Drought-hit Taiwan has water reserves to keep chip makers running till May
The country is facing one of its worst droughts in decades

Drought-hit Taiwan has water reserves to keep chip makers running till May
Taiwan has assured the international tech community that it has enough water reserves to keep its local chip makers running till late May, as the country suffers under its worst drought in years. According...
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