Chinese military scientists have spent over a decade studying the condition of the Kuroshio Current, or black stream, off the island’s east coast. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Terry Gou, TSMC reach initial agreements for BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines: Sources
Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Taiwan's Foxconn, and TSMC reached initial agreements to buy 5 million doses each of BioNTech SE's COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
US confirms drills with Japan near Diaoyutais
The US government on Friday confirmed that it conducted military exercises with Japan, but declined to comment on the scenario of the drills, which a Financial Times report said involved combating ... ( read original story ...)
Japan offers vaccines to Taiwan-friendly islands
Aiming to curb Chinese expansionism jointly with the US Japan has urged leaders from Pacific island nations to unite against the authoritarianism of China by p ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan in Time: The last great friend
Former president Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦) made history when he boarded a Saudi Arabia-bound China Airlines jet on July 10, 1977. He became the first Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)-era leader of Taiwan to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Terry Gou, TSMC reach initial agreements for BioNTech vaccines: Sources
EXCLUSIVE-Taiwan's Terry Gou, TSMC reach initial agreements for BioNTech vaccines -sources Early backers of the startup including Elevation Capital (previously SAIF Partners) and Chiratae Ventures, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports 58 new cases, outbreak in Taipei market
Taiwan on Friday reported 58 new cases of COVID-19, falling under 100 for the eighth straight day, but 15 more people died of the disease and other cases discovered at a Taipei wholesale market ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei reports 41 COVID-19 cases at Huannan Market in Wanhua district
The Huannan Market in Taipei's Wanhua District is undergoing a large-scale disinfection of its premises after 41 vendors there tested positive for COVID-19, the city's Market Administration Office ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Terry Gou and TSMC reach initial deals for BioNTech vaccines
Taiwan had tried for months to buy the shots directly from Germany's BioNTech and has blamed China for nixing a deal the two sides were due to sign earlier this year. ( read original story ...)
Dire Straits: Taiwan’s Fragile Status Quo
The status quo in the Taiwan Strait looks increasingly shaky. Its demise would almost certainly usher in a major conflict and undermine regional stability in East Asia – and even the international ... ( read original story ...)
Prudential Financial sells Taiwan business to Taishin Financial
US insurance and investment firm Prudential Financial has completed the sale of its Taiwan based life insurance business to Taishin Financial Holding Co., ... ( read original story ...)
The simple, diverse beauty of Taipei’s Grand Mosque
The Grand Mosque is located in the Da’an district of Taipei. (Kaki Jalans pic) Taiwan is a Chinese-majority country where most of its people are Buddhists or Christians. But one well-known place of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan – Dedicated Sustainable Bond Segment Launched By The Taipei Exchange.
According to the announcement made by the Taipei Exchange, in view of the actual and current needs in the financial market for sustainable bonds and in reference to the custom and practices in the ... ( read original story ...)
Contactless payment improves security
Taiwan played a great game when the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading around the world early last year, but it dropped the ball in the ninth inning. During the six weeks since a nationwide level 3 ... ( read original story ...)
United States, Taiwan Talk Trade and Investments Priorities
The United States and Taiwan held the eleventh Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, or TIFA, Council meeting this week. The discussions, held virtually, focused on enhancing the longstanding trad ... ( read original story ...)
Four people were killed in a fire at a quarantine hotel in Taiwan.
Some guests worried that leaving their rooms would violate Covid-19 rules. The blaze renewed debate over the use of hotels as quarantine facilities. ( read original story ...)