US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday visited China for a three-day trip with a goal of improving security dialogue with Beijing despite increasingly fraught Sino-U.S. relations. Mattis has been highly critical of China's muscular military moves in ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese warships drill in waters near Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - A formation of Chinese warships has been holding daily combat drills for more than a week in waters near Taiwan, China’s state media said on Tuesday, amid heightened tension between Beijing and the self-ruled island. The news comes as ... ( read original story ...)
BioGend Therapeutics Completes Enrollment for The Pivotal Clinical Trial of One-Step Autologous Knee Cartilage Repair/Regeneration
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, BioGend Therapeutics, a leading regenerative medicine company that focuses on bone and cartilage repair and regeneration, announced that BioGend Therapeutics completes enrollment for the pivotal ... ( read original story ...)
Interview: Taiwan Pres. Tsai Ing-wen urges world to stand up to China and reaffirm democratic values
because today it’s Taiwan, but tomorrow it may be any other country that will have to face the expansion of China’s influence,” Tsai told AFP. “Their democracy, freedom, and freedom to do business will one day be affected by China,” Tsai added. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Airlines Could Lose Passengers Over Taiwan Defiance
With a month to go before the world’s major airlines must comply with Beijing’s order to recognize Taiwan as part of China, U.S. carriers risk flying fewer mainland passengers by staying defiant. While Japan Airlines Co., ANA Holdings Inc. and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Tsai Ying-wen urges world to ‘constrain’ China
because today it’s Taiwan, but tomorrow it may be any other country that will have to face the expansion of China’s influence,” Tsai said. “Their democracy, freedom, and freedom to do business will one day be affected by China,” Tsai added. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan startups
... LCD monitors – 1Q 2018 Taiwan makers' monitor shipments dropped below the 20 million mark in the first quarter of 2018, decreasing 6.3% sequentially,... Digitimes Research estimates total shipments of smartphone application processors (AP) worldwide ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Tsai urges world to stand up to China: AFP interview
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen called on the international community to "constrain" China by standing up for freedoms, casting her island's giant neighbour as a global threat to democracy. Her comments in an exclusive interview with AFP on Monday come as ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Tsai urges world to stand up to China
because today it’s Taiwan, but tomorrow it may be any other country that will have to face the expansion of China’s influence,” Tsai said. “Their democracy, freedom, and freedom to do business will one day be affected by China,” Tsai added. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Tsai on brave women, #MeToo and self-confidence
Soft-spoken and naturally shy, Taiwan's first female leader President Tsai Ing-wen was not an obvious trailblazer. But after taking over a party once seen as chauvinist and defying sexist critics, she calls on other women to shrug off self-doubt and be ... ( read original story ...)
Almost half of Taiwanese expect home prices to fall
Unless sellers are willing to slash prices by 15 percent from the peak in 2014, property seekers would prefer to hold out on purchases. Housing prices have fallen 13 percent in Taipei and 11.6 percent in New Taipei City over recent years, the Times noted ... ( read original story ...)
The city break… Taipei: Tackle the Four Beasts and soak in sulphuric springs – all in 48 hours
Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, might not be the first place you think of as a destination city – but surrounded by lush mountains, hot springs and, as home to the Asian culinary trend of the moment, bao, it should be. And with flights to the island ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan hit by jump in cyber attacks from China
Taiwan has been hit by a jump in serious cyber attacks from China during the past two years in the latest sign that Beijing is only increasing its pressure as the US reaffirms its support for the self-ruled island. Taiwan’s government departments are ... ( read original story ...)
China flags business expo lockout for firms that challenge on Taiwan
Australian and other foreign companies that "offend" China by referring to Taiwan as independent country risk not be invited to participate in a major import expo being held in Shanghai in November, in the latest sign that Beijing will not hesitate to use ... ( read original story ...)
Exquisite Taiwan – The Land of Enchanting Beauty
With rich cultural diversity and traditions as varied as its beautiful natural landscape alongside tall towers and a thriving business environment, Taiwan is full of surprises for visitors. Top Reasons Why Taiwan is the Ultimate Destination for Business ... ( read original story ...)
Mattis to Visit China as Taiwan, S. China Sea Tensions Rise
BEIJING — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who has accused China of "intimidation and coercion" in the South China Sea, is visiting Beijing this week as the countries increasingly spar over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and Beijing's expanding military ... ( read original story ...)