A new law gives authorities powerful new weapons to help prevent millions of people from losing billions of dollars to cellphone and internet fraud. ( read original story ...)
Huawei dives into chip production to battle U.S. clampdown
China's Huawei Technologies is attempting to get its own chips back into production as early as this year by partnering with domestic semiconductor companies to build up "U.S.-free" production lines. ( read original story ...)
How ‘Chip War’ puts nations in technology arms race
The crushingly complex, high-stakes business of making semiconductors has always been a battle between global giants. Now it is also a race among governments. These critical bits of technology — also ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to scrap in October COVID quarantine for travelers
Taiwan will fully reopen its borders by ending mandatory COVID quarantine for arrivals next month, the government said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan eyes mid-October end to COVID quarantine on road to re-opening
Taiwan aims to end its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals from around Oct. 13 and will ease other restrictions from next week as it continues to re-open to the outside world, the government ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawmakers pile pressure on big banks over China ties, Taiwan
Top U.S. bankers came under pressure from lawmakers on Wednesday to take a tougher stance on doing business with China amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan's sovereignty ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s currency is still dominated by the weakness in major North Asian ones, says UBS
Tan Teck Leng of UBS Global Wealth Management says it expects the Chinese yuan to hit 7.2 over the coming months. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan aims to end COVID quarantine for arrivals from mid-October
Taiwan aims to end its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals from around Oct. 13, the Cabinet said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Biden official grilled after latest Taiwan declaration contradicts policy: ‘He said it four times’
U.S. State Department spokesperson Edward Price joined Fox News' 'The Story' on Wednesday for a wide-ranging interview on topics such as Taiwan and Ukraine. ( read original story ...)
US bank CEOs say they would stop working with China in event of Taiwan attack
The executives said they would do as the US government instructed in event of a Taiwan invasion by mainland forces Some of the top US banks said on Wednesday that they would stop working with China in ... ( read original story ...)
Risky moves take a heavy toll on Taiwan
And if the island authorities do not do so, the innocent Taiwan residents will suffer. The mainland has always attached great importance to Taiwan's economic growth and mutually beneficial trade ... ( read original story ...)
‘Big Short’ Michael Burry Sounds the Alarm About China-U.S. Tensions
If he had not been listened to by the bankers he was trying to warn before the outbreak of the 2008 crisis, Burry has since drawn everyone's attention to each of his predictions. Burry, who fears that ... ( read original story ...)
FirstFT: US bank chiefs warn of China exit if Taiwan is attacked
They spoke in response to a question by Blaine Luetkemeyer, a Republican congressman from Missouri, on whether they were prepared to pull their investments out of China in the eve ... ( read original story ...)
Intel: Beijing’s Invasion Of Taiwan Wouldn’t Save The Stock
Intel continues to lose the market to other foundries and chip designers. Read why it could take years, if ever, for Intel to catch up with the competition. ( read original story ...)
US bank chiefs warn of China exit if Taiwan is attacked
Leaders of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup have committed to complying with any US government demand to pull out of China if Beijing were to attack Taiwan. The chief executives of the ... ( read original story ...)
APEC healthcare meeting opens
The agency has received US$75,000 from APEC to host the conference. The conference is themed “COVID-19 Response by Health Information Utilization,” and features lectures, panel discussions and poster ... ( read original story ...)