The defense authority on the island of Taiwan on Tuesday confirmed that a Chinese mainland civilian aircraft recently approached Dongyin Island, a Taiwan-occupied island not far from the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
PLA not yet ready for all-out Taiwan war, island’s military experts say
Beijing will try to use limited military actions and non-conventional means to force Taiwan to the table within a decade, the self-ruled island’s defence experts believe. That is because the People’s ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: Pope Francis appoints Bishop Norbert Pu as new bishop of Chiayi
Today's headlines: Chinese judges freeze 7 million in Evegrande assets; Surge in Covid-19 infections in Southeast Asia; Bangladesh among world's top exporters of military uniforms; Iraqi court orders ... ( read original story ...)
‘No benefit’ for China’s Taiwan claim in Russian war with Ukraine
A Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a diplomatic dilemma for Beijing and do nothing to further the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland, according to Chinese experts. “Of course we don’t want ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan MOF Explains Tax Loss Carry Forward Rules
The announcement clarifies that tax losses may be carried forward for up to 10 years and applied to income for the current year, provided entities keep accounting records and file annual corporate tax ... ( read original story ...)
Otis Taiwan Wins Elevator World Project of the Year Award for Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Green Line
New Construction category TAIPEI, Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis Worldwide Corp. (NYSE:OTIS), has received the Project of the Year award from Elevator World magazine in the Escalators ... ( read original story ...)
Lantern festival lights up the night sky in New Taipei City
Hundreds of people gathered in New Taipei City to celebrate the annual sky lantern festival at the beginning of the Year of the Tiger. Dozens of lanterns were released and soared into the night sky. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival reopens in New Taipei City
Taiwan’s beautiful Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival has reopened in New Taipei City. Footage filmed on 12 February, 2022 has shown the stunning skies as the festival took place. The Taiwan Lantern Festival ... ( read original story ...)
Pushing the UK to improve ties
Prague made headlines when it signed a sister-city agreement with Taipei, while Czech politicians have been ... which he chairs, scoping out a project in Taiwan. It will be interesting to watch how ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan aims to shorten COVID-19 quarantine period from March
Taiwan will shorten the quarantine period from 14 days to 10 days before mid-March, reports stated. "The government must...take into account livelihoods and economic development," Premier Su ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Claims Chinese Plane Flew Dangerously Close To Dongying; ‘China’s New Strategy’
The Taiwan Defence Ministry on Tuesday informed that a small Chinese civilian plane flew unusually close to a remote Taiwanese controlled island off China's coast earlier this month. They believe that ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Taiwan’s home-grown vaccine is approved for emergency use in Paraguay
Taiwan’s home-grown Covid-19 vaccine has been authorised for emergency use in Paraguay, the only domain other than the self-ruled island to give such approval for the jab. After a months-long phase 3 ... ( read original story ...)
As the Russia-Ukraine crisis unfolds, China and Taiwan are watching
With the world wondering whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will order an invasion of smaller neighbor Ukraine, political analysts say that China, in particular, is watching with interest given ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan joins WTO challenge over Beijing’s alleged trade curbs on Lithuania
Taiwan has joined the United States and Australia in backing a European Union case against mainland China at the World Trade Organization over Beijing’s alleged trade curbs on Lithuania, its foreign ... ( read original story ...)
What does the Ukraine crisis mean for Taiwan? That’s up for debate.
As the crisis over Ukraine threatens to explode into a full-blown Russian invasion of the country, Taiwan is closely watching from thousands of kilometers away to see how the U.S. responds and what, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan joins WTO case against China over Lithuania
TAIPEI (REUTERS) - Taiwan has joined the United States and Australia in backing a European Union trade case against China at the World Trade Organisation over Beijing's alleged trade curbs on ... ( read original story ...)