Notes from Central Taiwan is a column written by long-term resident Michael Turton, who provides incisive commentary informed by three decades of living in and writing about his adoptive country. The ...
Chefs and Bartenders Are Injecting New Life Into Taiwan’s Oldest City
Located on Taiwan’s southwestern coast, Tainan, the island’s oldest city and former capital, has a long history of cultural incursion, much of which can be traced through its existing architecture.
Adani Group stocks drop US$45bn on fraud claim
His flagship Adani Enterprises plunged 15 percent in Mumbai, a fall of 508.45 rupees (US$6.24), triggering an automatic trading halt alongside five of its seven main listed subsidiaries. “Obviously, ...
Elevator, screw makers cautiously optimistic for 2023
Elevator maker Golden Friends Corp (崇友實業) and screw supplier Sheh Fung Screws Co (世豐螺絲) are cautiously optimistic about business this quarter and beyond, citing strong business growth potential from ...
Pau Jar top national property developer: survey
While building on higher-value land near transportation hubs, Pau Jar did not abandon its focus on second-tier areas, the developer’s strongholds, to meet demand from buyers who cannot afford housing ...
Local banks nearly double number of wealthy clients
Local banks have experienced a 97 percent surge in high-net-worth clients to 3,660 in a nine-month period, from 1,851 at the end of March, as Taiwanese business owners repatriated funds from overseas, ...
Taiwan multinationals eye new markets amid supply chain fracturing and talent shortage
Industry insiders point to ‘growing pressure’ in the West to ‘start seriously creating alternate supply locations’ outside mainland China, and even Taiwan’s semiconductor manufacturers are changing ...
Eurozone January business activity returns to growth
Eurozone business activity made a surprise return to modest growth this month, adding to signs the downturn in the bloc may not be as deep as feared and that the currency union may escape recession, a ...
Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing a Buy?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), popularly known as TSMC, has been in fine form on the stock market in the new year. In fact, shares of the semiconductor foundry giant have surged 27% ...
Taiwan president tells pope war with China not an option
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis to say that war between Taiwan and China is not an option and only by respecting the Taiwanese people's insistence on sovereignty and freedom ...
Taiwan’s tourism industry misses mainlanders, as ban prevents it from returning to pre-Covid levels
Taiwan eased pandemic controls in October, but travellers from across the strait are still restricted from coming Mainland Chinese used to be a major source of tourism for Taiwan's hotels and local ...
China no longer comfortable with status quo on Taiwan: Antony Blinken
Blinken called what Hong Kong went through in recent years and the reversal of development towards democracy one of the most sobering realities for people around the world ...
AcBel Polytech to buy ABB power conversion unit
Power management solutions provider AcBel Polytech Inc (康舒科技) announced on Friday that it would acquire a 100 percent stake in ABB Ltd’s power conversion division for US$505 million in cash. The ...
Is It Too Late to Buy Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s Stock?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is the leading contract chip maker for global tech companies. Fourth-quarter earnings were robust, but the chip stock issued disappointing guidance for the first ...
Envoy Says Taiwan Learns From Ukraine War
Taiwan has learned important lessons from Ukraine’s war that would help it deter any attack by China or defend itself if invaded, the self-ruled island's top envoy to the U.S. said in an interview ...
Taiwan learns from Ukraine war, says envoy of self-ruled island
Ukraine’s experience has had lessons for the U.S. and other allies as well, Bi-khim Hsiao said, including the importance of a united allied stand behind threatened democracies.