Taipei, May 29 (CNA) A Muslim student association at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology is working with Taipei's tourism authority to come up with Muslim-friendly travel itineraries in the capital city, the first partnership of its ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan welcomes Haiti president as China chips away at allies
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen welcomed the leader of the Caribbean nation of Haiti with a military salute on Tuesday on his first official trip to Taipei, as China ramps up the pressure to lure away Taiwan’s friends. Taiwan has lost ... ( read original story ...)
China’s ramping up pressure on Taiwan
Hong Kong (CNN)Beijing's push to isolate Taiwan is gathering pace, with two of the island's few remaining allies switching allegiance to China in the past month. Taiwan isn't just taking heat from China diplomatically. Multi-national companies are being ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan cancer drugs developer seeks Hong Kong bond issue ahead of IPO after delisting from Taipei
JHL Biotech, a Taiwan developer of cheaper alternatives to patent-protected biological drugs, has raised US$106 million from a convertible bond issue, ahead of its planned Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) aiming to raise some US$250 million. ( read original story ...)
Royal Bank Of Canada Becomes Latest Business To Refer To Taiwan As Part Of China
Royal Bank of Canada has become the latest Canadian business to kowtow to the so-called "one China" policy regarding Taiwan. The bank has listed self-ruled Taiwan as a "province of China" on its website for sending international money orders, adding to the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says Swaziland assures on ties as China steps up pressure
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has received assurances from its only remaining African ally, Swaziland, that their diplomatic ties are secure, the island’s foreign minister said on Monday, as China seeks to lure away Taiwan’s dwindling band of friends. ( read original story ...)
Profit Taking May Dent Taiwan Stock Market
For the day, the index gained 5.37 points or 0.05 percent to finish at 10,942.30 after trading between 10,918.12 and 10,977.81 on turnover of 127.90 billion Taiwan dollars. Among the actives, Cathay Financial lost 0.55 percent, while Mega Financial fell 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Gary White, head coach of Chinese Taipei feels it is essential to firstly engage and connect with your players
NEW DELHI: Chinese Taipei Coach Gary White has had an 86% winning record since taking over the Coach of Chinese Taipei including a famous 2-1 win over Bahrain in what he describes having “changed the course of Football in Chinese Taipei.” In a ... ( read original story ...)
FSP Technology : announces stellar Computex 2018 power supply line up
【Taipei, May 29 th, 2018】FSP, one of the world's leading manufacturers of power supplies, is pleased to announce an extensive range of products for the Computex 2018 show in Taipei, Taiwan, from June 5 to 9. In this event, FSP will be showing ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei to completely replace streetlamps with smart LED ones in 2021
Taipei will complete the repalcements of all 160,000 streetlamps with smart LED ones by 2021, according to the city's Department of Information Technology. The city government has tested LED streetlamps featuring smart control, vehicle and pedestrian ... ( read original story ...)
3 Taiwan telecom companies fined by NCC for NT$499 4G deal mania
TAIPEI: After the dust has started to settle from the pandemonium of the NT$499 (US$16) 4G package deal that was being offered by Taiwanese telecom companies earlier this month, the National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday (May 23) announced that ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s Foxconn Embrace Has Tinge of Desperation
FII shows the closest Beijing can get to matching Taiwan in technology is to buy into a rare mainland IPO and hope to find some leverage, while picking up some business tips along the way. Dealing with Terry Gou though, it may learn that you can’t ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan has just one diplomatic ally left in Africa and China is eagerly eyeing it off
China is eyeing off Taiwan's last diplomatic ally in Africa, Swaziland. Last week Burkino Faso became the fourth country in two years to cut ties with Taiwan in favor of China, leaving Taiwan with just one ally in Africa. After signing a document to ... ( read original story ...)
The Royal Bank of Canada has become the first financial institution to appease China in its political crackdown on Taiwan
Royal Bank of Canada has changed its description of Taiwan from a country to a province of China. It appears to be the first financial institution to make the change this year amid China's political crackdown on how foreign companies describe its disputed ... ( read original story ...)
China Gives Airlines Extension on One-Nation Rule for Taiwan
Most of the foreign airlines that agreed to tweak references to Taiwan to reflect the island as part of the mainland China have been given more time to comply as Beijing extends a crackdown on companies over its stance on disputed territories. The Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei road traffic to shut down during air raid drill June 4
Taipei, May 27 (CNA) A section of road in Taipei will be closed for hours on June 4, while all pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the city will come to a halt for 30 minutes, as part of an annual air raid drill, the city government said Sunday. The drill ... ( read original story ...