China is warning House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) against visiting Taiwan after reports that the GOP leader is planning a trip later this year to the island, which is a flashpoint in the rising tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Taiwan Investment in China Dips to Three-Year Low on Covid Zero
Taiwanese investment into China dropped to the lowest amount since 2019 last year as geopolitical tensions and Covid Zero weighed on the relationship between the two economies.
US Representatives introduce Bill promoting Taiwan’s IMF membership
The United States House of Representatives introduced a Bill calling on Washington to support Taiwan participation in the International Monetary Fund IMF as ...
Stripe, a $95 Billion Fintech Unicorn, Is Exploring an IPO
But, like many other private companies, it put the IPO on hold as the stock market plunged in 2022. Stripe was last valued by private investors at $95 billion in March 2021, making it one of the ...
Taiwan stocks entering bull market
Taiwan’s benchmark stock gauge yesterday entered a bull market as trading resumed after the Lunar New Year holiday, with a broad rebound in chip shares boosting foreign buying in the market. The New ...
Wall Street points lower ahead of tech earnings, Fed call
Wall Street is poised to open lower as attention turns to this week's decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates and a flurry of big tech earnings. Futures for ...
China delivers Taiwan ‘breakthrough red packet’ by lifting import ban on Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor
Spokesman Ma Xiaoguang said on Sunday that 63 Taiwanese companies had met new import requirements following a meeting with the head of Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, Song Tao, in the southeastern ...
KMT has ‘low expectations’ for ‘insignifcant’ Cabinet
The Cabinet reshuffle is plain and insignificant, and I am sure many people feel the same way,” KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said on the sidelines of the party’s Lunar New Year festive gathering. “We ...
EDITORIAL: US warnings an opportunity
While nobody wants war, and Minihan said the main goal would be to deter a conflict, the comments from such a high-ranking US military official show that the Pentagon is taking the threat of war in ...
Taiwan ‘trustworthy partner,’ Pavel tells Tsai
Tsai spoke with Pavel for 15 minutes in a harmonious atmosphere, Presidential Office spokeswoman Lin Yu-chan (林聿禪) said, adding that Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) was also present during ...
In diplomatic coup, Taiwan president speaks to Czech president-elect
By Ben Blanchard and Robert Muller TAIPEI/PRAGUE (Reuters) -Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen held a telephone call with Czech President-elect Petr Pavel on Monday, a highly unusual move given the lack of ...
Wall Street stalls ahead of mammoth week with Fed, earnings
Stocks are stalling on Wall Street ahead of a week full of potentially market-moving events. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower Monday as markets prepare for decisions on interest rates ...
Burned out by COVID, Chinese professionals take up nomadic life: ‘I wasted so much time’
As China's economy slows, more young people are exploring nomadic lifestyles in a rebuke of societal pressure to work hard, buy a home, start a family.
China contacts Prague over Czech president-elect speaking to Taiwan president
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday it was in touch with Prague over President-elect Petr Pavel's scheduled call with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-Wen.
Czech president-elect to speak to Taiwan president in diplomatic breakthrough
Czech President-elect Petr Pavel is due to speak with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, Pavel's spokeswoman said, a highly unusual move given the lack of formal ties and a diplomatic coup for ...
Taiwan’s Foxconn taps former Nissan and Nidec heavyweight Seki for EV business
Taiwan's Foxconn said on Monday it had hired former Nissan Motor Co and Nidec Corp Jun Seki as its chief strategy officer for electric vehicles, bringing in a high-profile auto executive to bolster ...