Micron

Oct 20, 2026

Micron's Taoyuan union in Taiwan says it plans strike this Thursday

Reuters reported that Micron Technology's union in Taoyuan, Taiwan, said on Oct. 20 that it plans to launch a strike this Thursday over disputes tied to employee bonuses and profit-sharing arrangements. The union also said the action is meant to support Micron's Taichung union, which is still in mediation talks with the company. The Taoyuan union's own mediation with Micron broke down in September, and its members granted strike authorization in early October. The Taichung union, which represents Micron's largest operating unit in Taiwan, has not yet voted on whether to strike. Micron employs about 15,000 people in Taiwan and mainly produces DRAM and high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, key components used in AI servers. The Taoyuan union did not specify how long the strike would last. Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te called on both sides last week to negotiate sincerely.

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Policy Regulation

Oct 16, 2026

Taiwan passes amendment to fully subsidize health insurance premiums for 403 million elderly beneficiaries under income threshold

Taiwan’s legislature on Oct. 16 passed a third reading of an amendment to Article 22 of the Senior Citizens Welfare Act, approving full central-government subsidies for National Health Insurance premiums for eligible residents aged 65 and older. The vote passed 60-39, with 99 lawmakers present. Under the amendment, seniors whose total consolidated income from the most recent year falls below the filing threshold, or whose income tax rate is below 20%, will have their premiums fully covered by the central authority. The report says around 4.03 million people are expected to benefit, out of a 65-and-over population of 4,806,053. Health Minister Shih Chung-liang warned that if the cost were shifted to payers aged 15 to 64, each could face more than NT$3,000 in additional annual payments. He also outlined three possible funding paths: higher premiums, pressure on the National Health Insurance global budget, or financing through tax revenue that could crowd out other welfare spending. The amendment has drawn opposition from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, seven major medical groups, and civil society organizations, with critics focusing on fiscal sustainability, intergenerational burden-sharing, and the long-term stability of Taiwan’s health insurance system.

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ACCESS

Oct 16, 2026

ACCESS says Taiwan unit’s CROS platform was breached, exposing 155,280 customer IDs and 1,305 card accounts

Japanese software developer ACCESS said on Oct. 15 that its Taiwan subsidiary, ACCESS AP TAIWAN, suffered an unauthorized access incident affecting its e-commerce support service CROS. The company said the leaked data covered online shoppers in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore. Exposed records included 155,280 customer IDs and 231,998 order IDs, along with related names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and order details. ACCESS did not convert those figures into the total number of affected individuals or provide a regional breakdown. The company also disclosed that 1,671 payment-card records were exposed in total. After removing duplicate registrations and multiple orders, the breach involved 1,305 accounts. Four of those accounts included full card details with security codes, while the other 1,301 did not include the code. ACCESS said all leaked card data came from orders with incomplete payments, because completed payment card information is not stored by CROS. According to the company, the intrusion was traced to an application-layer attack on a BI tool used by only one CROS client. ACCESS said it detected suspicious access on Sept. 11, isolated the affected server, suspended the service, revoked mail credentials, changed database passwords, and later restored operations. It also said the attacker used a stolen mail-service key to send 11,441 unauthorized emails.

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Taiwan

Oct 16, 2026

Taiwan plans tighter AI chip export controls to China, Kuo says violations could bring criminal liability

Taiwan is preparing tighter export controls on AI hardware bound for mainland China, with Minister Kung Ming-hsin confirming that AI servers and advanced semiconductors are set to be added to a controlled goods list. In comments to Bloomberg, Kung said the planned rules would align Taiwan more closely with U.S. restrictions and that, once in force, shipping covered AI hardware to China could violate the Trade Act and amount to a criminal offense. The government has not provided a launch date or a full list of additional measures. Kung tied the move to commitments made under a trade agreement signed with the United States this year. President Lai Ching-te had previously said Taiwan would address U.S. concerns around export controls, though no details were disclosed. Bloomberg said the measures, if implemented, could rank among the toughest technology and national security steps taken since Lai took office. The report also said Taiwan is studying broader legal tools to address transshipment of advanced hardware and is separately considering raising billions of dollars to develop an industrial park in the United States to support NVIDIA and other AI hardware makers with a local supply chain base.

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Taiwan

Oct 16, 2026

Taiwan plans curbs on AI chip exports to mainland China, report says

Techub News, citing Bloomberg Technology, reported that Taiwan is planning to restrict AI chip exports to mainland China. The brief said the move would form part of a U.S. trade agreement. No further details were provided in the source text on which chips would be covered, when the restrictions might take effect, or how the measures would be enforced. The item was published as a short news alert, and the available information remains limited to the reported export curbs and their link to a U.S. trade deal.

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Taiwan

Oct 16, 2026

Taiwan plans up to $4 billion Texas industrial park for Nvidia suppliers

Taiwan is planning an industrial park in Texas with a value of up to $4 billion for use by Nvidia suppliers, according to Techub, citing Crypto Briefing. The project is framed as a move to strengthen trade ties between Taiwan and the United States while reinforcing the semiconductor supply chain. The report did not provide a timeline, a specific location in Texas, or details on which suppliers would use the park. The core point is the scale of the proposed investment and its stated focus on supply-chain support tied to Nvidia’s supplier network. The plan was presented as part of a broader effort to deepen economic links and support semiconductor manufacturing resilience.

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Policy Regulation

Oct 15, 2026

Taiwan court authorizes blocks on Coinbase and Kalshi access

A district court in New Taipei has authorized Taiwan’s telecommunications regulator and internet registration bodies to block domestic access to Coinbase and prediction market platform Kalshi, Bloomberg reported. The move was tied to allegations that the platforms were offering election betting services. The access restrictions came just weeks before Taiwan’s local elections, a vote seen as a test of public support for President Lai Ching-te’s administration. Some Coinbase users in Taiwan had already reported being unable to access the platform starting Wednesday. The court-backed action places Coinbase and Kalshi at the center of a sensitive regulatory and political moment, with authorities moving before the local vote and users beginning to feel the impact on platform availability.

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Saizeriya

Oct 14, 2026

Saizeriya to raise menu prices 6% on average in Japan from Oct. 29; Taiwan stores have not announced changes

Saizeriya, the Japanese budget Italian restaurant chain, said it will raise menu prices in Japan by an average of 6% starting Oct. 29, with its signature Milan-style doria increasing from 300 yen to 320 yen. In its Oct. 14 notice, the company said it could no longer absorb higher food and energy costs because of its own "insufficient effort," and apologized to customers. The company also disclosed that some items previously priced at 400 yen will move to 420-430 yen, while 24 stores near leisure facilities and in urban areas will see average increases of 10%. Prices for fresh wine and breakfast and lunch-only menus will remain unchanged. On the same day, Saizeriya released results for the fiscal year ending August 2026, showing consolidated revenue of 301.483 billion yen, up 17.4%, and operating profit of 16.419 billion yen, up 5.9%. Its Japan business posted an operating margin of just 3.0%. Taiwan’s official website had not posted any price adjustment notice as of Oct. 14, and listed the Milan-style meat sauce doria at NT$120.

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