Typhoon Chanthu drenched Taiwan with heavy rain Sunday as the storm’s center passed the island’s east coast heading for Shanghai. On the Chinese mainland, the government ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Chanthu drenches Taiwan with up to 5 inches of rain
Typhoon Chanthu drenched Taiwan on Sunday as the storm’s center passed the island’s east coast, but no injuries were reported. Airline flights and train service were suspended Saturday as the storm ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan cancels flights as weakened Typhoon Chanthu approaches
Typhoon Chanthu weakened on Saturday as it approached Taiwan’s eastern coast and was unlikely to make landfall, meteorologists said, but strong winds left more than 100 flights and ferries cancelled. ( read original story ...)
The 2021 Taiwan International Balloon Festival ends in great success
September 10, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time TAITUNG, TAIWAN - Media OutReach - 10 September 2021 - The 2021 Taiwan International Balloon Festival has entered it's 11th year this year. In the ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon gains force as it heads toward Taiwan
A strong typhoon skirted past most of the Philippines on Friday but appeared to be gaining strength as it headed directly for Taiwan this weekend, forecasters said. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan cancels airline flights as typhoon approaches
Airline flights, ferries and train service were canceled as Typhoon Chanthu roared toward Taiwan on Saturday and authorities warned of high wind and heavy rain along the island's south and east coast. ( read original story ...)
Fitch upgrade of ‘Taiwan, China’ draws fire from Taipei
Taipei expressed ‘deep regret’ at the name change and asked the ratings agency to revert to its previous practice of just saying ‘Taiwan’. ( read original story ...)
Super Typhoon Chanthu makes landfall in the Philippines before tracking to Taiwan
Super Typhoon Chanthu made landfall in the far northern Philippines on Saturday, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain to the archipelago. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan rift remains despite Xi-Biden call for closer contact
Why has the relationship between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan taken a turn for the worse? Adding further uncertainty on this front, the Financial Times reported on Friday the Biden administration ... ( read original story ...)
The world’s cheapest 5G smartphone can teach us a lot about the future of the mobile industry
It only seemed like yesterday that 5G was first demoed ( we had a sneak peak at the technology back in 2015) and yet, just a few years after it was rolled out and the first handsets went on sale, the ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch lifts Taiwan’s credit rating to ‘AA’ from ‘AA-’
Fitch Ratings Ltd yesterday upgraded Taiwan’s sovereign credit rating to “AA” from “AA-” with a stable outlook, as the nation has gained in economic stability, external finances and fiscal prudence ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch upgrade of ‘Taiwan, China’ jolts traders and irks Taipei
Fitch Ratings referred to Taiwan as being part of China in the headline of a ratings announcement for the first time since at least 2003, triggering a rebuke from the government in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan scolds Fitch for calling it part of China in ratings upgrade
Taiwan's finance ministry expressed "deep regret" at the name change and asked Fitch to revert to its previous convention of just using the word "Taiwan." "The ministry will continue to talk to the ... ( read original story ...)
Biden risks angering China with move to let the Taipei mission to the US use Taiwan in their name
The Biden administration is reportedly considering allowing Taipei to use the name 'Taiwan' for its office in Washington, a move that would anger Beijing, which lays claim to the democratically ruled ... ( read original story ...)
China Makes Sure Everyone Writes Taiwan’s Name Just So—Even a Colorado High School
No group is too small to escape the attention of Beijing bureaucrats scouring applications to attend United Nations functions, who correct anyone failing to call the island a Chinese province. Among ... ( read original story ...)
With Expectations Muted, Demand for Apple’s New Phones Could Surprise
The tech giant holds its "California Streaming" launch event next week. Analysts are talking mostly on the iPhone 13 and the Apple Watch 7. ( read original story ...)