Efforts are being made in many countries to "reshore", "friend-shore" or even completely decouple supply chains but results have been mixed at best and come at great cost. Whatever the political or economic motivation, to what extent is deglobalisation even possible and can its benefits ever outweigh its disruptive effects? By Darryl Lupton
Taiwan's total exports in November rose by 9.7% year-on-year to US$41.09 billion while total imports rose by 19.8% from the same month in 2023 to US$33.16 billion.
H Henry Chang, Principal at Baker McKenzie, will serve as chairman of the ECCT's board of directors in 2025.
Significant developments over the past month: Ko Wen-je investigation continues, Taiwan congratulates US election winner, Legislative Yuan budget impasse resolved, and more… By Ross Darrell Feingold
Hydrogen's use in industry, transportation, power generation and storage could play a significant role in the transition to net zero but not without trade-offs and economies of scale By Bart Linssen
Social media companies are using our data to sell us stuff. Is there anything we can do about it? By Paul Shelton