A Taiwan-based company and opponents to plans for a $9.4 billion plastics complex have agreed that site preparation can continue except in wetlands and in five known or possible sites of enslaved ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok, Hong Kong and more U.S.-China flashpoints
An incumbent superpower and a rising one are finding coexistence increasingly difficult. Jockeying for position in a changing world, the U.S. and China are facing off on all sorts of issues, most -- ... ( read original story ...)
Buying interest rebounds as pandemic fears recede
More Taiwanese are interested in buying property this quarter, as earlier expectations of price corrections caused by the COVID-19 pandemic failed to materialize, a survey by Chinatrust Real Estate Co ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkongers’ interest in overseas property elsewhere has more than halved after UK announced BN(O) policy, immigration consultants say
Interest in overseas property in other countries has plunged among Hongkongers looking to emigrate, after the UK unveiled its path to citizenship for residents eligible for BN(O) passports. ( read original story ...)
TikTok fails to shake off authoritarian links to Chinese state
Video-sharing app continues to generate unease about its potential for harvesting user data ... ( read original story ...)
Using Chinese 5G equipment akin to inviting Trojan horse
Asserting that there is no such thing as pure private companies in China Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang has said that using Chinese equipment in core te ... ( read original story ...)
The VERY glamorous life to Edo’s ex Dara Huang who he was engaged to before he met Beatrice
Before marrying Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi was engaged to Dara Huang, a very glamorous American architect with her own design company and lives in west London. ( read original story ...)
Canada Waiting for Arrival of Hong Kongers With Canadian Passports
More than 300,000 Hong Kongers are believed to hold Canadian passports, and while Canada has yet to join Britain, Australia and Taiwan in making it easier for Hong Kong residents to immigrate or seek ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Digital Minister says, using Chinese 5G equipment akin to inviting Trojan horse into system
Asserting that there is no such thing as "pure private companies" in China, Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang has said that using Chinese equipment in core telecom infrastructure is similar to ... ( read original story ...)
Subsea 7 awarded renewables contract offshore Taiwan
Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract for the installation of the submarine cable system on. ( read original story ...)
China says it will sanction Lockheed over Taiwan deal
Tensions between the U.S. and China are spilling over to touch Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) as well. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Chinese officials will impose sanctions on the Bethesda-based ... ( read original story ...)
China to sanction Lockheed over Taiwan arms sale
China yesterday said that it would impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin Corp, days after the US approved a potential US$620 million refurbishment package for missiles to Taiwan. The possible foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Ghislaine Maxwell hid from FBI, covered phone in foil
When FBI agents showed up at British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s secluded New Hampshire estate to arrest her, she ran to another room, forcing agents to break through the front door. The British ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsui Fudosan to open its 1st overseas hotel in Taiwan in Aug.
A hotel operator under the wing of Japanese property giant Mitsui Fudosan Co. group will open its first overseas hotel in Taiwan next month. Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management Co. said it started ... ( read original story ...)
Ministry condemns absence of flag on German Web site
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said that it “cannot accept” the lack of a Republic of China flag on the Web site of the German Federal Foreign Office after a German reporter noticed that ... ( read original story ...)
JJ Lin dropped about S$19 million on 2 new luxury apartments, Volkswagen Camper Van
JJ Lin has brought two luxury apartments in the Neihu district of Taipei for NT$400 million (S$18.9 million), Apple Daily reports. The Singaporean singer has also splashed about NT$3.08 million (about ... ( read original story ...)