Taiwan Looks to Develop an XR Niche
Taiwan’s XR opportunity is moving beyond consumer headsets toward healthcare, industrial use, and AI-powered smart glasses, where its hardware strengths can carve out a higher-value niche.
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Are Jabs the Answer to Soaring Obesity Rates?
Taiwan’s growing obesity challenge is fueling interest in weight-loss medication, along with fresh questions about access, safety, and long-term care.
Taiwan Grapples with Energy Policy Travails
Taiwan is reassessing its energy mix as geopolitical shocks and rising demand expose vulnerabilities, reviving nuclear alongside lagging renewables. At the same time, surging AI-driven consumption is outpacing the island’s ability to secure stable, low-carbon power.
Taiwan’s Drone Industry Take Off — but Can It Scale?
Taiwan’s drone industry is rapidly scaling as it positions itself as a trusted, non-Chinese supplier for global markets, driven by surging exports and geopolitical demand. Yet gaps in military strategy, domestic scale, and supply chain independence continue to test whether this momentum can translate into long-term capability.
All Options Open: Re-Energizing Taiwan to Meet AI Demand
Taiwan’s push to scale AI is running headlong into energy constraints, exposing the limits of its current infrastructure, policy alignment, and geopolitical vulnerabilities. As demand surges, the real challenge is not just building AI capacity, but securing the power and strategy to sustain it.
Energy Security Returns to the Forefront
Geopolitical tensions have exposed Taiwan’s heavy reliance on imported energy and limited buffer capacity, bringing energy security back into focus. The challenge now is building a more resilient system as demand continues to rise.
The New Context of U.S.-Taiwan Security Cooperation
U.S.-Taiwan security cooperation is expanding beyond arms sales into integrated systems and supply chains to strengthen deterrence, even as shifting U.S. signals and Taiwan’s domestic constraints add uncertainty to its path forward.
Moving the Finish Line: Taiwan’s $40 Billion Defense Test
Taiwan’s proposed US$40 billion defense budget reflects a shift away from a single invasion scenario toward broader resilience and sustained readiness. The challenge now is less about spending alone, and more about aligning strategy, systems, and political consensus to make that preparedness viable.
On the Ball: Where Now for Soccer in Taiwan?
A legacy of grassroots passion meets structural gridlock. Taiwan’s soccer story reveals how dedicated coaches and youth systems continue to produce talent, even as governance issues, limited infrastructure, and underinvestment hold the sport back on the global stage.
Uncertainty Surrounds Taiwan’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative
Taiwan’s sovereign wealth fund proposal remains in limbo as policymakers diverge on its purpose, structure, and funding. Despite its strategic potential, political and institutional hurdles continue to stall progress.