SK Hynix shares plunge over 11% as Asia sees tech rout, tracking U.S. chip lo...
Thursday, July 16,2026,07:02
Asian semiconductor stocks tumbled on Thursday as a selloff in U.S. chipmakers spilled into the region. .. read more..
TSMC second-quarter profit jumps over 77%, beating estimates, on high-end chi...
Thursday, July 16,2026,05:52
TSMC announced a second-quarter profit, following its June revenue figures released earlier this week. .. read more..
Taiwan shares close down 0.01%
Thursday, July 16,2026,05:44
Taipei, July 16 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended down 6.61 points, or 0.01 percent, at 45,624.98 Thursday on turnover of NT$900.84 billion (US$27.98 billion). .. read more..
Rohingya refugees among over 500 feared dead after Myanmar boats capsize
Thursday, July 16,2026,05:20
The UN warned on Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN’s International Organization for Migration and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports “that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days”. Preliminary information indicated that the two vessels in question departed from war-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine state in late June,... .. read more..
Indian Shares Edge Higher In Cautious Trade; IT Stocks Shine
Thursday, July 16,2026,04:52
Indian shares were a tad higher on Thursday, tracking mixed cues from global markets amid unease in West Asia. .. read more..
U.S. House passes bill with US$500 million in military financing for Taiwan
Thursday, July 16,2026,04:43
Washington, July 15 (CNA) The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a fiscal 2027 appropriations bill that includes provisions supporting Taiwan's participation in international organizations and a US$500 million budget for Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Taiwan. .. read more..
Huang Tzu-peng sets domestic scoreless innings record in Hawks rout
Thursday, July 16,2026,04:11
Taipei, July 16 (CNA) TSG Hawks starter Huang Tzu-peng (黃子鵬) set a new record for consecutive scoreless innings by a domestic pitcher in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) on Wednesday as his team routed the Fubon Guardians 12-0 in Taitung County. .. read more..
Australian Market Slips To Modest Losses In Mid-market
Thursday, July 16,2026,03:30
The Australian market is slipping to modest losses in mid-market moves on Thursday after opening in the green, reversing the gains in the previous session, despite the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling well below the 8,850 level, with weakness in mining and energy stocks partially offset by gains in financial stocks. .. read more..
Taiwan's freedom, prosperity indexes rise in annual international report
Thursday, July 16,2026,03:21
Washington, July 15 (CNA) Taiwan has moved up in the Atlantic Council's 2026 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes, with its prosperity ranking jumping nine places from a year earlier, according to the latest report released Wednesday by the Washington-based think tank. .. read more..
Asian Markets Trade Mostly Lower
Thursday, July 16,2026,03:03
Asian markets are trading mostly lower on Thursday, despite the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, as South Korea tumbles more than 7 percent amid a selloff in global semiconductor and technology stocks, which reignited concerns over AI valuations. Traders also kept an eye on the escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday. .. read more..
Indian Shares To Open On Cautious Note Amid Rising US-Iran Tensions
Thursday, July 16,2026,02:53
Indian shares are seen opening flat to slightly lower on Thursday as crude oil prices remain elevated amid unease in West Asia. .. read more..
Taitung warned of temperatures over 36°C Thursday due to foehn winds
Thursday, July 16,2026,02:47
Taipei, July 16 (CNA) Daytime temperatures in Taitung County in southeastern Taiwan are expected to soar on Thursday as foehn winds descend into the southeastern county, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). .. read more..
U.S. dollar down in Taipei trading
Thursday, July 16,2026,02:26
Taipei, July 16 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$32.100 at 10 a.m. Thursday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, down NT$0.089 from the previous close. .. read more..
Taiwan headline news
Thursday, July 16,2026,02:14
Taipei, July 16 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows: .. read more..
Bank of Korea raises rates to 2.75% in first hike in over three years
Thursday, July 16,2026,02:12
The 25 basis point hike by the Bank of Korea was in line with a survey of economists polled by Reuters. .. read more..
