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The Chronicle
China’s coastguard and civilian fleet are expanding their presence in the waters east of Taiwan, raising fears that Beijing may be rehearsing a containment strategy that would cut off the self-ruled island from outside trade and assistance. …
China puts the ‘squeeze’ on Taiwan with new maritime patrolsJoy Online
… He has previously attributed a decision by TSMC last year to expand its investments in the US to his threats of tariffs on Taiwan and on the global semiconductor business. …
Chip giant TSMC pledges another $100bn to expand US productionThe Chronicle
… After pummelling a chain of remote Japanese islands, it brought heavy rainfall to Taiwan as it brushed past its northern tip. …
China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfallThe Ghanaian Times
Taiwan’s military has resumed ‘anti-communist’ patriotic classes for its graduates after a quarter-century gap, the defence ministry said yesterday, citing a rising threat from China as a senior official reported another rise in Chinese naval activity. …
Taiwan military resumes ‘anti-communist’ classes for graduatesJoy Online
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who defied China and fled to Taiwan, has died aged 70. …
Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70Joy Online
… It comes as regional rivals like Taiwan, China and Japan are investing heavily in chip factories and other technologies as the AI boom pushes up demand for semiconductors. …
South Korea unveils $880bn chip and AI investment planJoy Online
… Drawing comparisons with Taiwan, he explained that farmers there had quick access to affordable healthcare services, noting that injured farmers could see a doctor within 24 hours and receive treatment at relatively low cost. …
Resilient cocoa sector impossible without resilient farmers – ResearcherJoy Online
… Taiwan’s Taiex was also down sharply after shares of semiconductor giant TSMC fell by 3%. …
Stock market jitters remain amid tech fears and renewed Middle East attacksJoy Online
… Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) makes the most advanced chips designed by companies such as Nvidia, AMD and Apple, so any increase in prices could ripple through to the cost of AI infrastructure and, over time, to the prices customers pay for their electronic de …
World’s largest chipmaker does not rule out price rises as costs increaseJoy Online
In a first, China has banned four New Zealand Members of Parliament for a year over their visit to Taiwan, New Zealand’s foreign ministry says. …
China bans four New Zealand MPs over Taiwan visitChina's coastguard and civilian fleet have expanded their presence in waters east of Taiwan through June and July, marking the first time such patrols have moved east of the island in quick succession, according to analysts. Observers warn the shift may signal Beijing's strategy to surround Taiwan rather than only constrain it in the Taiwan Strait.
21 hours ago · The Chronicle →
China's coastguard and civilian fleet have expanded their presence in waters east of Taiwan through June and July, marking the first time such patrols have moved east of the island in quick succession, according to analysts. Observers warn the shift may signal Beijing's strategy to surround Taiwan rather than only constrain it in the Taiwan Strait.
21 hours ago · The Chronicle →
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC will invest another $100bn in Arizona to expand US production, raising its total US commitment to $265bn and creating tens of thousands of American jobs, according to the Commerce Department. The company also reported a 77% jump in second-quarter net profits to $22bn.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A powerful typhoon that spans 1,000 km at its widest point made landfall in the coastal cities of Taizhou and Wenzhou on Saturday and Sunday, prompting the evacuation of nearly two million people. The storm, the second to hit China in a week, has killed at least 17 people in the Philippines and disrupted flights and train services across China.
13 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
Taiwan's defence ministry has restored "anti-communist patriotic education" classes for military academy graduates, ending a 25-year gap since the formal programme ended in 2002. The ministry cited rising military and infiltration threats from China as the reason, with officials noting the need for graduates to understand national security threats and the military's mission.
6 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Lam Wing-kee, a Hong Kong bookseller who fled to Taiwan in 2019 after defying Chinese authorities and selling material critical of political elites, has died aged 70 from lung cancer. He was detained in 2015 alongside other booksellers and later reopened his Causeway Bay Books bookshop in Taiwan.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
South Korea has unveiled plans for at least $880bn in investment to expand chip manufacturing and artificial intelligence capabilities, part of a Three Mega Projects initiative to develop new chip production hubs, data centres and robotics technology. President Lee Jae-myung said the plan aims to rejuvenate economies outside Seoul as regional rivals Taiwan, China and Japan invest heavily in chip factories.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A KNUST researcher who studied over 1,000 cocoa farmers in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire says cocoa policies must address farmer health and wellbeing alongside production, as climate change affects both crops and farmers themselves, yet farmer concerns are often overlooked.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Asian stock markets suffered steep losses on Monday as investors grew concerned about overvalued artificial intelligence investments and a rise in oil prices following renewed Iran-Israel strikes. US markets recovered some losses with the Nasdaq closing up 0.9% and the S&P 500 up 0.3%, though South Korea's Kospi index fell 8.3% and Japan's Nikkei dropped 3.9%.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest chipmaker, has told the BBC that inflation is pushing up costs and has not ruled out price rises, though its CFO said the firm would not introduce sudden "fourfold, fivefold" increases. Any price increases could eventually affect customers' electronic device costs.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
China has banned four New Zealand Members of Parliament for a year following their visit to Taiwan in May, a first for the country according to New Zealand's foreign ministry. The MPs—Maureen Pugh, David Wilson, Laura McClure, and Duncan Webb—can have the ban reduced or waived with an apology, though at least one MP said she would not apologize.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The US announced new tariffs of 10-12.5% on dozens of countries, accounting for almost all its imports, over concerns they are not doing enough to tackle forced labour. The 60 trading partners listed—including the UK, the EU, Canada, India and Japan—face the duties because of their failure to address the importation of goods made with forced labour.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The US has announced new tariffs of 10–12.5% on 60 trading partners, including the UK, EU, China, Canada, India, and Japan, over concerns they are not doing enough to tackle forced labour. The targeted countries account for almost all US imports, and the tariffs have not yet been enforced.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
