Chinese Companies Probed Over Poaching Claims – March 31, 2026
Taiwanese prosecutors are looking into 11 Chinese companies for allegedly illicitly recruiting Taiwanese semiconductor engineers through shell companies. US senators on a visit to Taiwan get a sneak peek at tank-busting weaponry at the country's leading military research institute. And the foreign ministry says it'll hold off on e-arrival card changes for South Koreans amid a dispute over how Seoul refers to the nationality of Taiwanese travelers. Plus: - Older Singaporeans are picking up parkour to keep agile as the city-state's demographics shift toward a super-aged society. - A World Trade Organization ministerial meeting ends without resolution on an expiring freeze on taxes for online commerce. - The Kuomintang has picked Johnny Chiang as its candidate for mayor of Taichung, a battleground electoral area in local elections in November.