Higher Open Expected For Thai Stock Market
Thursday, July 16,2026,02:03
The Thai stock market rebounded on Wednesday, one day after ending the three-day winning streak in which it had improved more than 50 points or 3.3 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,630-point plateau and it may pick up steam on Thursday. .. read more..
Philippines’ iconic jeepneys face rocky road to go electric
Thursday, July 16,2026,02:00
For generations, jeepneys – brightly painted minibuses that are among the Philippines’ cheapest and most used forms of public transport – have run on diesel, but recent fuel shocks are forcing thousands of small operators and drivers to weigh volatile prices against the debt needed to go electric. Diesel prices spiked anew by nearly 5 pesos this week, as renewed tensions in the Gulf threatened to strain the country’s public transport sector, giving new urgency to the uneven shift towards... .. read more..
Ex-Fed advisor gets over three years in prison for lying about China ties
Thursday, July 16,2026,01:47
The case marks one of the most prominent U.S. prosecutions alleging Chinese intelligence targeting of U.S. institutions, as Trump intensifies its pursuit of foreign economic espionage. .. read more..
Indonesia Bourse May Reclaim 6,100-Point Level
Thursday, July 16,2026,01:33
The Indonesia stock market has finished higher in five straight sessions, advancing more than 160 points or 2.7 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 6,040-point plateau and it's likely to open higher again on Thursday. .. read more..
Japanese Market Sharply Lower
Thursday, July 16,2026,01:27
The Japanese market is trading sharply lower on Thursday, reversing the gains in the previous two sessions, despite the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is plunging 3 percent to well below the 66,750 level, with weakness in index heavyweights, financial and technology stocks partially offset by gains in automaker stocks. .. read more..
Hong Kong Stock Market May Open To The Upside On Thursday
Thursday, July 16,2026,01:18
The Hong Kong stock market has tracked higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 640 points or 2.6 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 24,680-point plateau and it may see additional support on Thursday. .. read more..
Australian Market Slightly Higher
Thursday, July 16,2026,01:08
The Australian market is trading slightly higher on Thursday, extending the gains in the previous session, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving up to near the 8,850 level, with gains in financial stocks and a mixed performance across most other sectors. .. read more..
Taiwan shares open lower
Thursday, July 16,2026,01:08
Taipei, July 16 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened down 119.61 points at 45,511.98 Thursday on turnover of NT$9.10 billion (US$282.60 million). .. read more..
CNBC Daily Open: Big Tech rally drowns out Iran war fears — Buffett urges cau...
Thursday, July 16,2026,01:06
Stocks closed higher on Big Tech gains and a surprise drop in wholesale prices, shrugging off fresh U.S. strikes on Iran, a naval blockade. .. read more..
China Shares May Bounce Higher Again On Thursday
Thursday, July 16,2026,01:03
The China stock market headed south again on Wednesday, one day after ending the two-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 120 points or 3 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 3,950-point plateau although it figures to see renewed support on Thursday. .. read more..
Taiwan Stock Market May See Additional Support On Thursday
Thursday, July 16,2026,00:33
The Taiwan stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had dropped more than 1,300 points or 2.9 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange sits just above the 45,630-point plateau and it may extend its gains on Thursday. .. read more..
Singapore Shares Overdue For Consolidation
Thursday, July 16,2026,00:03
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in nine straight sessions, gathering more than 390 points or 7.7 percent along the way. Now at a fresh record closing high, the Straits Times Index sits just beneath the 5,560-point plateau although investors may lock in gains on Thursday. .. read more..
Japan treads diplomatic fine line over US campaign to end ICC ‘threat’
Thursday, July 16,2026,00:00
Japan has voiced concern about the United States’ campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), exposing a diplomatic bind for Tokyo as it seeks to defend a tribunal it has long championed without provoking its most important security ally. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday that Japan “places great importance on the eradication and prevention of serious crimes, as well as the upholding of the rule of law”. He added that Japan, the... .. read more..
