Science & Tech

China could surpass Taiwan to become the world's largest producer of printed circuit boards (PCBs) in 2024, according to a recent report by industry experts.

Taiwan continued to be ranked ninth in the world in terms of digital competitiveness according to the 2024 report by Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) released Thursday.

Each of Taiwan's organizations was the target of an average of 4,129 cyberattacks per week during the third quarter of 2024, the most of any economy in the Asia-Pacific region, cybersecurity service provider Check Point said in a report Tuesday.

Atmospheric science experts from NASA and several other countries are in Taiwan to take part in a workshop on cross-border air pollution hosted by Taiwan's Ministry of Environment (MOENV) being held Tuesday and Wednesday in Taipei.

A black-faced spoonbill that was rehabilitated in Taiwan in January returned to the country last month by "hitching a ride" on Typhoon Krathon, which propelled it across the Taiwan Strait at speeds reaching 85 kilometers per hour, conservationists said.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered system on Saturday that detects drowning near bodies of water.

"Onglaisat," a satellite co-developed by Taiwan and Japan, was successfully launched into space Tuesday (Taipei time) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the United States, according to the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA).

Taiwan should invest more in expanding its fleet of Mobile Digital Communication Systems (MDCS) to make up for its vulnerable backbone network, which can be easily destroyed during war, a communications expert said Monday.

A group of experts on Sunday called on Taiwan to work to keep its world-leading position in the semiconductor industry, with the U.S.-China chip war expected to continue regardless of who becomes the next American president.

The Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) on Thursday unveiled Taiwan's first domestically-produced tethered high-altitude balloon to serve as a tool for restoring communications in times of emergencies.