AM Best is maintaining a stable market segment outlook on Taiwan’s non-life insurance segment, citing robust underwriting and investment performance in 2020 and carriers’ healthy risk-adjusted ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Includes Taiwan Among 110 Invitees to Democracy Summit
The Biden administration included Taiwan among the 110 invitees to its upcoming democracy summit, the State Department announced on Tuesday night, a move that’s intended to show solidarity with a key ... ( read original story ...)
Barbie Hsu’s soon-to-be-ex-husband Wang Xiaofei rumoured to have a new love
TAIPEI - Taiwanese actress-host Barbie Hsu and her husband, Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei, just announced that their 11-year marriage was over on Monday (Nov 22) and already there are rumours that ... ( read original story ...)
The ridiculously overpowered Asus ROG 5S gaming phones are now available in the US
The Asus ROG Phone 5S and ROG Phone 5S Pro are finally available in the US. You can snag the 5S model with 16GB of RAM for $1,099 on Amazon and Mobile Advance. The 5S model also has an option for 12GB ... ( read original story ...)
US and Taiwan officials discuss semiconductors, Lithuania in second annual economic dialogue
Initiated by Donald Trump, the meetings, conducted virtually, continue under US President Joe Biden, despite objections by Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Saint Lucia sign development agreement
Taiwan and Saint Lucia have signed an agreement to boost employment and entrepreneurship among the younger generation in the Caribbean nation following the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday in Washington, ... ( read original story ...)
China warns firms on Taiwan island against ‘backing independence’
China has warned Taiwanese firms against supporting the island’s independence, hours after state media said a Taiwanese conglomerate was fined by mainland regulators as tensions flare between Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
No money-making on the mainland for any secession-backing business: China Daily editorial
It shows that Beijing is making good on its vow that the days have gone when the island's secessionists and their funders could make money on the Chinese mainland while brazenly trying to split the ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung tipped to pick Texas for advanced plant
Samsung Electronics Co is to build an advanced US chip plant in Texas as US President Joe Biden’s administration prioritizes supply chain security and greater semiconductor capacity on US soil. South ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, US hold second economic partnership dialogue
Issues discussed include supply chain resilience and response to external economic coercion. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Environmental Impact Assessment: Taiwan’s fields of black plastic
In Taiwan’s rural lowlands, it’s a common sight at this time of year. Having cleared and plowed their fields, farmers intending to grow pineapples, strawberries or certain other crops, roll lengths of ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei exhibit shows art by White Terror-era survivor
An exhibit at Taipei’s Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall showcases work by artist Chen Wu-jen (陳武鎮), a survivor of the White Terror era. At the age of 20, Chen was charged with sedition and jailed after ... ( read original story ...)
China accuses U.S. of ‘provocations’ in Taiwan Strait
China's foreign ministry said Tuesday the United States should "stop making provocations" after a U.S. Navy ship passed through the Taiwan Strait. ( read original story ...)
US’ Taiwan defeat preordained by fighting for weaker cause: Pentagon whistle-blower
GT: You once said the US may go to a conflict with China over Taiwan when daydreaming if it doesn't do anything. What specifically prompted you to make the "daydreaming" comment? ( read original story ...)
Arcadia Property Sells for $39 Million
A private investor from Taiwan has paid $39.2 million in cash for a mixed-use property in Arcadia. The property is located at 57 Wheeler Ave. and is one of the few mixed-use projects in the city that ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese mainland punishes pro-secessionist Taiwan companies ‘for better cross-Straits economic ties, to push reunification’
The Chinese mainland has fined the Far Eastern Group (FEG), a Taiwan-based company operating in several mainland provinces, for violations of business regulations, after the mainland declared that ... ( read original story ...)