Sunderland engineer signs £40m Taipei battery deal

Battery technology developed by a Sunderland engineer will soon appear in vehicles and factories from Tynemouth to Taipei, through a deal worth around £40m to expand into the lucrative Asian technology market. Stephen Irish said the energy storage group ... ( read original story ...)

YAY: EVA Air’s Amazing Hello Kitty Jet Is Now Flying To LAX!

Here’s a review I wrote about my experience flying with them last year from Los Angeles to Taipei. While the EVA Air business class experience is ordinarily great, there’s one thing you can do to really elevate it. Specifically, you can book yourself ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan business community helps family of Filipino caregiver

Manila, March 27 (CNA) Taiwan's representative to the Philippines Gary Lin (林松煥) on Tuesday presented the family of Filipino caregiver Melody Albano Castro, who was killed in an earthquake in Taiwan in February, with a check for PHP600,000 (US$11,443). ( read original story ...)

F-35 Sale to Taiwan Not Worth the ‘Risk,’ Experts Warn

“Taiwan has a legitimate requirement to field a modern fighter ... Marcus Weisgerber is the global business editor for Defense One, where he writes about the intersection of business and national security. He has been covering defense and national ... ( read original story ...)

‘Taiwan Bike Industry Needs New DNA’

Taiwan’s bike industry export is for conventional bicycles dropping hard and for e-bikes growing fast. What this brings to the business of Taiwan’s parts and complete bicycle makers was answered at the Executive Panel Debate. This panel consisted of ... ( read original story ...)

Are We Really ‘Helping’ Taiwan’s Startups?

Now, it is important to help Taiwan create more demand for sophisticated talent that you may be helping to train. The most important thing you can do is by bringing business opportunities that employ these talent back to Taiwan. Unfortunately, this will ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan – A Haven for Shoppers

Taiwan is increasingly popular for being one of the best places ... By day, the Xinyi Planning District bustles with the fast-paced energy of business as Taipei’s commercial and financial center. But at night, the skyscrapers come alight with eye ... ( read original story ...)

US official, Taiwanese president to speak at Taipei event

Taiwan’s foreign ministry said the deputy assistant secretary for East Asian affairs will speak at a dinner with a U.S. business group in Taipei on Wednesday. Tsai’s office has said she will be speaking at the same event. On Wednesday, Chinese ... ( read original story ...)

Is Beijing planning to take Taiwan back … by force?

... Affairs Office’s February announcement of 31 policies smoothing the way for greater Taiwan-mainland integration, including 12 measures related to business and 19 to social and employment issues. Unlike the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan seeks business partnerships in India

Chinese investors may give investment in India a highbrow but Taiwan seeks to beef up its response and foothold in this large, young consumer market. To counter Chinese investments Taiwan is likely to lead investments of more than $10 billion to make India ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan says it will beef up defense to respond to China

Taiwan will look to its domestic arms industry as well as foreign suppliers to respond to China's continuing military buildup, but has no interest in engaging in an arms race with its cross-strait rival, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The remarks from ... ( read original story ...)