TAIPEI :Taiwan's economy could grow close to 6 per cent this year given the unexpected strong performance in the third quarter, the head of the statistics agency said on Thursday, as the island reaps the benefits from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Taiwan's export-oriented economy has soaked up strong demand in the crucial semiconductor and tech sector thanks to AI, which has offset the impact from the 20 per cent tariff on exports to the United States the Trump administration has