Rebound Anticipated For Malaysia Stock Market
Wednesday, July 15,2026,23:33
The Malaysia stock market on Wednesday halted the three-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 40 points or 2.5 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just beneath the 1,715-point plateau although it's expected to bounce higher again on Thursday. .. read more..
Japan Bourse May Extend Its Gains On Thursday
Wednesday, July 15,2026,23:18
The Japan stock market has tracked higher in consecutive trading days, rallying more than 1,500 points or 2.3 percent along the way. The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 68,750-point plateau and it's expected to open in the green again on Thursday. .. read more..
Win Streak May Continue For South Korea Shares
Wednesday, July 15,2026,23:03
The South Korea stock market has finished higher in back-to-back sessions, soaring more than 475 points or 6.6 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just above the 7,280-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Thursday. .. read more..
14-nation South China Sea statement is an expansionist overreach
Wednesday, July 15,2026,21:30
On July 12, a coalition of 14 nations – the United States, Philippines, Australia, Canada, Britain, Japan, New Zealand, and seven European states including Germany, Italy and the Baltic nations – issued a statement marking the 10th anniversary of the South China Sea ruling at The Hague in 2016. The document recycled familiar arguments, urging compliance with the ruling and framing it as a cornerstone of the rules-based international order. But beneath it lies a fundamental disconnect from... .. read more..
Vietnam arrests 3 publishing bosses over controversial Ho Chi Minh book
Wednesday, July 15,2026,15:08
Police in Vietnam said on Wednesday they had arrested three executives of a publishing house that released a book on Ho Chi Minh, the revered founder of the country’s Communist Party. The author of Stories with Thanh - A New Account of Light, former telecoms executive Nguyen Thanh Nam, was arrested on anti-state charges in early July, along with an influencer who promoted the book on his social media channels. The book, which has been recalled by its publisher under pressure from authorities,... .. read more..
Chinese barge captain not prosecuted over Dongyin subsea cable damage
Wednesday, July 15,2026,14:08
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) The Lienchiang District Prosecutors Office announced Wednesday that it will not prosecute the captain of a Chinese-flagged work barge, which damaged a subsea cable off Dongyin Island on March 30, citing insufficient evidence. .. read more..
Tibet supporters in Taipei mourn activist, protest China's ethnic unity law
Wednesday, July 15,2026,13:05
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) Around 300 people gathered at Liberty Square in Taipei on Wednesday evening to commemorate Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, who died after self-immolating outside the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York earlier this month. .. read more..
Thai police arrest boxing camp manager for trafficking underage boys for sex
Wednesday, July 15,2026,13:01
Thai police said on Wednesday they had arrested the manager of a boxing camp for trafficking underage boys for sex, and were searching for a Norwegian also believed to have been involved. Police raided the day camp in Rayong province, southeast of Bangkok, on Tuesday and took 12 children into protection, the Central Investigation Bureau said in a statement. The 28-year-old manager has admitted charges of trafficking minors under the age of 18 for sexual exploitation and soliciting sexual... .. read more..
Alibaba’s U.S.-listed shares rise 4% after Qwen AI set to be integrated in Ap...
Wednesday, July 15,2026,11:55
The Cyberspace Administration of China on Wednesday included Apple's AI services on a list of approved providers. .. read more..
Ban on pets in most national forest recreation areas extended to 2028
Wednesday, July 15,2026,11:14
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) Taiwan's Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency (FANCA) announced Wednesday that it will continue to prohibit visitors from bringing cats, dogs and other mammals into 19 national forest recreation areas, to help prevent the spread of rabies. .. read more..
Why South Korea’s submarine exports are running aground
Wednesday, July 15,2026,11:03
South Korea’s failed bid for Canada’s next-generation submarine fleet has exposed a growing problem for one of Asia’s fastest-rising defence exporters: price, speed and technology may no longer be enough. Analysts said the loss of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) to Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems showed how Nato security ties and pressure on member states to favour allied industrial bases were increasingly outweighing commercial competitiveness in decisions over major... .. read more..
