A civilian Pentagon official on Wednesday ordered the US Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental assessment of a US$9.4 billion Formosa Plastics Corp (台塑) complex planned in Louisiana, ... ( read original story ...)
The four numbers Apple won’t let you engrave on your iPhone in China
Apple is censoring words and phrases customers can engrave on products in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, according to a new report by the Brussels-based CitizenLab. The iPhone-maker has always said it ... ( read original story ...)
Tsai says Taiwan needs to be stronger
Afghanistan’s return to Taliban rule following the withdrawal of US forces shows that Taiwan needs to be “stronger and more united” in ensuring its own defense, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said ... ( read original story ...)
JustCo to open co-working centre in Hsinchu, Taiwan
Members working from JustCo Hsinchu will also have access to JustCo’s network of more than 40 locations across nine cities in Asia (Credit: JustCo)SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - JustCo will be opening a new ... ( read original story ...)
Make meaningful ideas a reality thru “Sharing is Caring, Taiwan Excellence”
The perfect time for kindness is now! At a time when the world seems bleak as it caved in on the pandemic’s ongoing onslaught, Taiwan Excellence rises to the occasion and launches “Sharing is Caring, ... ( read original story ...)
Let’s talk feminism and sex
If All Souls is one of the most inordinately beautiful colleges in Oxford, it’s also one of the oddest and most rarefied. Famously, it has no student body. Each year, however, a small number of recent ... ( read original story ...)
‘River Dave’ doesn’t think he can go back to being a hermit
An off-the-grid New Hampshire man’s days living as a hermit appear to be over. “River Dave,” whose cabin in the woods burned down after nearly three decades on property that he was ordered to leave, ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean lawmakers seeking to make ‘semen terrorism’ sex crime
South Korean lawmakers are seeking to make amendments to the country’s criminal code that would make “semen terrorism” a punishable sex crime. The move comes after a string of controversial court ... ( read original story ...)
Riverdance planning tour of locations including Taiwan and Australia
Riverdance is in talks to bring its production to Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia and Japan after a planned eight-week tour of China next year. A spokesman for Riverdance confirmed the talks on ... ( read original story ...)
Riverdance eyes tour of Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Japan
Riverdance is in talks to bring its production to Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia and Japan after a planned eight-week tour of China next year. A spokesman confirmed the talks on Thursday as ... ( read original story ...)
Carrefour to launch sale of its Taiwan business
SPAR Croatia celebrates opening of 100th SupermarketWithin only 3.5 months, SPAR Croatia’s latest and 100th SPAR Supermarket was developed in the town of Novi Marof. The very modern ... ( read original story ...)
China recalls Lithuania ambassador over Taiwan office row
China on Tuesday recalled its ambassador to Lithuania and expelled the Baltic Sea nation’s top representative to Beijing over the country’s decision to allow self-governing Taiwan to open an office in ... ( read original story ...)
CTBC banking on Thai SMEs
Taiwan-based CTBC Bank (CTBC), a major shareholder of Land and Houses Bank (LH Bank), sees high growth potential of Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the long term, though the SME ... ( read original story ...)
Millions of dehumidifiers recalled after causing fires, property damage
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said the company, New Widetech, is aware of more than 100 incidents of the dehumidifiers overheating or catching fire. Fires caused by the issue have resulted ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan thanks US as arms approved
The Presidential Office yesterday thanked Washington after the US Department of State approved the sale of 40 Paladin M109A6 self-propelled howitzers and related equipment to Taiwan, the first such ... ( read original story ...)
Here Are Taipei’s Best New Bars And Restaurants 2021
Earlier this year, its co-owner, Bannie Kang, was awarded the Mancino Bartenders’ Bartender Award by Asia’s 50 Best Bars, which is the only prize of the night voted on by bar staff themselves. Mu ... ( read original story ...)