China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country again, but many Taiwanese want a separate nation. ( read original story ...)
Global climate group lets Taiwan keep Chinese-Taipei name, a win over China’s demands
Taiwan has won a battle over its name in the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in a rare victory to defend its official title. Instead of being identified as part of China, the six ... ( read original story ...)
Global climate group lets Taiwan keep Chinese-Taipei name, a win against China’s demands for unity
Six Taiwanese municipalities may keep their chosen national identity after protest to Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. ( read original story ...)
With EU help, Taiwan gets rare win in China naming dispute
Taiwan expressed satisfaction on Monday and said the European Union had stepped in to help after a global alliance of mayors stopped referring to Taiwanese cities as part of China, in a rare win for ... ( read original story ...)
The committee of the first Harmony & Synergy & World Peace International Forum established as a warm-up
Taiwan's First Harmony & Synergy & World Peace International Forum was scheduled to be held in 2020, but it could not be held as scheduled because of COVID-19. Chairman William Liu, the organizer of " ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market May Find Traction On Monday
The Taiwan stock market has moved lower in five straight sessions, sinking almost 650 points or 5.3 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 12,230-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
The Inconvenient Truth about Taiwan’s Place in the World
Beijing is not in fact looking for excuses or an opportunity to attack its neighbor, Taipei: it is looking for reasons not to do so. ( read original story ...)
New avenues: Taiwan looking at partners
Even as China continues with its aggressive behaviour around its periphery, it has been particularly tough on Taiwan for allowing senior government officials from the United States of America to visit ... ( read original story ...)
Must-try food in Taipei
Taipei is one of the bustling cities in East Asia. The capital of Taiwan, it is a melting pot of Western influences and oriental culture. The city boasts itself as the world’s culinary capital. Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
US imposes restrictions on equipment exports to Chinese chipmaker SMIC
The US has imposed export restrictions on Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC, 中芯), taking aim at another prominent Chinese technology company and adding to tensions between the two ... ( read original story ...)
DIY stores grow amid COVID-19
Many retailers have been caught off-guard by COVID-19 restrictions and shifting consumer habits, but do-it-yourself (DIY) stores are enjoying a boom as people spend money on their homes and gardens. A ... ( read original story ...)
How Taiwan’s ‘civic hackers’ helped find a new way to run the country
New social media platform vTaiwan cuts through noise and trolling to establish consensus – and create new laws ... ( read original story ...)
US restrictions could hamper China’s plans for a self-reliant semiconductor sector
The latest US restrictions on Chinese firm Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) could deal a heavy blow to China’s push for a robust home-grown semiconductor industry, analysts ... ( read original story ...)
‘Taiwan is Taiwan’: China name dispute moves from birds to climate change
The dispute over international organisations referring to Taiwan as Chinese has moved from wild bird conservation to climate change, after a global alliance of mayors began listing Taiwanese cities as ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Pegatron pouring US$1 billion into Vietnam high-tech
Pegatron, a supplier of Apple, Microsoft and Sony, has become a new star in Vietnam’s FDI firmament with its plans to invest up to US$1 billion in the Southeast Asian country. The Taipei-based company ... ( read original story ...)
TIWW and CE Taiwan held in Taipei
The second Taiwan International Water Week (TIWW 2020) along with the third Circular Economy Taiwan (CE Taiwan) was jointly held at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1, in Taipei, Taiwain, from September ... ( read original story ...)