TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s central bank said it will still continue dialogue with the Washington over the U.S. Treasury’s currency report in the future, deputy central bank governor Ching-Long Yang said on Wednesday. The semi-annual U.S. Treasury ... ( read original story ...)
Xi says China has prevented Taiwan independence over past five years
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday China has firmly opposed and prevented Taiwan’s independence over the past five years. Xi made the comments in a speech at the beginning of a Communist Party congress. China considers ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Taiwan military agreement to stay in place despite pressure from Beijing
The city state will step up defence cooperation with China, but it is not in Singapore’s interest to give up its military ties with Taiwan because of pressure from Beijing, they said. Project Starlight was set up in 1975 in a deal between Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)
The Triangular Sky Cafe / J.R Architects
The project is located in a corner of an intersection next to a park of the residential area in Tainan City. The program is set to be a café ... accommodate the large scooter-commuting consumers in Taiwan, so that they can directly order and take out ... ( read original story ...)
Cybersecurity firm: North Korea was likely behind cyber heist in Taiwan
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, looks off into the distance. AFP TORONTO (Reuters) - Cyber-security firm BAE Systems Plc said on Monday it believes the North Korean Lazarus hacking group is likely responsible for a recent cyber heist in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea likely behind Taiwan SWIFT cyber heist: BAE
TORONTO (Reuters) - Cyber-security firm BAE Systems Plc said on Monday it believes the North Korean Lazarus hacking group is likely responsible for a recent cyber heist in Taiwan, the latest in a string of hacks targeting the global SWIFT messaging system. ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s Ritziest Neighborhood, Xinyi, Boasts Spacious Apartments and A View of the Mountains
Xinyi, considered one of the top luxury residential areas in Taipei, is where you’ll find the most sophisticated and high-end dining, shopping, and entertainment options Taiwan has to offer. The modern, skyscraper-studded district is the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Aviva to sell Taiwan business to local partner for $1
LONDON (Reuters) - British insurer Aviva said on Friday its decision to sell its 49 percent stake in a Taiwan joint venture to its partner First Financial Holding fits into its strategy of withdrawing from less profitable markets. Aviva declined to put a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seeks to build soft power with retooled southbound policy
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is seeking to boost its regional soft power by throwing its weight behind dozens of companies investing around Asia and by promoting areas such as education and tourism as it looks to reduce its economic reliance on China. ( read original story ...)
Aviva to sell Taiwan business
LONDON (Reuters) - British insurer Aviva (AV.L) said on Friday it is to sell its 49 percent stake in its Taiwan joint venture to its partner First Financial Holding, as it tries to focus on more profitable markets. The decision came after a strategic ... ( read original story ...)
UK insurer Aviva to sell Taiwan business for $1
This is an experimental feature. Give us your feedback. Thank you for your feedback. Aviva looks set to finally say goodbye to its 60,000 customers in Taiwan six years after it first tried to leave the market. The UK insurance firm, which has about 33 ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan fines Qualcomm $774 mln for anti-trust violations
HONG KONG, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission said on Wednesday it would fine U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc T$23.4 billion ($774.14 million) for anti-trust violations of its chip technology. The Commission said in a Chinese-language ... ( read original story ...)
China threatens U.S. Congress for crossing its ‘red line’ on Taiwan
In a rare pressure campaign, the Chinese government is demanding that the U.S. Congress back off passing new laws that would strengthen the U.S. relationship with Taiwan. Beijing’s efforts are the latest sign that it is stepping up its campaign to ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm fined $773 million by Taiwan trade commission
According to the TFTC's decision, Qualcomm used its patents, which are standard essential patents (SEP) for CDMA, WCDMA, and LTE mobile technologies, to force rivals to agree to various contractual clauses that had the effect of driving up prices and ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines apologises to China for using Taiwan emblem at diplomatic event
The Philippines has apologised to China for inadvertently using Taiwan's defence ministry emblem instead of China's on a banner displayed at an official event in Manila last week to thank China for donating thousands of assault rifles. Beijing's ambassador ... ( read original story ...)
Will Singapore give up Taiwan to please Beijing?
The armored vehicles were seized when they were on their way back from Taiwan to Singapore after a regular military exercise under a training program known as “Project Starlight ... make an example of the tiny city-state in order to let the rest ... ( read original story ...)