Taiwan is one of Asia's major exporting economies and a large producer of electronics goods. Its export performance is a key gauge of global demand for gadgets. Meanwhile, the consumer price index likely rose 0.90 percent in September from a year earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of sky laterns light up Taipei
Wishful residents write messages on lanterns and send them to the sky on the day of the mid-autumn festival. Rough Cut (No reporter narration). ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Hundreds of colorful lanterns were set off to the sky over New Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Security to be beefed up at major Taipei MRT stations: police
Taipei, Oct. 4 (CNA) Security is to be beefed up at major Taipei MRT stations, with police patrols equipped with electric stun guns and pepper spray, the police rapid transit division said Wednesday. The move is due to concerns about terrorist attacks ... ( read original story ...)
Divij Sharan in doubles quarterfinals in Chinese Taipei
Divij Sharan (right) in partnership with Scott Lipsky of the US made the doubles quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Jui-Chen Hung and Cheng-Yu Yu of Chinese Taipei. - R. Ragu Top seeds Divij Sharan in partnership with Scott Lipsky of the US made ... ( read original story ...)
Applied Materials and Taiwan Semi are key players as the chip industry enters a new phase.
It’s time for the chorus to take a bow. All of the innovations in computer-chip technology that have come along in the past 50 years, and the many innovations—even more startling—to come in the next decade or so, are made possible by the relatively ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Fuel Oil Tender-Taiwan’s CPC seeks up to 80KT LSFO for November
Oct 3 (Reuters) - For spot tender news stories, please click: For tenders of other oil products, please click: Naphtha Gasoline Jet/Diesel * Tender award, ** Tender issuance, *** Further update OUTSTANDING ASIA/MIDEAST FUEL OIL TENDERS: ISSUER VOLUME ... ( read original story ...)
Rivals circle Taiwan’s TSMC in new chip era
(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.) By Robyn Mak HONG KONG, Oct 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Morris Chang, father of Taiwan's chip sector, is retiring at 86. His successors were groomed for years to take ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Secret Military Plan: Invade Taiwan by 2020
China has drawn up secret military plans to take over the island of Taiwan by 2020, an action that would likely lead to a larger U.S.-China conventional or nuclear war, according to newly-disclosed internal Chinese military documents. The secret war plan ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Itinerary: Three Days and Two Nights of Fun in Taiwan
Because Taiwan is set to implement visa free entry to Filipinos, I am getting a lot of inquiries about my recent trip. So I came up with this post – the itinerary of my weekend escapade in Taipei! Honestly, I have always ignored Taiwan. Aside from the ... ( read original story ...)
Chouchou Babyes & Kids store by Studio Oj, Taipei – Taiwan
Who does not love kids and babies? Or at least be attracted to their lovely tiny cloth. Located in the heart of Taipei, Chouchou babies and kids is a select shop that offers high-quality cloth for babies and kids. “Chouchou” in French means dearly and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ‘assures’ Taiwan that military training agreement will stay, Taipei says
Project Starlight was signed in 1975 by Singapore’s then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Taiwan’s Premier Chiang Ching-kuo. The deal gives troops from the city state, which lacks land resources, the opportunity to train in more realistic combat situations. ( read original story ...)
TSMC’s Chang, known as father of Taiwan’s chip industry, to retire
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) founder and chairman Morris Chang will retire in June, after having built the Apple Inc supplier into the world’s biggest foundry chipmaker with a market value of about $185 billion. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan concert clash reveals divisions over China’s outreach
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Police are looking for a final suspect involved in clashes at a Chinese-organized concert in Taipei between Taiwanese pro-independence protesters and Beijing supporters that revealed divisions over China's influence on the self ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan manufacturing PMI points to steady growth
Taiwan’s manufacturing sector expanded at a solid rate again in September thanks to a rise in new orders, according to a market survey. The Nikkei-Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index for Taiwan came in at 54.2 in September, down a touch ... ( read original story ...)
Creative Textures and Colors Optimize Taipei Apartment by Waterfrom Design
The post brasch-willumsen melds hyperrealist ... French firm Odile Guzy Architectes has completed a social housing project in the city of Chalon-sur-Saône, comprising a row of terraced houses and an ... Soft hues and dark framework decorate this compact ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan navy personnel jailed for fatal missile misfire
TAIPEI (AFP) - Three naval personnel have been jailed for up to two years for mistakenly launching a missile towards China that killed one person and triggered a stern response from Beijing last year. They were convicted of causing death by negligence ... ( read original story ...)