Hundreds of warplanes burn on the tarmac of airbases in Japan and Guam. Over a hundred large warships strung across the sea floor of the Taiwan Strait and Western Pacific beyond. Tens of thousands of ...
US, Taiwan expected to pursue lightweight trade deal as mainland China watches on
While Taiwan has long sought a free-trade agreement with the US, experts say major concessions – including any reduction in import tariffs – are unlikely to be agreed upon before the island’s ...
Far EasTone eyes a 5G penetration rate of 40 percent
With 5G services entering their third year, Far EasTone Telecommunications Co (遠傳電信) is aiming to boost its 5G subscriber penetration rate to 40 percent this year from more than 30 percent last year.
China’s new financial direction
China’s rise has been the defining story of the past three decades. No analysis of international economics or politics can ignore it. However, the conversation has shifted. Before 2017, it was widely ...
Taipei announces electric scooter subsidy increases
The Taipei Department of Environmental Affairs is offering an additional NT$8,000 per vehicle on top of its existing subsidies and others provided by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) ...
Music and mockery – the latest missiles in the Taiwan Strait propaganda war
Taiwan has branded the warplanes of the People's Liberation Army "disgusting vultures" and its ballistic missiles "irritating firecrackers" in the latest round of an influence war with Beijing. The ...
China Calls Military Flights a Response to US-Taiwan ‘Collusion’
China said the rising number of warplanes it sends toward Taiwan were due to the island’s “military collusion” with the US, shedding light on its motives for the threatening activity.Most Read from ...
Advanced Microchip Production Relies On Taiwan
The production of semiconductor slices for the most advanced types of computing and processing microchips is highly concentrated in one place: Taiwan. With innovative tech depended on the island, ...
Taiwan Ready to Assist Ukraine With Digital Reconstruction
Taiwan is ready to help Ukraine upgrade its digital infrastructure in fields such as remote learning as part of rebuilding efforts after the war, the island's Digital Minister Audrey Tang told Reuters ...
US changes military strategy against China with Japan key in Taiwan’s defence
This turning point is giving Japan an increasingly important role, especially in the defence of Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. In his meeting today at the White House with Joe Biden, ...
Could Beijing Risk a Diversionary War Against Taiwan?
The combination of a weakening strategic situation and an increasingly despotic regime has left Xi with few constraints on his power, leaving many to fear that he could risk military adventurism as a ...
TSMC cuts 2023 capex after record Q4 as chip demand weakens
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC warned on Thursday that first-quarter revenue would drop as much as 5% and it would slash annual investment as the major Apple Inc supplier expects softer demand due to a ...
The 2023 TTV SUPER STAR: Performing list releases and invites you to celebrate Chinese New Year
The world's largest Chinese New Year's Eve special television program SUPER STAR will premiere on TTV on January 21st. Celebrities at the 2023 TTV SUPER STAR event will deliver various performances, ...
The world’s chip addiction is propping up TSMC
Tsmc: Revenue this quarter will drop around 2.7% from a year prior, the company forecast on Thursday, the first decline in four years and worse than sell-side analysts had predicted. That metric is in ...
Iveda Launches $1.5M Project for Utilis Smart Pole Deployment in Taiwan
Iveda announced the launch of a $1.5 million project for Utilis Smart Pole technology in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, equipping the country’s largest harbor city with critical IoT infrastructure for smart city ...
U.S. and Japan Deepen Alliance With Eye on Taiwan Strait
The officials agreed on a modernized U.S.-Japan alliance "to prevail in a new era of strategic competition," the officials said in a joint statement released after the meeting. In a joint press conference,