He implemented the concept of division of labor in the foundry business in 1984, dividing the production of chips into designing, manufacturing and packaging, which contributed to Taiwan’s success in ...
Main election battlegrounds in the north
A DPP source said Cheng Pao-ching could take away some pan-green votes from Cheng Yun-peng, and the election result “is becoming more and more unpredictable.” KMT Legislator Lu Ming-che (魯明哲) said ...
Taiwan detects 46 Chinese aircraft, 4 naval vessels in neighbourhood
Taiwan's defence ministry detected 46 Chinese aircraft and 4 naval vessels in its neighbourhood on Sunday. The Taiwanese army responded to the activities with aircraft in controlled air patrol, naval ...
Taiwan’s Bomb Shelters: ‘A Space for Life. And a Space for Death.’
Preparing for war over hundreds of years has left a mark on the island, with its hundreds of bomb shelters. Some are being turned into cultural oases.
Taiwan’s first female baseball umpire to be honored for gender equality work
Sophiyah Liu (劉柏君), Taiwan’s first female baseball umpire, is to receive a special commendation at the Sports Elite Awards next month for her dedication to achieving gender equality in sports, the ...
We don’t think China will invade Taiwan. But if they do we’ll fight them
As Xi steps up threats, ordinary islanders are confident their coast is secure. But military experts fear complacency is creeping in ...
Chinese warplane enters Taiwan’s air defence zone; Taipei scrambles jets
Taiwan's defense forces swung into action soon after detecting Chinese aircraft and naval vessels near its territory on Saturday. The island nation claimed to have detected nine Chinese warplanes and ...
‘Suddenly there’s an expensive car’: In Taiwan, how scammers targeting Singapore were caught
Stake-outs, raids and rapid cross-border exchange of information — law enforcers tell the programme Catching A Scammer how they responded after receiving reports of a Taiwanese scam syndicate fleecing ...
Trade body joins hands with Taiwan for green technology
Earlier, an 8-member delegation of Taiwan-China Productivity Centre held a meeting with industrialists and entrepreneurs during which Taiwan assured to provide technology to promote green technology ...
EU court rejects extradition to China
After a Polish court approved his extradition to China, Liu appealed to the ECHR, which on Oct. 6 denied that extradition, saying it would contravene the European Convention on Human Rights. Safeguard ...
Taiwan opts for ‘cute diplomacy’
To maintain diplomatic ties with Guatemala, Taiwan pays the country's lobbyists in Washington. With its allies in the Pacific, Taiwan has promised to help preserve indigenous cultures. And to thank ...
German chancellor’s China visit sparks debate at home
The timing of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's imminent trip to China and what signals he will give to Beijing have raised questions at home, a German member of the European Parliament said Thursday.
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Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan ...
Taipei mayoral candidates face off in TV debate
Legislator and mayoral candidate Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) said he hoped to “revive Taipei,” where he was born and raised. He called for “one Taipei, four developments, five major hubs.” That would include ...
En En’s father sues New Taipei City Government
The father of a boy who died of complications from COVID-19 has filed a lawsuit against the New Taipei City Government, saying that the cause of a delayed ambulance dispatch remains unclear almost six ...
Taiwan scrambles jets, missile systems after detecting 11 Chinese aircraft, vessels near island
Taiwan on Saturday said it had scrambled jets, naval responses and missile systems after it detected 11 Chinese aircraft and vessels off the island.