E Sun Financial gained 0.52 percent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company sank 0.78 percent, United Microelectronics Corporation plummeted 6.83 percent, Hon Hai Precision dropped 0.97 percent, ... ( read original story ...)
Why Taiwan’s athletes will compete as ‘Chinese Taipei’ at the Beijing Winter Olympics
Four athletes from Taiwan will compete as “Chinese Taipei” in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, following a complicated historical precedent. They will compete under the label with a distinctive flag ... ( read original story ...)
T-Mobile, True Corp., Telecom Italia go the extra green mile
It was recognised by S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2022 to be the best performing telecom company in the world in terms of commitment to sustainability. It was followed by Taiwan Mobile, ... ( read original story ...)
Why is Taiwan competing in the Winter Olympics under ‘Chinese Taipei’?
But they won’t be marching under the Taiwanese flag. And they will be announced as the team from “Chinese Taipei.” They almost weren’t going to be there at all. Officials from the island had intended ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawmakers push to rename Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Washington
Should the measures become law, any change in the office’s name could provide cover to smaller countries to take similar steps to boost engagement with Taiwan, which China claims as its own ... ( read original story ...)
Honduras keeps Taiwan ties but pivots on Venezuela
New President Xiomara Castro had vowed to "immediately open diplomatic and commercial relations with mainland China" if she won. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
MediaTek posts Q4 2021 financial results and expects larger market share in 2022
MediaTek is one of the world’s biggest chip suppliers, and their new technology promises significant ... at an investors conference call. (via Taipei Times) “We believe we will enjoy a revenue ... ( read original story ...)
T-Mobile, True Corporation, Telecom Italia go the extra green mile
It was recognised by S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2022 to be the best performing telecom company in the world in terms of commitment to sustainability. It was followed by Taiwan Mobile, ... ( read original story ...)
Extreme weather kills 140,000 Europeans in 40 years
A small number of extreme events, about 3 percent of the total, were alone responsible for about 60 percent of the financial damages incurred from ... Final decision will be at the discretion of the ... ( read original story ...)
How Long Will Taiwan Stick to Its Zero-COVID Approach?
Taiwan, however, is bucking the trend and sticking with its zero-COVID strategy. Since an outbreak that began last May and peaked in June 2021, with 476 domestic cases reported on June 5 ... ( read original story ...)
COLUMN-Ukraine, Taiwan, Olympics drive Xi and Putin together: Peter Apps
That dependence, however, could also go both ways. With China making its ambition to bring Taiwan back under Beijing’s control during the 2020s increasingly clear and fears of conflict there on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s U-turn on Beijing Games ceremonies reflects diplomatic dilemma
As global attention turns to Beijing for the start of the Olympic Winter Games, Taiwan’s diplomatic standing is once again under the spotlight. Taiwan’s Olympic Committee this week made a policy ... ( read original story ...)
Can Intel Catch Up to Taiwan Semiconductor by 2025?
In this segment of "Semiconductor Revolution" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Jan. 20, Fool contributor Will Healy discusses Intel's (NASDAQ:INTC) ambitious plans to compete with TSMC (NYSE:TSM) in ... ( read original story ...)
Attrition: F-16Vs Grounded In Taiwan
February 3, 2022: On January 11 Taiwan suspended the use of its newly upgraded (to block 72) F-16V fighters because one of them had crashed during an offshore training exercise. The F-16Vs were ... ( read original story ...)
Snow-Free Subtropical Taiwan Fielding Team for Winter Games
In subtropical Taiwan, the closest pile of icy snow is a serving of bàobīng, a sweet fruity dessert. Yet when the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games open Friday, four Taiwanese athletes will compete ... ( read original story ...)
Tiny Taiwan Winter Olympics team weathers frosty Beijing ties
Taipei (AFP) – Only four Taiwanese athletes will compete at the Winter Olympics, in frosty temperatures rivalling Beijing and Taipei's relations -- which have plunged to their lowest point in years. ( read original story ...)