Taiwan Takes the Lead over Korea as AI Trade Widens

Taiwan dethrones South Korea as world market leader amid widening AI trade

As equity investors enter the final stretch of a pivotal year that has propelled South Korea and Taiwan to the forefront of the global artificial intelligence (AI) trade, the latter is emerging as the stronger bet.The TAIEX beat the KOSPI by about 23 percentage points last quarter, the widest margin

‘Diverging’ trajectories: Taiwan dethrones South Korea atop global markets as AI trade widens

The Taiex and Kospi have traded places at the top of the global leaderboard in 2026 Read more at The Business Times.

Taiwan takes the lead over Korea as AI trade widens

The Taiex Index beat the Kospi by about 23 percentage points last quarter, the widest margin since the turn of the century.

Taiwan Dethrones Korea Atop Global Markets as AI Trade Widens

As equity investors enter the final stretch of a pivotal year that’s propelled South Korea and Taiwan to the forefront of the global AI trade, the latter is emerging as the stronger bet.

Taiwan emerges as the stronger AI trade bet over South Korea

Taiwan's AI trade dominance highlights the risks of economic over-reliance on tech sectors amid geopolitical tensions and market volatility.