Taipei [Taiwan], March 14 (ANI): After China's abruptly banned ... it would completely compensate for the lost business from China. Shunsuke Shirakawa, chairman of the Japan Taiwanese Chamber of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan billionaire proposes tax on ultra-rich
"We'll be happy to look into it if the tax he has proposed gains consensus among the rich people," Chang told a parliamentary session, without elaborating on how consensus would be measured. Gou's ... ( read original story ...)
More firms to file reports in English
A total of 657 companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and the Taipei Exchange (TPEX) are this year required to upload their annual reports in English before their annual shareholders’ ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft probes if hackers saw e-mail to local partner
DEVCORE (戴夫寇爾), a small firm based in Taipei that specializes in discovering computer security flaws, in December last year said that it had found bugs affecting Microsoft’s widely used Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Notes from central Taiwan: Taiwan’s spent nuclear fuel problem
Rene Vienet: As the negotiator in Taipei of the French supply to Taiwan Power Company of enriched uranium, I was the main messenger of France’s commitment that the recycling option for spent nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Better quality of Taiwan fruits required to win the mainland market, economists say
Exporters in the island of Taiwan should focus all attention on improving fruit quality if they want their products to stand out in the increasingly competitive mainland market, economists say, after ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chefs create pineapple dishes after China ban
Taipei chef Hung Ching Lung The spiky fruit became a politically charged symbol after China banned the import of Taiwan’s pineapples on March 1, citing pests. In response, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing ... ( read original story ...)
China planning to step up use of civilian know-how under drive to make military a modern fighting force
The country’s latest five-year plan includes pledges to encourage the private sector to work with the defence industry to improve the PLA’s capabilities. ( read original story ...)
What is a Hassidic Jew doing in Taiwan?
What I like about this type of community is the diversity of people and the feeling on Shabbat that we were all so happy to see one another. All meals are communal and it leaves us feeling as if we’re ... ( read original story ...)
TAICCA Seeking to Reflect Glory From ‘A Sun’ Onto Taiwan Creative Industries
Taiwanese fingers will be crossed on Monday as wrenching family drama film “A Sun” hopes to secure the territory’s first foreign Oscar nomination since 2000, when Lee Ang’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden ... ( read original story ...)
America Is Headed to a Showdown Over Taiwan, and China Might Win
A new Council on Foreign Relations report is a strong warning about Biden’s looming first foreign-policy crisis. ( read original story ...)
Li Keqiang says Taiwan’s politicians welcome for talks if they accept there is ‘one China’
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday reiterated that Beijing welcomed dialogue with any political parties from Taiwan, but only if the island accepted that there was only “one China”. His remarks, ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn’s U.S. Future Means Taking on Musk in Wisconsin
Both the company and the local government need to face reality and accept that the path forward means starting again from scratch. ( read original story ...)
South China Sea: US spends big on nuclear subs as fears grow of Taiwan invasion by Beijing
AMERICA and its allies are pouring billions of dollars into building new submarines, in an attempt to deter China from invading Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, a Covid-19 outlier, is selling something scarce: life without fear of the virus.
This island of 24 million, which has seen just 10 Covid-19 deaths and fewer than 1,000 cases, has used its success to sell something scarce: living without fear of the virus. The relatively few who ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan in Time: From place of worship to palace of hell
Although it is often mentioned among Taipei’s most haunted places, the Shizilin Commercial Building (獅子林大樓) was touted as the city’s hippest spot when it was completed in 1976. The 10-story structure ... ( read original story ...)