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The failure of Saturday's referendum to restart the Third Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County, the last in Taiwan when decommissioned in May, has reignited debate over the country's energy future amid growing demand on green resources.

The United States government will not seek a stake in contract chipmaker TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.), the company's chairman and CEO C.C. Wei (魏哲家) said Friday night.

Taiwan's unemployment rate rose for the second consecutive month in July, driven by an increase in first-time job seekers entering the labor market during graduation season, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Friday.

U.S.-based tech giant Google on Thursday said it will continue to invest in Taiwan, as it praised the contributions of its Taiwan team to the latest Pixel 10 smartphone lineup.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is planning to hold a board meeting in January or February 2026 in Kumamoto, Japan, according to National Development Council head Liu Chin-ching (劉鏡清).

Shares in Taiwan closed lower Friday as investors anxiously awaited a keynote speech planned by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the annual economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, later in the day, dealers said.

The U.S. dollar rose against the Taiwan dollar Friday, shedding NT$0.080 to close at NT$30.585.

Taiwan shares ended down 197.66 points, or 0.82 percent, at 23,764.47 Friday on turnover of NT$359.38 billion (US$11.76 billion).

Jensen Huang (黃仁勳), founder and CEO of artificial intelligence chip designer Nvidia, is in Taiwan to visit Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to discuss his company's new products.

Jensen Huang (黃仁勳), founder and CEO of artificial intelligence chip designer Nvidia, is in Taiwan to visit Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to discuss his company's new products.