TAIPEI: Taiwan Vice President William Lai pledged on Wednesday (Jan 18) to maintain the peaceful status quo with China but also to defend Taiwan, as he took the helm at the ruling pa
Taipei warns of worst-case scenario in standoff with Beijing
China might make Taiwan its scapegoat if it fails to notch other wins the foreign minister claims Beijing is now more l ...
NCC approves mergers of telecom firms
The mergers still have to be approved by the Fair Trade Commission, the NCC said. Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone must also complete administrative procedures at the Ministry of Digital Affairs, the ...
Taiwan’s FET expects 5G to reach 40% of its mobile base this year
FET said the growth in 5G subscriptions would represent one of the company’s key drivers of growth during 2023 ...
Zoom inaugurates its first cloud data center in Taiwan
Cyberconferencing company Zoom Video Communications Inc yesterday began operating a cloud computing data center in Taiwan, after becoming the first US company to pass the government’s mobile ...
Taiwan on equal footing with US on trade: minister
Taiwan has been put on equal footing with the US regarding potential trade cooperation by the second round of negotiations under the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, Minister Without ...
TV, radio networks fined over program host’s claims
NT$3 million for contravening the Satellite Broadcasting Act (衛星廣播電視法), Radio and Television Act (廣電法) and Personal Data Protection Act (個人資料保護法), the commission said. In addition, FTV chairwoman Wang ...
Taipei’s New Mayor Pushes To Complete Taipei Dome Project
Taipei's new mayor, Chiang Wan-an, has visited the uncompleted Taipei Dome project. He promised to speed up completion of the venue, which has dragged on for years due to repeated delays and ...
New Taipei shops sign on to provide meals to students
Nearly 3,000 convenience stores and restaurants in New Taipei City are from tomorrow to Feb. 12 to provide free meals to economically disadvantaged students under the age of 18. Schools in the city ...
Merger of Taipei Fubon and Jih Sun Bank approved after parent takeover
After the deal takes effect on April 1, Jih Sun International Bank would cease to exist and Fubon would become the nation’s third-largest bank in terms of assets, the Financial Supervisory Commission ...
TSMC’s US Investments Spark Political Controversy in Taiwan
Plans for new chip plants in the U.S. have sparked concerns about Taiwan’s “silicon shield” – and whether Washington has Taipei’s best interests at heart.
Chinese invasion of Taiwan could come as soon as 2027, warns expert
Taiwan's foreign minister has said he believes China is now "more likely" to invade Taiwan to distract from leader Xi Jinping's domestic problems.
“A new Three Kingdoms era”: Taiwan mobile mergers to shrink market to three players
News Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the mergers of Taiwan Mobile with Taiwan Star Telecom and Far EasTone with Asia Pacific Telecom (APTG) For ma ...
Lithuania’s Teltonika sets domestic chip production goal under Taiwanese deal
ET Telecom privacy and cookie policy has been updated to align ... as a minister outlined ambitions for the EU state to become a major global player in the sector. Taiwan has promised to help ...
Taiwan’s economy contracts for first time since 2016 as global demand for hi-tech exports cools
Gross domestic product declined 0.86 per cent in the October-to-December quarter from a year earlier, the first quarterly contraction in more than six years Looking ahead, analysts see a bumpy first ...
Taiwan to allow women into military reserve force training as China fears grow
Taiwan's military on Tuesday rolled out plans to allow women to volunteer for reserve force training for the first time, as China continues to ramp up military pressure on the democratic self-ruled ...