Taiwan – which China regards as a breakaway ‘province’ that will eventually be placed under Beijing’s control, by force if necessary – produces an astonishing 90 per cent of the world’s most advanced ...
Australia Did Not Promise US Support for Taiwan in Submarines Deal
Australia has "absolutely" not vowed to support the U.S. in a conflict over Taiwan in return for U.S. Virginia-class submarines, Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday. Australia, ...
As Taiwan embraces its Indigenous people, it rebuffs China
His father Uyongu was a leader of the Tsou, one of Taiwan’s Indigenous tribes, and among the thousands of islanders arrested in the years following the end of the Chinese Civil War and charged with ...
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Police escalate crackdown on organized crime
A total of 283 people have been arrested on allegations of engaging in 76 cases of kidnapping associated with telecom fraud operations, police said. On Monday last week, the Ming Ren chapter held an ...
COVID-19 hotline to take queries on cash handout
The 1988 hotline set up for people to inquire about the government’s COVID-19 relief and stimulus programs would take questions about the planned NT$6,000 (US$196) cash handout from tomorrow, the ...
Why China appears ready to go to war with the US over Taiwan
Having secured his grip on power quite possibly for life, Xi is executing China’s grand plan to re-establish control over Taiwan. Indeed, so crucial is Taiwan – which broke away from communist China ...
German Cabinet minister will make official visit to Taiwan next week for first time since 1997
German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger will travel to Taiwan next week. This is the first high-level visit by a German official in 26 years.
Months-long Internet outage highlights Taiwan’s network vulnerabilities
which is beamed from just outside the Taiwanese capital of Taipei 200km away. Both surfing speeds and reach have significantly improved since early March, when Chunghwa Telecom expanded the bandwidth ...
Taiwan Looks To Replace Nuclear Power With LNG
Taiwan is buying more LNG for delivery over the next year as it closed a nuclear reactor and is set to phase out nuclear power generation by 2025. Taiwan’s CPC Corp bought via a tender this week at ...
Are We Manufacturing a Taiwan Crisis Over Nothing?
Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen ... It’s certainly possible that a Taiwanese preference for political autonomy will outweigh any interest in mainland business opportunities, but with Beijing banking ...
Taiwan charges ex-MP and former admiral with spying for China
Taiwan has charged two former state officials with violating the national security law by organising meetings between former senior military officers and Chinese intelligence personnel. Those encounters allegedly allowed the Chinese to "contact and even recruit" ex-military officers to their network.
Taiwan aims to launch generative AI this year
Taiwan’s model is likely to target special areas such as finance and processing of confidential government data, Wu told a meeting of the legislature’s Education and Culture Committee in Taipei. The ...
PwC outlines emissions program to aid local firms
Seventy-two percent of local firms are planning to reduce carbon emissions, while 60 percent are developing related products and processes to achieve the aim, PwC Taiwan chairman Joseph Chou (周建宏) ...
What the U.S. Can Learn From Taiwan’s Success in Chip Manufacturing
Despite TSMC’s being Taiwan’s leading chip firm, the government did not grant them preferential treatment, and allowed market mechanisms to drive business decision-making. In 1990, the state did not ...