Meaghan Tobin

IN 2011, a meltdown at a nuclear plant in Japan caused governments around the world to move decisively and swiftly away from atomic energy.

PLASTIC producers in Taiwan have scrambled to secure new supplies since the conflict in Iran disrupted petrochemical flows and tightened availability.

Building on the country’s electric vehicle industry, Chinese companies are making robot parts at a scale and price point others can’t match.

A.I. demand is driving stock market gains and booming exports in South Korea and Taiwan. But the rest of the economy is being left behind.

Silicon Valley engineers recently flocked to new technology from a Chinese company, Z.ai, that is almost as good as its American competitors but much cheaper.

Video footage showed broken windows and debris, including what appeared to be the tail of a small aircraft, falling dozens of stories into the street below.

The temporary sidelining of Anthropic may be over, but a Beijing-based alternative made hay while the sun shone.

Fortunes, luxury buildings and birthrates are rising in the city at the centre of Taiwan's chip supply chain.