Ethan Walker
Business & Tech Editor
Ethan Walker is the Business & Tech Editor at The Taiwan Times, explaining global markets, supply-chain realignment and every tremor in the semiconductor industry.
He turns complex macroeconomic data and industry trends into information readers can actually use — how rate hikes, exchange rates and inventory cycles filter all the way down to household budgets. He pays special attention to Taiwan’s pivotal place in the global tech chain.
He believes business journalism should serve more than investors; it should help every reader understand the economic structures they live within and make clearer-eyed decisions.
Areas of expertise
- Macroeconomics
- Supply chains
- Semiconductors
Latest by Ethan Walker
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Yulon Nissan, a major automotive manufacturer in Taiwan, held a public event today at which General Manager Yao Zhenxiang offered forward-looking projectio
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South Korean Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha candidly acknowledged on the 12th, during a public event, that intelligence sharing has long be
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim promotes drone soccer and innovation in Hsinchu
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Teenage gunman injures two teachers in Aubagne middle‑school shooting.
A 14‑year‑old opened fire at a middle school in Aubagne, a suburb of Marseille, on Tuesday, wounding two staff members before being apprehended by police.
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At least 139 people have lost their lives, with another 84 reported missing, following the shipwreck of a vessel carrying migrants off the coast of Djibout
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