Indian Shares End Off Day's Highs
Wednesday, July 15,2026,10:23
Indian shares pared early gains to end marginally higher on Wednesday as escalating Middle East tensions raised concerns that the United States and Iran may return to an all-out war. .. read more..
Malaysia’s Anwar warns any Israelis at Johor tech commune to be ‘deported imm...
Wednesday, July 15,2026,10:16
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has threatened to deport any Israelis found at a self-styled “start-up society” in Johor, after online claims about the tech commune triggered a national security investigation. “We will not allow it,” Anwar told reporters on Wednesday. “If there are Israeli nationals, since we do not recognise Israel, they will be deported immediately.” The Network School, a co-living compound founded by former Coinbase executive Balaji Srinivasan in Forest City, came... .. read more..
Tankers with Iranian oil look to Pakistan for safe harbour as US blockade tak...
Wednesday, July 15,2026,09:52
Two tankers carrying Iranian oil are signalling Pakistan as their destination – an unusual move that may be an indication they are seeking a safe place to wait as the US blockade takes effect. The Rani and the Amil, which are carrying a combined 1 million barrels of crude, switched their destination signals to Karachi on Tuesday, ship-tracking data show. The two vessels were already outside the Persian Gulf when Washington reimposed its naval blockade of Iranian shipping. It is unlikely the... .. read more..
Lai awards top honor to Franck Paris for advancing Taiwan-France ties
Wednesday, July 15,2026,09:44
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Wednesday presented outgoing French Office in Taipei Director Franck Paris with the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon, honoring his efforts to strengthen Taiwan-France cooperation in politics, culture, science and other fields. .. read more..
Taiwan shares end up after U.S. rally on eased inflation
Wednesday, July 15,2026,09:16
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan bounced back Wednesday from a slump a session earlier, with buying sparked by a rally in the United States overnight after slower-than-expected June inflation, dealers said. .. read more..
Malaysia’s Anwar deals with another split with BN in Melaka after Johor poll ...
Wednesday, July 15,2026,09:00
Malaysia’s unity government is holding in Putrajaya, but its uneasy alliance is fraying in the states after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) moved into opposition in Melaka even as it is still reeling from a rout by its federal partner Barisan Nasional (BN) in Johor. The split followed a constitutional amendment allowing Melaka’s government to appoint up to seven unelected assembly members with voting rights. PH’s five lawmakers opposed the bill, which passed 23-5 on... .. read more..
Asian Shares Mixed As China GDP Data Disappoints
Wednesday, July 15,2026,08:40
Asian stocks rose broadly on Wednesday as a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation print helped reduce concerns of a possible interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve in the near term. .. read more..
Philippines starts active school shooter drills after deadly attack in Taclob...
Wednesday, July 15,2026,08:29
The Philippines has begun holding active school shooter drills after a rare act of violence in Tacloban City last month during which two teenage students opened fire, killing three schoolmates and injuring 20 others. On Wednesday, at one educational campus in Manila, hundreds of students and teachers practised barricading classrooms with desks and chairs and staying silent as an armed actor wearing a black hoodie scoured the halls and rooms. “We acknowledge the increasing number of violent... .. read more..
Linkou Chang Gung ranked Taiwan's most profitable hospital for 9th year
Wednesday, July 15,2026,08:28
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital posted the highest overall profit among Taiwan's 240 hospitals in 2024, recording a surplus of NT$3.726 billion (US$115.87 million), according to a report released Wednesday by the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA). .. read more..
Army deploys self-propelled howitzers in Taoyuan key-area defense drill
Wednesday, July 15,2026,08:17
Taoyuan, July 15 (CNA) Taiwan's military on Wednesday deployed M110A2 self-propelled howitzers in a simulated firepower drill at a key strategic location in Taoyuan under a decentralized command structure. .. read more..
U.S. dollar closes higher on Taipei forex market
Wednesday, July 15,2026,08:15
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) The U.S. dollar rose against the Taiwan dollar Wednesday, gaining NT$0.017 to close at NT$32.189. .. read more..