U.S. crude futures jumped around 2% to $95.40 a barrel as fresh hostilities flared in the Gulf after U.S.-Iran peace talks stalled, with Iran firing missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that were thwarted or failed, while AI-driven stock rallies in Asia pushed Taiwan and Japan indexes to record highs.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A technical brief by Dr. Alexander Quaicoe examines Ghana's Free Zones Programme, established in 1995 and launched in 1996 to shift the economy toward export-led growth, using econometric analysis from 1998 to 2022 to assess its impact on exchange rate, economic growth, and inflation while providing reform recommendations.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Nvidia has announced the RTX Spark, a new chip for personal computers designed for artificial intelligence applications, which will be included in Windows PCs from manufacturers including Lenovo, HP, Dell, Microsoft Surface, Asus, and MSI, set for release in autumn.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Shares in Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics rallied on Monday following expectations of meetings between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Korean executives to discuss AI and robotics partnerships. South Korean semiconductor exports surged to a record high in June amid the AI boom.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The US, UK, and Australia will develop uncrewed undersea vehicle technology to protect undersea cables and boost defence under their Aukus military alliance, with the UK contributing £150m and the technology expected to be ready by next year.
30 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Huawei said its high-end chips will have transistor density equivalent to 1.4-nanometre processes in five years, as China seeks to counter U.S. sanctions on semiconductor technology. The company unveiled a new "Tau Scaling Law" principle at a Shanghai semiconductor symposium that focuses on reducing signal and data transit times through chips rather than making transistors smaller.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
After U.S. President Donald Trump visited Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on trade, Taiwan, Iran, and strategic competition, Russian President Vladimir Putin was expected to visit the following week, illustrating Beijing's increasing importance as a position both Washington and Moscow consider strategically significant.
19 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Taiwan's president Lai Ching-te said Taiwan will not provoke conflict but will not give up its sovereignty, responding to a Trump-Xi summit where China's Xi emphasized Taiwan as the most important bilateral issue. Lai reiterated Taiwan's longstanding position that there is no "Taiwan independence" issue because Taiwan already considers itself a sovereign and independent democratic country.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Nigeria and the United States say they have killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described by US President Donald Trump as the "second in command of ISIS globally," in a joint operation in the Lake Chad Basin. Al-Minuki was killed along with several of his lieutenants during a strike on his compound in Metele, Borno state, with Nigerian and US forces reporting zero casualties.
16 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Taiwan's presidential spokesperson said it is "self-evident" that Taiwan is "a sovereign, independent democratic country," after US President Trump warned against formal independence and said he had made no commitment either way about the island following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump also said he would soon decide on an $11bn weapons package for Taiwan's self-defence.
16 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Nigeria and the United States say they have killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described by US President Donald Trump as the "second in command of ISIS globally," in a joint operation in the Lake Chad Basin. The strike on his compound in Metele, Borno state also killed several of his lieutenants, and the Nigerian military reported zero casualties among their forces.
16 May 2026 · Joy Online →
US President Donald Trump cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China following his summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump said he had "made no commitment either way" about Taiwan and reiterated that US policy on the matter had not changed.
16 May 2026 · Joy Online →
US President Donald Trump cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China following his two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump stated he is not looking to have Taiwan go independent and said US policy on the matter has not changed.
16 May 2026 · Joy Online →
US President Trump visited Beijing with a business delegation and said he struck "fantastic trade deals" with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, though the two-day summit produced warm rhetoric more than concrete agreements. Trump said China agreed to order 200 Boeing planes, but Beijing did not confirm major purchases.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks for over two hours in Beijing, with the White House calling the meeting "highly productive," though no sweeping trade breakthrough or major business agreements emerged. Xi warned that if US-China relations are mishandled, the two nations could collide or come into conflict.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where discussions are expected to cover tariffs, technology competition, the war in Iran, and America's relationship with Taiwan. Trump was greeted by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng and accompanied by US tech industry executives including Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, Larry Fink, and Kelly Ortberg.
13 May 2026 · Joy Online →
China's newly announced zero-tariff policy, effective May 1, 2026, permits duty-free entry of all products from 53 African countries including Ghana, expected to reduce export costs for Ghanaian cocoa, cashew, shea butter, textiles and handicrafts and boost industrial transformation. The Chinese Ambassador said the policy would expand export opportunities and encourage Chinese investment in local processing industries.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The U.S. State Department called Taiwan a "trusted and capable" partner and praised its global relationships, including with Eswatini, after President Lai Ching-te visited the southern African kingdom. Eswatini is one of just 12 countries with formal diplomatic ties to Taiwan and the only one in Africa.
5 May 2026 · Joy Online →