TAIPEI, June 26 (Reuters plans to drop daily reports on Taiwan stocks and foreign investor activity. They will be replaced with BUZZ items based on significant moves and a monthly table on foreign investor activity. Please send any queries to [Ataipei ... ( read original story ...)
Did Beijing just gain Panama and lose Taipei?
On the surface, Panama’s diplomatic switch from Taiwan to mainland China is a political victory for Beijing and a major setback for Taipei in a long diplomatic clash. But behind this smokeless war, there really is still no clear winner. It has been a ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei 2017 Torch Relay begins in Turin
The Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade Torch was officially lighted in the Italian city of Turin. The flame is set to burn until August 30, the date of the Universiade's Closing Ceremony at the Taipei Stadium in Taiwan. The Italian city was chosen as the venue ... ( read original story ...)
Panama City Announces New Ties With China As It Ditches Taiwan In Win For Beijing
Panama has established diplomatic ties with China and broken with Taiwan in a major victory for Beijing ... move could also raise questions about the future of a Chinese-backed project to build another Central American waterway to rival the Panama Canal ... ( read original story ...)
Panama Just Forged Ties With China, While Ditching Relations With Taiwan
(PANAMA CITY) — Panama established formal diplomatic ties with China and broke with Taiwan on Monday in a major victory for ... also raise questions about the future of a Chinese-backed project to build another Central American waterway to rival the ... ( read original story ...)
Amazing Taiwan – Belize: 2017 Cultural Exchange Programme launched
BELIZE CITY, Fri. June 16, 2017–The 2017 Cultural Exchange ... Christine Huang, art instructor of the Primary and Secondary Art Skill Training Project, executed through the Embassy of Taiwan in Belize, said in delivering the introduction to the program ... ( read original story ...)
A new sex park for Taiwan?
The word on the street -- or on the Internet at least -- is that plans are afoot to develop an erotic entertainment attraction on the island's Southwest Coast National Scenic Area. After interest was aroused by details posted on the region's official ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s twisty high-rise will have a lobby that delights
Taipei's twisting green tower is on track for completion in the second quarter of next year. The Tao Zhu Yin Yuan (陶朱隱園) is a luxury high-rise designed to conserve energy, save water and suck up carbon emissions in downtown Taipei. It is also a ... ( read original story ...)
A Taipei showcase for LGBTQ-themed Asian art that’s timely after Taiwan court’s historic approval of same-sex marriage
Taipei’s Museum of Contemporary Art (Moca) is pressing ahead with the first major survey of LGBTQ-themed art in Asia this September, a timely acknowledgment of the diversity of Chinese-speaking artists following a Taiwanese court’s historic ruling ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan May export orders beat forecast as China, U.S. demand jump
TAIPEI Taiwan's May export orders blew past expectations as the island's factories rushed to meet demand for components, such as for Apple Inc's upcoming iPhone 8, in a promising sign for global technology manufacturers. The trade-dependent economy has ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan central bank to hold fire on rates as tech boom bolsters economy
TAIPEI Taiwan's central bank is expected to leave its policy rate unchanged for the fourth straight quarter this week, as demand for the island's tech exports keeps its economic engines firing. The government has raised Taiwan's GDP outlook for 2017 to a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan slams UN after students barred from Geneva visit
Taiwan fiercely criticised the United Nations Friday after its students were barred from visiting a public hearing in Geneva as Beijing seeks to further isolate the island internationally. It comes after Taiwan was excluded from a major World Health ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Lays Plans for $59 Billion in Renewable-Energy Finance
New energy, meet new finance. That’s the thinking of Taiwan’s government, which is starting to map out funding plans for a power system that can no longer rely on nuclear reactors. Prime Minister Lin Chuan’s administration aims to increase the share ... ( read original story ...)
Country Garden Holdings: China’s capital controls no serious impact on Forest City project
Yu says Forest City project, to comprise four reclaimed islands in the Johor ... we are opening or planning to open sales galleries in South-East Asia and East Asian markets in Taipei and Tokyo. We are seeking new markets in the Middle East like Dubai.” ( read original story ...)
Eat your way around Taipei
Shilin Night Market is packed with hungry shoppers, especially on a Saturday night. With more than 500 food stalls, small shops and restaurants, there are plenty of food options available to try. Anxious to get to Taipei and its cuisine, we booked the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says China ‘impertinently’ wants it to soften representation in 5 countries
TAIPEI China has been pressuring the United Arab Emirates and four other countries to ask Taiwan to rename its representative offices in another sign of diplomatic pressure on the self-ruled island, Taiwan's foreign ministry said on Thursday. China regards ... ( read original story ...)