TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports rose more than expected in January thanks both to artificial intelligence demand and companies getting in orders before Donald Trump assumed office as U.S. president and began levying trade tariffs. Exports rose 4.4% from the same month a year ago to $38.71 billion, the finance ministry said on Friday, beating a forecast of 3.5% in...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean prosecutors will appeal to the Supreme Court after an appeals court found Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee not guilty on all charges stemming from a 2015 merger, prosecutors said. Lee has faced long-running legal risks from criminal cases at a time when Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chip and smartphone maker, grapples with growing...

* Iliad exploring possible Italy tie-up with TIM * French group working with advisers, source says * Top executives held talks with Italian officials * CVC also studying Vivendi stake in TIM, sources say * Italian mobile market facing stiff price competition * TIM to update business strategy next week (Recasts with source, adds details) By Elvira Pollina MILAN, Feb...

TAIPEI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Taiwan's top chip design company MediaTek ( MDTTF ) said on Friday that the company has been running simulations for possible U.S. tariffs on the island, but thinks for this year it would be manageable. Tech firms in Taiwan, home to the world's largest contract chipmaker TSMC, face the possibility U.S....