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An index gauging Taiwan's manufacturing sector weakened significantly in March, hurt by the economic uncertainty created by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats, the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) said Wednesday.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. broke ground on its third semiconductor manufacturing fab in Arizona on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, and it got a visit from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.

The Taiwan Keelung District Court has ordered the director of the Keelung Civil Affairs Department to be released on NT$400,000 (US$12,436) bail, in connection with alleged legal offenses in a local campaign to recall two city councilors.

Eighty-two percent of Americans believe Taiwan is an independent country, while 58 percent support the United States formally recognizing Taiwan and establishing full diplomatic relations, according to a new poll commissioned by the Humanity for Freedom Foundation.

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has protested Somalia's move to no longer accept visitors or transit passengers with Taiwanese passports starting Wednesday.

The United States will continue to push for Taiwan's meaningful participation in the World Health Organization (WHO), a U.S. government spokesperson told CNA Tuesday, even though the U.S. has taken steps to pull out of the world health body.

The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$32.121 at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, down NT$0.108 from the previous close.

The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Wednesday are as follows:

The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened down 17.24 points at 20,215.39 Wednesday on turnover of NT$4.15 billion (US$128.83 million).

Taiwan's first domestically built submarine is almost certain to miss the date that sea trials were scheduled to begin, with only one day remaining until the deadline.