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Container ships load and unload at Kaohsiung Port in southern Taiwan in August 2026, as AI-related demand lifts the island's exports. (CNA file photo)

AI Boom Pushes Taiwan Past Japan on Exports, Income and Wealth

Taiwan's population is projected to shrink to 12.15 million within 50 years, with the elderly making up more than half the total. (AP)

Taiwan's Population to Halve, Leaving More Elderly Than Workers

TSMC's outsized role in the global AI supply chain has made Taiwan indispensable — but whether that prosperity reaches the island's 9.19 million SME workers remains the defining question of Taiwan's AI era.

TSMC's AI Victory Is Not Taiwan's Victory. Not Yet.

On May 22, 2026, KYEC opened a new testing facility in Singapore. Representative Tung Chen-yuan (third from left) of the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore attended the ceremony. (Photo: Taipei Representative Office in Singapore)

Exclusive | Taiwan Widens Trade Lead Over China in Singapore

Attendees stand in front of a TSMC display at an industry event.  (Photo: CNA)

Opinion | Taiwan's Trade Pivot Trades One Dependency for Another

President Lai Ching-te announced an additional NT$235.7 billion in expenditure, with a NT$10,000 cash payout per person next year. (File photo, by Ke Chenghui)

Taiwan Turns Record Economic Surge Into $310 Cash for Every Resident

Millions across Taiwan now find their hearts racing to the rhythm of red and green numbers flickering across stock-trading app screens. (CNA)

Taiwan's Stock Market Euphoria Is Built on Quicksand

A far-sighted government should focus on building an environment where businesses can grow; a forward-thinking enterprise should keep investing in the future. (File photo, AP)

Opinion | Japan's IPO Drought Reveals What Taiwan's Boom Conceals

Taiwan's AI-driven economic boom has delivered record growth — but uneven distribution has given rise to what observers are calling a paradox: a wealthy Taiwan and an impoverished Taiwanese public. (Illustrative image generated by AI / Smart Content Cente

When South Korea Looks at Taiwan and Sees a Warning

The AI boom has pushed Taiwan's economy beyond "Goldilocks" territory — but the risks are real. Pictured: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits Delta Electronics' booth at COMPUTEX.(CNA)

Taiwan's 10% GDP Surge Cannot Hide Its Structural Risks

Taiwan has benefited from booms in AI, chips, and related sectors. Foreign media have raised concerns about de-industrialization, but the reality points to re-industrialization instead. Photo by Central News Agency photographer Weng Jui-kun, June 2, 2026.

Opinion | The Economist Got Taiwan Wrong on De-Industrialization

As Taiwan's birth rate continues to fall, the government is once again rolling out pro-natalist policies — but the results are unlikely to be any different. Pictured: students sitting the university entrance exam, with fewer candidates each year. (Photo:

Taiwan's NT$200 Billion Baby Bonus Won't Reverse the Birth Rate Decline

Although the Lai administration is moving to restart nuclear power, the nuclear-free homeland policy has cost the public hundreds of billions of dollars. Anti-nuclear activists have reiterated their opposition to any restart. Photo by Chao Shih-hsun, Cent

Taiwan's Nuclear-Free Anniversary Is a Reckoning, Not a Celebration

In May 2026, Taiwan's stock market surged past 40,000 points. (CNA)

Exclusive | Taiwan Is the World's Hottest Stock Market. That's the Problem.

TSMC has created a powerful "magnetic effect" across Taiwan — drawing in capital, talent, and resources at every level. (File photo, AP)

Taiwan's TSMC-Driven AI Economy Has a K-Shaped Problem

CPC Corporation's LNG carrier Taiwan Star No. 3. (Photo courtesy of CPC Corporation)

Taiwan's Trillion-Dollar Energy Trap: Why the IMF Is Sounding the Alarm