Category: NEWS

HSINCHU, Taiwan (Reuters) - In late August, the new chairman of chip-making titan Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Mark Liu, got the sort of news that would make any boss smile: his biggest comp... ( read original story ...)

In terms of quality cocktails and drinks, most consider hubs like Tokyo, Shanghai, and Singapore the places to visit in Asia. Yet, in between them, on the island nation of Taiwan, there is a whole wor... ( read original story ...)

Some healthcare facilities in Taipei have turned to blockchain technology to improve their internal processes in support of the government’s Hierarchical Medical System policy. Medical care has come a ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A huge pay rise, eight free trips home a year and a heavily subsidized apartment. It was a dream job offer that a Taiwanese engineer simply could not refuse. A veteran of Taiwan’s t... ( read original story ...)

An attempt by United Airlines to duck the sticky issue of Taiwan has invited rebuke from China’s foreign ministry. After China told global carriers earlier this year to tweak their websites and list t... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) Households in Taipei spend an average of NT$24,000 (US$781) per year on public transport, more than twice the national average, due to the convenient transport network in the ... ( read original story ...)

KINMEN COUNTY, Taiwan — The islands of Kinmen County, and the Nationalist troops stationed there, withstood artillery shelling from China long after the Communist victory in the Chinese civil war. Tod... ( read original story ...)

Come here with a big appetite, that’s my advice. One of the first restaurants to be awarded 1 Michelin Star in the opening of the Michelin Guide to Taipei in 2018. They’ve definitely done well to keep ... ( read original story ...)

China’s latest victory — cutting El Salvador from Taiwan’s already short list of diplomatic allies — has taken the political struggle between Beijing and Taipei to a new phase. Not only ... ( read original story ...)

Having embarked on a program to develop indigenous submarines, the government of Taiwan is seeking to develop a new generation of submarines to replace its aging Chien Lung-class that has been in ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is not putting any pressure on self-ruled Taiwan’s last diplomatic ally in Africa, the Kingdom of eSwatini, to switch to Beijing, but believes it is just a matter of time bef... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Aug. 30 – Recently Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) is frequently harassed by members of Taiwan Nation, an organization that demands Taiwan Independence, asking him his political stance on recent ... ( read original story ...)

MBABANE (Reuters) - While China meets African leaders at a major summit in Beijing next week, the king of eSwatini, self-ruled Taiwan’s last remaining ally on the continent, will be hosting thousands ... ( read original story ...)

It's a typical Thursday evening in Lan Jia Gua Bao, a small no-frills eatery in Taipei's Gongguan district, and a line stretches out of the door. Inside, a server refills two steaming baskets with the ... ( read original story ...)

China forced dozens of airlines to remove their references to Taiwan as an independent nation earlier this year. United Airlines complied with the request, but recently made a small concession to reco... ( read original story ...)

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Imagine if the United States could not compete under its real name at the Olympics. Or Japan, or Spain or India. That's the reality for Taiwan, which is also formally known a... ( read original story ...)