TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission said on Tuesday U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc will pay its first installment of a fine worth T$390 million ($13.35 million) for anti-trust violations. The commission made the comments at a news conference ... ( read original story ...)
China Eastern says cancels flights amid routes row with Taiwan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines said on Tuesday it has been forced to cancel 106 round-trip flights to Taiwan around the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday amid a row between Beijing and Taiwan over flight routes. The carrier said on its official ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei mayor heads to Europe to learn about democratic practices
Taipei, Jan. 27 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) departed on his tour of Europe and Turkey Saturday morning, highlighting the lessons in democratization these countries can provide for Taiwan. Taiwan has long looked to the United States for ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan readies military planes to help with Lunar New Year flights as tensions grow with Beijing
Taiwan is prepared to use military transport planes to fly Taiwanese citizens based in mainland China back to the island for the Lunar New Year holiday next month, a senior official said on Monday, amid a row between Beijing and Taipei over air routes. ( read original story ...)
Fire Breaks Out at Taiwan Refinery
A blaze set off by an explosion at an oil refinery burned for much of Monday in Taoyuan, in northern Taiwan. HONG KONG — An explosion at an oil refinery in northern Taiwan set off a fire that took hours to extinguish on Monday, the National Fire Agency said. ( read original story ...)
Chinese flight routes set off military alarms in Taiwan
Public discussion of a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan has increased of late. Beijing's launch of a new air corridor over the Taiwan Strait has contributed to those concerns. Experts say the new flights carry defense implications for Taipei. A recent ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan mulling English as an official language, but is it ready?
If Taiwan goes ahead with the initiative, it could adopt Tainan as a model. When Lai was mayor of Tainan, he launched a 10-year project in 2015 to make English the city's second official language, and Pan said a national program would take even longer. ( read original story ...)
Yang Chin-Long to be next governor of Taiwan’s central bank: sources
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Yang Chin-long, deputy governor of Taiwan’s central bank, will replace Perng Fai-nan at the helm when the 79-year-old financial veteran retires next month, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Saturday. Perng, the ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC kicks off record $24bn advanced chip project
"The latest chip project is set to go into test pilot runs ... 5-nanometer advanced chip facility in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan on Friday. It will cost more than 500 billion New Taiwan dollars ($17.2 billion) alone. But if overall research ... ( read original story ...)
China says has goodwill toward Taiwan, but won’t allow separation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is willing to show utmost goodwill towards self-ruled Taiwan but won’t allow its separation from China, the country’s defense ministry said on Thursday after Taiwan’s president said she does not rule out the possibility of a ... ( read original story ...)
What Now For Historic Tree Preservation Efforts By Taipei Dome?
Although the city government states that it intends to transplant ... In particular, Ko has suggested that he is not happy with the Taipei Dome, as a construction project he entered from his predecessors as Taipei mayor. The construction of the Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s latest skyscraper inspired by the shape of bamboo shoots
For their hotel redesign of Beijing's Opposite House, they created bespoke glass interpretations of the city's traditional ... When the project completes in 2020 it will join a skyline dominated by the 508-metre Taipei 101 building, a supertall skyscraper ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president says does not exclude possibility of China attack
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that she does not exclude the possibility of China attacking the self-ruled island, amid heightened tensions between the two sides including an increasing number of Chinese military drills near Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Amid tension, China carrier group sails through Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Chinese carrier group has sailed through the narrow Taiwan Strait that separates the self-ruled island from its giant neighbor but no unusual activity was detected, Taiwan said on Wednesday, amid heightened tension with Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Eleven Sports sees passion for sports and expands into Taiwan
One of the most important developments in recent sports history is the development, and growing popularity of live streaming. Instead of watching the local game on the weekends, sports fans can watch the entire league, whenever they want, where ever they want. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan, with strong Dec, won record export orders in 2017
* Dec export orders +17.5 pct y/y, vs Nov’s +11.6 pct * China Dec orders +7.9 pct y/y, U.S. +10.2 pct * Orders from Europe +39.3 pct y/y; from Japan +19.9 pct * Official: Jan orders to drop m/m, but up more than 25.1 pct y/y TAIPEI, Jan 22 (Reuters ... ( read original story ...