A blackout caused by a blunder at Taiwan’s biggest gas-fired plant is the latest challenge to an electricity grid recently pushed to its limit and to President Tsai Ing-wen’s efforts to reshape the island’s power mix. A combination of unusually hot ... ( read original story ...)
Official resigns after power outage affects millions in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's economy minister has resigned after a generator failure at a power plant caused a massive blackout that affected millions of households across the island during sweltering heat. The power outage plunged traffic, shopping malls and ... ( read original story ...)
What’s in a Name? For Taiwan, Preparing for the Spotlight, a Lot
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Imagine if the United States were to hold a major international event, but one of the conditions was for it to call itself “British Washington.” Something similar has confronted Taiwan, the self-ruled island that is officially known ... ( read original story ...)
Worry About This Taiwan Power Vacuum
I was having dinner with a friend in downtown Taipei on Tuesday night when the electricity went off for the second time that day. Workers accidentally shut off the supply of natural gas to a single power generator just a few hours earlier, immediately ... ( read original story ...)
CitizenM North Gate, Taipei, Taiwan
Since launching its first property in Schiphol airport in 2008 ... This past month, it opened its eleventh – and first Asian – outpost in Taipei, ahead of Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur. Rising 26 stories above the historic North Gate, the 267-room hotel ... ( read original story ...)
Khánh Hòa Sanest Beverage Co to launch IPO
If the IPO succeeds, the company’s charter capital will be VNĐ330 ... Besides exporting products to the United States, mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Khánh Hòa Salangane Nests Company has also set up branches in other ASEAN countries. ( read original story ...)
Neo Solar Power’s project developer arm completes US projects totalling 225MW
Taiwan-based cell and module producer Neo Solar Power (NSP ... to include a major downstream business model to its upstream manufacturing. NSP plans to IPO its subsidiary, CFY on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which could be as early as fourth quarter ... ( read original story ...)