Cindy Wang

Taipei, Toronto

News Editor at Bloomberg News

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Taiwan Warns of Rise in Chinese Military Activity Around Region

4 days ago | bloomberg.com | Cindy Wang

Taiwanese soldiers move in formation during President Lai's visit to a military base, in Kaohsiung. (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan said China escalated military pressure around the region in May, deploying dozens of warships and government vessels daily in what it described as an extreme pressure campaign.
Taiwan Considers Easing Rules for Insurers After Currency Swings

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Argin Chang |Cindy Wang |Betty Hou

(Bloomberg) -- Taiwanese insurers are facing difficult questions about the damage of recent swings in the local currency. Regulators may have a partial solution: letting firms change how they calculate the value of foreign currency assets.
Taiwan to hold referendum on restarting closed nuclear reactor

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Cindy Wang

Taiwan will hold a national referendum on restarting a nuclear reactor that it shut down just last week, potentially opening up a pathway to reverse the government’s anti-nuclear policy. The Aug. 23 poll will decide whether the Maanshan nuclear power plant, the territory’s last one to be shuttered, should resume operations if there are no safety concerns, according to a statement from Taiwan’s Central Election Commission late on Friday.
Taiwan to Hold Referendum on Restarting Closed Nuclear Reactor

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Cindy Wang

Maanshan nuclear power plant. (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan will hold a national referendum on restarting a nuclear reactor that it shut down just last week, potentially opening up a pathway to reverse the government’s anti-nuclear policy. The Aug. 23 poll will decide whether the Maanshan nuclear power plant, the territory’s last one to be shuttered, should resume operations if there are no safety concerns, according to a statement from Taiwan’s Central Election Commission late on Friday.
Taiwan Life Head Loses Sleep on FX, Plans on New Reserves Rule

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Cindy Wang |Chien-Hua Wan

The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp. headquarters in Taipei. Photographer: An Rong Xu/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- The Taiwan dollar’s recent surge against the greenback is causing sleepless nights for at least one major insurer in Taipei. “A 10 cent gain in the Taiwan dollar means a foreign-exchange loss of about NT$300 million. How can I sleep well?” Taiwan Life Insurance Co. Chairman Hsu Shu-po said in an interview on Friday.
Taiwan Struggles to Build Drone Defense Force to Counter China (2)

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Yian Lee |Miaojung Lin |Cindy Wang |Annabelle Droulers

On a corporate campus in northwest Taiwan, a rushed effort to bolster the island’s defenses against China is taking shape — with little help from the technology giants who turned this outpost into a global chipmaking hub. The military officials entering and exiting a factory run by Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corp.
Taiwan’s Drone Defense Against China Builds Up Without Tech Giants TSMC, Foxconn

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Yian Lee |Miaojung Lin |Cindy Wang |Annabelle Droulers

On a corporate campus in northwest Taiwan, a rushed effort to bolster the island’s defenses against China is taking shape — with little help from the technology giants who turned this outpost into a global chipmaking hub. The military officials entering and exiting a factory run by Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corp.
Taiwan Struggles to Build a Drone Defense Without Its Tech Giants

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Yian Lee |Miaojung Lin |Cindy Wang |Annabelle Droulers

9 hours agoNorth Korea has ambitions to modernize its Soviet-era naval forces to better contend with U.S., South Korea SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s dream of modernizing his country’s outdated naval fleet suffered a major setback after a much-touted warship crashed into the water after a botched exit …
Taiwan, France Sign Pact to Deepen Technology Cooperation

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Cindy Wang

Taiwan and France sign a memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation on industrial innovation and research and development, according to a from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. To contact the reporter on this story: in Taipei at [email protected] contact the editors responsible for this story: at [email protected]© 2025 Bloomberg L.P. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Taiwan’s Central Bank Says It Let Currency Soar to Reset Market

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Argin Chang |Cindy Wang

(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s central bank said it strategically let the local dollar rally earlier this month to let market expectations for gains play out, a move that allowed the currency to post its sharpest appreciation since the 1980s. “It’s a tactic, we can cool down the market expectations by doing this,” Deputy Central Bank Governor Yen Tsung-ta said in response to questions from lawmakers about whether the Taiwan dollar’s rise was normal.