The speaker of the Czech upper house of parliament is to travel to Taiwan with a trade mission at the end of August, potentially further souring his country's relations with China which regards the ... ( read original story ...)
UMC Reports Sales for May 2020
United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (“UMC”), today reported unaudited net sales for the month of May 2020. Revenues for May 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market Expected To Open In The Green
The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in five straight sessions, advancing almost 540 points or 5 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just beneath the 11,480-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: CECC urges vigilance as curbs eased
While the government yesterday largely relaxed restrictions on large gatherings, as well as social distancing and mask-wearing rules, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reiterated the ... ( read original story ...)
7 reasons EVA Air is the most overlooked transpacific business-class option
Note that EVA Air’s U.S. flight schedule is currently reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Airlineroute, it is operating one flight a week between its base in Taipei and each one of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s ‘Donald Trump’ Loses in Historic Recall
Saturday’s vote likely ends a political career that in 18 months saw Han emerge from relative anonymity to compete for Taiwan’s highest office before having to fight for his p ... ( read original story ...)
Fallen Star of Taiwan’s China-Friendly KMT Faces Historic Recall
Voters in the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung decide whether to remove their mayor from office in a recall vote Saturday that could bring to an end the meteoric political rise and fall of a ... ( read original story ...)
N Irish trade groups urge delay to sea checks
Northern Ireland business groups are calling for a six-month delay to Brexit checks in the Irish Sea, saying that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s late admission that he is legally obliged to ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Border controls to remain: CECC
Nearly 40 percent of the nation’s imported COVID-19 cases were intercepted at the border, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, adding that maintaining strict border controls ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters seek sanctuary overseas as noose tightens
The current trickle could become an exodus after Beijing announced plans to impose a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong in response to the protests. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan massage parlour struggles as coronavirus cripples tourism
With Taiwan's borders closed to tourists as part of coronavirus controls, the staff at Taipei's Dynasty massage parlour have little to do all day but pace the floors, the number of clients collapsing ... ( read original story ...)
Aetina Launches New Edge AI Computer Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Platform
PRNewswire/ -- Aetina Corp., a provider of high-performance GPGPU solutions, announced the new AN110-XNX edge AI computer ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan successfully used viral memes, animal mascots, and teddy bears to fight its coronavirus outbreak — here’s the playbook
Taiwanese restaurants are using teddy bears to encourage social distancing. A Shiba Inu dog delivers safety guidelines to the public. ( read original story ...)
Comcast Announces Redemption of $1.430 Billion of 4.05% Senior Notes due August 2046
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) announced today it has elected to exercise its option to redeem on August 1, 2020 (to be paid on August 3, 2020) a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan used police surveillance, government tracking, and $33,000 fines to contain its coronavirus outbreak
Critics say the Taiwan's success with the coronavirus has come at the expense of its citizens' privacy. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan eyes US$1.3 billion in foreign tech investment under new scheme
Taiwan hopes a new programme will attract TUS$40 billion (US$1.34 billion) of research and development investment by foreign tech ... ( read original story ...)