Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) blamed a variant of the WannaCry ransomware for the unprecedented shutdown of several plants, as it ramps up chipmaking for Apple’s next iPhones.

Taiwan today pledged to forge ahead with its campaign for United Nations membership, as China celebrated an expected victory after a Taiwanese application to enter the world body was rejected for the 15th straight year.

AN alleged Taiwanese gangster chose a novel way of threatening the life of a rival — he sent a video to a local TV station in which he threatened to kill him.

Lottery systems all over the world have been told they may have been infiltrated by a scratchcard code-breaker, it emerged today.