite human presence.