Taiwan reported 549 domestic COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 177 cases added to the totals for recent days as it continues to readjust its infection numbers following delays in reporting ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Administration Sought Even Closer Taiwan Ties, Wanted Japan to Do More on China
"I actually think you can do everything you can to drive the Japanese to the right place...we ought to absolutely do more with Taiwan. We tried to do that we made some progress. We didn't get all the ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC Says Construction of Arizona Chip Plant Is ‘Well Underway’
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it’s moving forward with plans to build a $12 billion chip plant in Phoenix, a step toward addressing U.S. concerns over reliability and security in the ... ( read original story ...)
Get Ready, China: Taiwan Is Poised to Become an Undersea Powerhouse
Taiwan took a major step toward its domestic submarine ambitions in late 2020 with the construction of a dedicated submarine production facility. ( read original story ...)
Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets Free Taipei Scenery Sponsored by Nvidia; Boracay Airport Announced & More
The third-party add-on industry for Microsoft Flight Simulator never stops, and today there are some news from a variety of developers. ( read original story ...)
To Block Encirclement By China, Taiwan Should Pair F-16s And Tankers: Expert
The Taiwanese air force is building up a force of more than 206 of the latest F-16 fighters. Now the island air arm needs aerial tankers to boost the new fighters’ endurance. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan in the eye of the storm: interview with Taipei’s representative in France
Europe, the US and Japan are strenghtening economic ties with Taiwan. On 1 June, Japan announced a massive investment in joint research into cutting-edge chip technology with the island's leading ... ( read original story ...)
‘Spiderman and Ninja Turtle’ donate food to frontline medical staff in Taiwan
A Taiwan restaurateur and his friends dress up as spiderman and ninja turtle while they deliver donations of lunch boxes to frontline medical staff, in an effort to put a smile on the island's ... ( read original story ...)
Zero Covid? Taiwan outbreak shows that’s not a long-term solution, says professor
Taiwan is "completely susceptible" to new coronavirus variants that are more transmissible, said Benjamin Cowling of The University of Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports 327 new domestic COVID-19 cases
Taiwan reported 327 domestic COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 65 cases added to the totals for recent days as it continues to readjust its infection numbers following delays in reporting positive ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn, founder Gou apply to buy BioNTech vaccines for Taiwan
Foxconn (2317.TW) and its billionaire founder Terry Gou sought permission from Taiwan's government on Tuesday to buy COVID-19 vaccines from Germany's BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE) as the island grapples with ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan needs to switch gears to fight first major Covid outbreak
These scenes seen from the US to Italy to India for the past 16 months are now playing out in Taiwan — the country that was a model to the world in containing the virus. When Covid-19 was first ... ( read original story ...)
How Covid-19 finally caught up with Taiwan
Plus, the FT’s greater China correspondent, Kathrin Hille, tells us how Taiwan is dealing with the latest wave of Covid-19 and how it’s affecting chipmakers Lockdown pet boom helps insurer to $2bn val ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan is ‘completely susceptible’ to the new Covid variants, professor says
Benjamin Cowling of The University of Hong Kong explains that Taiwan has to improve its social distancing and lockdown measures in order to contain the pandemic, and look to increase their vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
No Water No Microchips: What Is Happening In Taiwan?
Water wars are no longer from apocalyptic imagery. Something as dramatic is already happening in Taiwan, where a drought is causing chip manufacturers to compete with locals for water use. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says working hard to get vaccines, infections fall
Taiwan is working hard to get the almost 20 million COVID-19 vaccines it has ordered as soon as possible even in the face of global shortages, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, amid domestic ... ( read original story ...)