Risks are mounting for Hong Kong’s stock market, the world’s fourth-largest, after the biggest plunge for the benchmark gauge in five years. China’s shock decision last week to impose a law cracking ... ( read original story ...)
Is TSMC Becoming a Pawn in the Trade War Between the U.S. and China?
TSMC , the world's largest contract chipmaker, recently announced plans to build a new $12 billion plant in Arizona by 2024. The facility will hire 1,600 people and produce up to ... ( read original story ...)
White House Rebukes China Over Trade, Military Moves in Report
The White House issued a broad critique of China’s economic and military policies in a report to Congress as the two nations face off over issues ranging from trade to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
US – China Relations: Chinese Officials Critical Of Mike Pompeo Congratulating Taiwanese President
The U.S. Secretary of State's recent comments congratulating the president of Taiwan on her reelection have drawn the ire of the Chinese government. ( read original story ...)
Personal Genomics, Inc. Files Patent Infringement Complaint Against Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. in China
Personal Genomics Taiwan, Inc. ("PGI"), today announced that it has filed a patent infringement complaint in the Wuhan People's Court in China against Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. ("PacBio" ... ( read original story ...)
Asian buyers buy houses worth US$250 mln in G7 countries in 2019 — Juwai IQI
Cross-border buyers, mostly from Asia sought out 500,000 houses in the G7 countries with an aggregate value of US$250 million in 2019, according to Juwai IQI. The Chinese international property portal ... ( read original story ...)
A new $12 billion US chip plant sounds like a win for Trump. Not quite.
On Friday, May 15, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, announced that it will build a $12 billion plant in Arizona, to open by 2024. It expects ... ( read original story ...)
Who hijacked the WHO and can it impact the Covid-19 whodunnit?
Taiwan’s exclusion from this week’s annual meeting of the World Health Organization’s governing body highlighted China’s power grab of multilateral institutions. But with Beijing’s renewed ... ( read original story ...)
Mayor Erick Cañosa
Gingoog City’s mayor, Erick G. Cañosa, is faced with the formidable task that had not been poised upon his predecessors – of shielding his city from the possible incursion of the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Film Review: A grotesque, inglorious look at Al Capone
Al Capone lived out his final years on a grand estate in Palm Island, Florida, with his wife, Mae, by his side and grandchildren running around the property. It sounds like a pretty nice end for the ... ( read original story ...)
Mansion Global Daily: The Wealthy Turn to Taipei, Buyers Want to See Properties Before Purchase in Australia and More
Without Movement Restrictions, the Wealthy Are Turning Their Attention to Taipei’s Real Estate Taipei luxury real estate sees surge of interest despite global downturn. Read More The house in the U.K. ( read original story ...)
The US Will Help a Taiwan Firm Build a Chip Plant in Arizona
The announcement comes as the Commerce Department issues new restrictions on sales to Huawei, the latest sign of US-China friction. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Cooperative Financial stands by profit expectation
State-run Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co (TCFH, 合庫金控) yesterday said that it stands by its goal to pursue stable profit growth this year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has prompted ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. Must Beat China at its Own Game in South China Sea
To date, diplomacy has not worked to roll back China’s actions in the South China Sea, nor will it so long as China believes its salami-slicing works. Perhaps, then, to be effective and to signal ... ( read original story ...)
US push for Taiwan WHO observer status seen falling flat in Southeast Asia
Diplomatic observers said that the sway China holds over many economies in the region would preclude them offering their support to the US-led recognition effort. ( read original story ...)
How Taiwan Is Becoming a Global Hub for Creative Content
The creative class in Taiwan has been pushing the boundaries in culture for decades with groundbreaking films, books, music and, more recently, virtual reality projects. The nation is investing ... ( read original story ...)