Domestic chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC)'s planned IPO on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board may give it a much-needed shot in the arm to speed up research and development ... ( read original story ...)
France’s Carrefour expands in convenience stores in Taiwan
French retailer Carrefour said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy food retailer Wellcome Taiwan from Asia's Dairy Farm , making it the number two player in Taiwan's convenience stores market. Wellcome ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters revolutionize Taiwan restaurant scene
TAIPEI -- On the walls of Protection Umbrella ... She is scared of being arrested or "disappeared" and will not return to her home city anytime soon, but said pro-Hong Kong restaurants alleviate some ... ( read original story ...)
Tesla In Taiwan Crashes Directly Into Overturned Truck, Ignores Pedestrian, With Autopilot On
Video from Taiwan reveals a disturbing Tesla crash, where the vehicle plows directly into the top of a large truck lying on its side, straddling several lanes of a freeway. Why did the Tesla sensors ... ( read original story ...)
The rot in Australian media is already advanced
The Public Interest Journalism Institute tracks Australian newsroom closures in its Australian Newsroom Mapping Project. Its latest data, due to be published next week ... many countries have ... ( read original story ...)
Computers Told Taiwan’s Leaders They Could Sink Less Than Half Of A Chinese Invasion Fleet. Now Taipei’s Shopping For New Missiles.
The acquisition of Harpoon missiles accelerates the evolution of Taiwan’s war strategy as it seeks to become an 'undigestable porcupine' for China. ( read original story ...)
Taipei Is Home to the World’s First Urban Quiet Park
On June 5, coinciding with World Environment Day, Taiwan’s government and California-based non-profit organization Quiet Parks International will certify Yangmingshan National Park as the world’s ... ( read original story ...)
The Story of that Tesla Model 3 that Crashed in Taiwan
It doesn't appear that Tesla has commented on the incident. The company has been clear, however, that Tesla cars aren't yet at the point where they can drive themselves completely. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Investors, Take Note: Korea and Taiwan Show How the Virus Restrains Economic Activity
If recent data out of South Korea and Taiwan are any indication, reopening the U.S. economy isn’t going to be a cure-all, writes Barron’s economics commentator. ( read original story ...)
Tribunal initiates review-oil country tubular goods from Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Korea
Following a request by the Minister of Finance dated April 30, 2020, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated a review of its finding ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Plans Aid for Hong Kong “Shelter-seekers”; Beijing Threatens Military Action Against Taipei
On Thursday, as Hong Kong police clashed with pro-democracy protesters who were rallying against a law that would criminalize “insulting” the PRC national anthem, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen ... ( read original story ...)
Security Law Sends Hong Kong Residents Dashing for the Exit
Phyllis Lam has lived in Hong Kong for 42 years. It’s where she was born, went to school, met her husband and planned to raise her two children.But like a growing number of Hongkongers disillusioned ... ( read original story ...)
COVID disrupts plastics shows in Taiwan, Japan
But the country's large plastics machinery sector typically ranks among the top five or six in global exports and both it and the show depend heavily on trade. The Taiwan External Trade Development ... ( read original story ...)
Parade Technologies Completes Acquisition of Fresco Logic
Parade Technologies, Ltd. (Taipei Exchange: 4966.TWO), a leading high-speed data transport IC supplier, today announces the completion of its acquisit ... ( read original story ...)
Computers Told Taiwan’s Leaders They Could Sink Less Than Half Of a Chinese Invasion Fleet—So Now Taipei’s Shopping For New Missiles
Now it’s about to get a lot more. The island country, just 100 miles from its most powerful enemy, is turning into heavily-armed fortress. Or to borrow the Taiwanese government’s own metaphor, an ... ( read original story ...)
South China Sea Dispute: Taiwan To Commission New Patrol Vessel, Make Advanced Jets
Taiwan is taking two big steps to strengthen the island’s presence in the South China Sea. The first is to commission its first 4,000-tonne coastguard offshore patrol vessel. The second step is to ... ( read original story ...)