Emergency drills this year included for the first time an exercise simulating Beijing military strikes on Taipei and other cities Fearing ...
Buffett’s Dairy Queen sees Taiwan among possible new markets, while mindful of geopolitics
Berkshire Hathaway-owned Dairy Queen is exploring options to expand in new markets, perhaps including Taiwan, the company's CEO said, even as geopolitical concerns with China simmer.
Teletubbies in Taipei: Workers Against Privatisation
In 2008, on the streets of Taipei, four Teletubbies appeared. They had monitors on their chests, and they dispatched DMs. They were four of Taipei's government employees who had been laid off. No ...
Bird’s eye view of Taipei: Yvonne Lim gives us a glimpse of her home
Home is where the heart is — but where exactly is Yvonne Lim's TV?In an Instagram video post on Monday (May 8), Yvonne uploaded a short clip of herself entering her home in Taipei, giving us a brief ...
Taiwan Is Running Low on a Strategic Asset: Engineers
Taiwan’s world-dominating microchip sector was built by TSMC’s skilled employees. But a demographic crisis, demanding work culture and flagging interest threaten its lead.
Apple supplier Foxconn’s Q1 profit falls 56% y/y, worse than forecasts
Apple Inc supplier Foxconn reported on Thursday a 56% fall in first-quarter net profit, as global economic woes hurt demand for smart consumer electronics.
Cross-strait tensions no deterrent for Taiwan’s embrace of clean wind energy
For now, economic arguments trump concerns about placing critical energy assets in what some security analysts believe could one day become a theater of war.
Collapsing buildings, incoming missiles: Taiwan rehearses a Chinese assault on its cities
Annual emergency drills have for the first time included a military strike on Taipei, a sign of worsening cross-strait relations ...
Taiwan’s wind industry braves cross-strait risks in clean energy boom
In the port city of Taichung on Taiwan's west coast, a crane hoists into place the end section of a white wind turbine tower that stands almost a hundred metres tall.
Pacific fleet leader asks to go before China committee to talk Taiwan
Adm, Samuel Paparo requested to brief the bipartisan committee on plans to thwart a potential Chinse invasion of Taiwan.
Truss warned over Taiwan visit as Beijing tells her trip will only encourage reunification
A communist spokesman for China has threatened Liz Truss, saying that her forthcoming speech in Taiwan make it "more likely" that China will retake the island, by force if necessary.
Russian war against Ukraine affects China’s plans for Taiwan, Stoltenberg says
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine affects China's plans for a possible invasion of Taiwan.
Taipei Dangdai capitalises on dedicated local collectors
But he stresses that Taipei Dangdai has never been a government fair. “That's maybe our main point of difference with Art Taipei [held in October], the longstanding fair run by the Gallery Association ...
This new luxury airline is introducing first-class service to the United States
The Taiwanese boutique airline has begun serving LAX and, while new to U.S. travelers, aspires to become a transpacific powerhouse.
Peoria budget prioritizes funds for water, police officers, new airport, redevelopment
Peoria leaders have adopted a plan that will prioritize spending on an airport feasibility study, more police officers, a new fire station, downtown redevelopment, and investments in water ...
Taipei studies plan to subsidize cost of freezing egg cells
Several councilors at a Taipei City Council committee hearing proposed providing subsidies to women aged 25 to 40 to freeze their eggs to improve their chances of conceiving later in life. Women are ...