Just a week after his inauguration, Biden’s administration is already signalling that it will escalate Trump’s confrontation with Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Coexistence or Cold War with China?
We ceased to be obligated to go to war to defend Taiwan. Fast-forward four decades to the first weekend of President Joe Biden's administration. Saturday, China sent eight nuclear-capable bombers and ... ( read original story ...)
Medigen Vaccine Biologics COVID-19 Vaccine Adjuvanted with Dynavax’s CpG 1018 Announces First Participant Dosed in Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Taiwan
P antigen adjuvanted with CpG 1018 supplied by Dynavax. MVC's Phase 2 clinical trial is a randomized, double-blinded, multi-center clinical trial, expecting to enroll 3,700 healthy subjects, 20 years ... ( read original story ...)
Start-up brings unicorns to masses
Why should only the wealthy get to ride unicorns to further riches? Privately held firms with at least US$1 billion in value come with daunting price tags that freeze out ordinary investors. Banks ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stages defence drill against potential attack from China
Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill today aimed at repelling an attack from China, which has increased its threats to reclaim the island and its own displays of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Institutional Resilience
Taiwan's companies derive over 70% of revenues from abroad. The pandemic has accelerated some long-term themes that have benefitted Taiwan, and that we expect to continue. By Alistair MacDonald, ... ( read original story ...)
Patent examination pilot programme for start-ups takes effect
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office recently announced a patent examination pilot programme for start-ups, effective 1. Under the programme, start-ups with research and development capabilities ... ( read original story ...)
Biden should expand contact between US and Taiwanese officials
Removing restrictions on American contact with Taiwan sends a diplomatic message that the U.S. will not bow to China. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s parting shot to Xi should be recognizing Taiwan
President Trump’s two greatest foreign-policy accomplishments both involve departures from outmoded paradigms that had, for decades, enraptured bipartisan neoliberal elites: unprecedented ... ( read original story ...)
One imported case reported; tighter rules clarified
Taiwan yesterday recorded one new imported case of COVID-19 involving an Indonesian who arrived in the nation last month to work on a fishing boat, the Central Epidemic Command Center said. The ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Parting Shot To China Should Be Full U.S. Recognition of Taiwan
President Donald Trump's two greatest foreign policy accomplishments both involve departures from outmoded paradigms that had, for decades, enraptured bipartisan neoliberal elites: unprecedented Arab- ... ( read original story ...)
AKHAN Semiconductor Awarded Additional Major Patents in Taiwan & South Korea
The Taiwanese-issued patent, I711153, and South Korea-issued patent 10-2195950, are key additions to AKHAN’s breakthrough Miraj Diamond® intellectual property portfolio. It is the Company’s fourth ... ( read original story ...)
CES 2021 AIPLUX Technology develops LOFA, a one-stop multilingual platform for global IP protection | News
CES 2021 AIPLUX Technology develops LOFA, a one-stop multilingual platform for global IP protection | News TAIPEI, Jan. 12, 2021 / ... ( read original story ...)
Intel Will Likely Turn to Taiwan Semiconductor for Chips. Here’s Who Benefits Most.
Intel’s rivals may get a boost if it decides to outsource some of its manufacturing to Taiwan Semiconductor, said Citigroup. But that isn’t a guarantee. ( read original story ...)
State Department lifts restrictions on U.S.-Taiwan contact
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday announced that Washington is lifting restrictions on contacts between U.S. officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, that have been in place since ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Population Fell For First Time In 2020
Taiwan's population shrank for the first time ever in 2020, government data showed Friday, as the island faces a burgeoning demographic crisis similar to those affecting South Korea and Japan. ( read original story ...)