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Iranian team move World Cup base from US to Mexico
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (171+ words) Iran are moving their World Cup training base to Mexico after FIFA approved a request to transfer it from Tucson, Arizona, the head of Iran's soccer federation said on Saturday. The Iranian team would be based in Tijuana on the…...
TSMC's Arizona project proceeds well but faces water, labor challenges
1+ week, 6+ day ago (419+ words) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's (TSMC, ") investment project in Arizona has progressed better than expected, but it still faces challenges such as water and labor shortages, National Development Council (NDC) Minister Yeh Chun-hsien () said yesterday. Speaking with reporters after visiting TSMC's…...
Pena tours Tainan science park, lauds Taiwan's chip role
2+ week, 1+ day ago (257+ words) President William Lai () yesterday accompanied Paraguayan President Santiago Pena during his visit to the Southern Taiwan Science Park in Tainan, which houses the facilities of many tech heavyweights, including contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Pena, who arrived in Taiwan…...
Horumz crisis shows gaps in Taiwan's high-tech "silicon shield'
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1738+ words) The breakwater stretches out to sea from the sprawling Kaohsiung port in southern Taiwan. Normally, it's crowded with massive tankers ferrying liquefied natural gas from Qatar to be stored in the bulbous white tanks that dot the shoreline. These are…...
Minister opens hub in Phoenix to boost trade ties
3+ week, 1+ day ago (259+ words) Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin () on Friday presided over the opening ceremony of the Taiwan Trade and Investment Service Center in Phoenix, Arizona, deepening Taiwan-US supply chain ties. The Phoenix center is Taiwan's second such facility in the US,…...
White Sox's Murakami ties HR record for rookies
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (337+ words) Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami on Wednesday tied an MLB rookie record by homering in his fifth straight game, crushing a 451 foot (137. 5m) shot to right-center field against the Arizona Diamondbacks for his 10th homer of the season. "I've run out…...
Why women should lift weights
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (789+ words) During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time. Then, Bradley found herself to be the only woman in…...
Kaohsiung, Arizona, Kumamoto sign MOU on chips
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (312+ words) Kaohsiung on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Arizona and Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, paving the way for a three-front partnership in semiconductor development, the Kaohsiung City Government said yesterday. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (), who is leading a Taiwan-Kumamoto…...
TSMC to build four new fabs in Taiwan: report
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (279+ words) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, ") yesterday remained tight-lipped over a media report that the contract chipmaker plans to build an additional four advanced integrated circuit (IC) assembly plants in Taiwan. The world's largest contract chipmaker declined to comment, saying that any…...
MOFA planning Arizona office: source
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (463+ words) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is planning to establish a representative office in Phoenix, Arizona, with the goal of opening within this year, a source familiar with the issue said yesterday. The government is preparing to set up a…...