WASHINGTON • US President Joe Biden's top economic adviser, Mr Brian Deese, has sought the Taiwanese government's help in resolving a global semiconductor shortage that is idling American car ... ( read original story ...)
BioNTech says it is ‘committed’ to supplying Taiwan with COVID-19 vaccine
TAIPEI: Germany's BioNTech said on Thursday (Feb 18) it still intends to provide Taiwan with COVID-19 vaccine doses after the island's health ... ( read original story ...)
Phones, consoles could get pricier as chip crisis bites
Prices of popular gadgets such as PlayStations and iPhones could rise because of microchip shortages caused by a “perfect storm” of coronavirus-driven demand, supply chain disruptions and trade war ... ( read original story ...)
Cotton: Give China ‘crystal clear’ warning not to invade Taiwan
WASHINGTON ― It’s time for the United States to be “crystal clear” it will not allow China to invade Taiwan and end its longstanding “strategic ambiguity” about whether it would come to China’s ... ( read original story ...)
Markets Reverse As Value Outperforms Growth
Asian equities were a sea of red following the US equity market lower overnight as only Shanghai, Taiwan, and Australia managed to end in the green. The Shanghai Composite Index was lifted by value ... ( read original story ...)
GDP may grow 4% thanks to exports: NDC
Taiwan’s GDP could expand more than 4 percent this year on the back of strengthening exports, private investment and consumer spending, despite lingering uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Has Made Taiwan Strait Hottest Flashpoint of 2021, China Analysts Say
Chinese military experts told state TV that the Taiwanese government's "collusion" with Washington would only lead to more aggression from Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Just Snubbed The U.S.
I can’t believe I am typing this, but once again the Taiwanese postal service has snubbed yet another foreign government. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 18, 2021. ( read original story ...)
China accuses Taiwan of ‘political manipulation’ after Taipei hints Beijing was behind failed Covid jab purchase
China’s Foreign Ministry has hit back at Taiwan, accusing it of “hyping up political issues” after the Taiwanese health minister implied Beijing was responsible for the collapse of a deal for BioNTech ... ( read original story ...)
Fault Lines in Biden’s Approach to China
The Biden administration faces a balancing act of maintaining a hard line on China while securing Beijing’s cooperation on climate change. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan police looking to arrest S’porean couple who allegedly dumped newborn in Taipei recycling bin
The Taiwanese authorities have issued an arrest warrant against a Singaporean couple who allegedly dumped a newborn into a food recycling bin in Taipei in 2019. S'pore couple allegedly delivered baby ... ( read original story ...)
S’porean Couple Allegedly Dumps Newborn Baby In Taipei, They’re Now Wanted By Taiwan Police
Singaporean couple wanted by Taiwan authorities for disposing newborn baby girl into Taipei food recycling bin two years ago in 2019. ( read original story ...)
India’s visa restrictions on Chinese workers take toll on Taiwan tech firms
The delay in issuing visas and work permits to Chinese engineers may hurt India's plan to bolster the country's manufacturing capacity. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s VAIO, a leader in innovative technology, Build The World’s First Contoured Carbon Fiber Laptop
VAIO® unleashes the first 3-D molded, carbon fiber laptop in the world The new VAIO®Z has a lighter yet durable design engineered with VAIO® TruePerformance to make mobile computing effortless. TAIPEI ... ( read original story ...)
Biden team pressing Taiwan, allies on microchip shortfall
The administration is engaging with international partners and allies to encourage them to take steps to address the shortage, but all sides recognize it’s not a short-term crisis, the White House ... ( read original story ...)
India Visa Curbs for Chinese Workers Hurting Taiwan Tech Giants
Geopolitical tensions between India and China are beginning to hurt some of Taiwan’s biggest technology companies, including suppliers to Apple Inc. and hindering New Delhi’s much-vaunted incentive ... ( read original story ...)