Business climate gauge stays ‘green’

Dual colors mean it is in transition. Shoppers are pictured in Taipei yesterday as the National Development Council announced that Taiwan’s business climate monitor flashed “green” last month, rising ... ( read original story ...)

The Coming Taiwan Test

Taiwan Relations Act — enacted to “normalize” relations with both China and Taiwan — the United States commits itself to preserve human rights in Taiwan, to ... ( read original story ...)

As oil dives, Kurds return to sidelined farms

Iraq’s Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to return to long abandoned farms ... ( read original story ...)