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Taiwanese who wish to take part in international organizations face an enormous hurdle called the One-China Policy, which China uses to prevent their participation. So what is it exactly? In short, the One-China Policy means there is only one state ... ( read original story ...)

HAMBURG, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's MFIG purchasing group issued an international tender to buy up to 130,000 tonnes of corn, European traders said on Tuesday. The tender closes on Wednesday, Aug. 9, they said. It seeks shipment of 40,000 to 65,000 tonnes ... ( read original story ...)

Major Taiwan-based passive component makers including Yageo, Walsin Technology and Chilisin Electronics have reported record-high revenues for July 2017, thanks to a pick-up in customer demand and rising ASPs of certain products such as MLCCs. Yageo posted ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese lawmakers visiting the US last week reached a deal to buy jet engines from Honeywell. The Legislative Yuan Foreign and National Defense Committee’s bipartisan delegation visited International Turbine Engine Co (ITEC) to discuss the purchase of ... ( read original story ...)

Accelerator network SparkLabs launches its newest program today in Taipei. Headed by managing partner Edgar Chiu (pictured above), SparkLabs Taipei will focus on preparing Taiwanese startups to enter other countries. Chiu was COO of Taipei-based app ... ( read original story ...)

Temperatures rose to a record-high for the year in Taiwan on Monday, driving electricity consumption to a peak and leaving the reserve capacity of Taiwan’s power grid to a level that prompted a red alert, according to state-run Taiwan Power Company ... ( read original story ...)

Country Garden said it expects to open galleries targeting customers in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and Dubai between ... to slow down or stop the project," said Mr Yu. Country Garden's Forest City development, which houses ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) The popular Eslite Bookstore chain officially opened Taiwan's longest underground book street in Taipei on Monday, creating what the city hopes will become ... that the book street was Wu's last project. Wu's daughter Mercy Wu ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei is the capital of Taiwan – a tiny island with 23 million inhabitants. You guessed it – it is crowded – but Taipei still manages to feel like a big suburb. It’s the Houston of Asia, just more crowded. The Taiwanese are easily the friendliest ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports in July expanded for a 10th straight month, as factories rushed to meet orders for Apple Inc's upcoming iPhone 8 and U.S. shipments surged. The stronger-than-expected performance bodes well for Taiwan's economy ... ( read original story ...)

Country Garden said it expects to open galleries targeting customers in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and Dubai between ... to slow down or stop the project,” said Yu. Country Garden’s Forest City development, which houses ... ( read original story ...)

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United States claimed a second successive World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-12 World Cup title with a 7-2 victory over Chinese Taipei at the Tainan Municipal Stadium today. It avenged their defeat to their rivals earlier in the tournament and ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Aug. 6 (CNA) Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) has selected Chaozhou Rolling Stock Depot in Pingtung to promote the development of solar energy, the TRA said on Sunday in a statement. The TRA is inviting tenders to install solar panels and ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Aug. 6 (CNA) Taiwan's first offshore wind farm off the coast of Miaoli County has generated 6.5MW as of late July since the launch of commercial operations in April, with capacity expected to grow to 120MW by 2019, according to local company ... ( read original story ...)

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has joined forces with the University of Taipei to launch a global sports innovation (SPIN) competition. They are working alongside the HYPE Foundation, a global platform that connects and invests in ... ( read original story ...)