Taiwan will dispatch its navy if needed to help the coast guard respond to any suspicious activity near undersea communication cables, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Thursday, after a Chinese-linked ship was suspected of damaging one.

Taiwan says its navy can help the coast guard to protect the country's undersea communication cables in the wake of an incident with a Chinese-linked ship.

Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC on Thursday announced a better-than-expected net profit for the fourth quarter as it benefits from booming demand for AI technology.

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) has reported its Q4 2024 earnings results which saw the company deliver high revenue and profits. On January 16, 2025, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) reported its further quarter earnings results which showed an increased to net income and diluted EPS of 57 percent while revenue for the quarter increased 38.8 percent.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co logged record quarterly profit on Thursday and said it expects robust revenue growth in the first three months of the year as demand surges for chips used in artificial intelligence processing.