SHANGHAI, May 24 (Reuters) - Japanese retailer Muji has been fined 200,000 yuan ($31,300) in Shanghai for using packaging that lists Taiwan as a country, underscoring China’s growing sensitivity to how companies refer to the self-ruled island. Muji ... ( read original story ...)
India to take on Chinese Taipei in Intercontinental Cup opener
MUMBAI: India will take on Chinese Taipei on the opening day of the Hero Intercontinental Cup which kicks-off at the Mumbai Football Arena on June 1. The other two teams in the competition -- Kenya and New Zealand -- will play their first match against ... ( read original story ...)
Fear and Loathing in Taipei: A Nightlife Guide to Taiwan’s Capital City
Taipei might not have a ton of bars, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of good places to quench your thirst. If you go by the stats, Taipei isn’t a good place to be thirsty. With a population of around 2.7 million, the city has less than 250 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shuts down Chinese Taipei, takes back Asian Junior championship crown
POWERHOUSE Japan regained the Asian Junior 19-Under Women’s Softball Championship with a masterful 4-0 crushing of defending champion, Chinese Taipei, in a winner-take-all game at the Clark International Sports Complex. Yuki Masuda yielded two hits and ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan whack Chinese Taipei in volleyball opener
KARACHI: Pakistan were off to an impressive start when they whacked Chinese Taipei 3-0 in their opening match of the FIVB World Challenger Cup Qualification Continental Volleyball tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The set scores were 25-22, 26-24, 25-19 in ... ( read original story ...)
China’s J-20 stealth fighters will likely patrol Taiwan’s airspace soon — and the island nation is ready to counter
Beijing has repeatedly hinted that its new J-20 stealth fighters would conduct patrols in Taiwan's airspace to coerce the island nation to reunify with China. But Taiwan has a plan to counter China's J-20: new mobile passive radars and new active radars ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Yageo to buy U.S. electronic components firm for $740 million
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s Yageo Corp (2327.TW) said it would buy U.S.-based Pulse Electronics for $740 million, marking its biggest deal ever as it looks to expand in the United States and Europe. The cash offer is the second mid-sized bid from a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Yageo’s unit to acquire U.S. Pulse Electronics for $740 million cash
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s Yageo Corp (2327.TW) said on Tuesday its subsidiary is acquiring U.S. electronic component design and manufacturing company Pulse Electronics for $740 million in cash. The company believes that the acquisition will strengthen ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan’s Yageo to buy US electronic components firm for $740 mln
Taiwan's Yageo Corp said it would buy U.S.-based Pulse Electronics for $740 million, marking its biggest deal ever as it looks to expand in the United States and Europe. Load Error The cash offer is the second mid-sized bid from a Taiwanese electronics ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Yageo’s unit to acquire U.S. Pulse Electronics for $740 mln cash
Taiwan's Yageo Corp said on Tuesday its subsidiary is acquiring U.S. electronic component design and manufacturing company Pulse Electronics for $740 million in cash. The company believes that the acquisition will strengthen its own position in the ... ( read original story ...)
Island or Rock? Taiwan Defends Its Claim in South China Sea
ITU ABA, South China Sea — The largest natural feature of the Spratly Islands, the hotly disputed archipelago in the South China Sea, is a forested, sun-drenched oval of land, cleaved by a single runway that gives the place the appearance of a raw coffee ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ‘Angry’ Over Not Being Invited to WHO Assembly
GENEVA — Taiwan's health minister says the island feels "very angry" that it was not invited to the World Health Organization assembly in Geneva. Chen Shih-Chung attributed the U.N. body's refusal to let Taiwan participate to tensions between mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president, pressed by Beijing, pledges more security
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's president said Sunday her government will step up security measures to respond to military threats from China. President Tsai Ing-wen gave no details in comments posted online but her government has encouraged development of a ... ( read original story ...)
Air Canada move to list Taiwan as part of China sees backlash, threat of boycott
VANCOUVER—Members of the Taiwanese community in Vancouver are alarmed after Air Canada caved to demands from Beijing to list Taiwan as part of China on its website for booking flights. The dissent comes in the form of a petition aiming to make Air Canada ... ( read original story ...)
Refugee patients were not forcibly returned to Nauru from Taiwan
The report regarding the transfer of two refugee patients from Taiwan to Nauru by Australian officials (Iranian refugee and son returned to Nauru against medical advice, 14 May) requires further clarification to avoid misunderstanding. The article implies ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei 101 waste cable-turned art project on display in New York
... artworks crafted from retired elevator cables from the Taipei 101 skyscraper by a Taiwanese artist with the help of prison inmates has gone on display in Manhattan, New York City. The "Rebirth" collection by artist Kang Mu-xiang (康木祥), which ... ( read original story ...)