Xi’s reply letter inspires youth from Taiwan

The recent letter that Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, sent in reply to a group of young people from Taiwan working on the Chinese mainland has ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Prepares For Disaster With Mock Bombings

Taiwan conducts its largest-ever disaster preparedness drill with mock scenarios from the Ukraine war and an invasion from mainland China. More than 1,800 personnel participate in the annual exercise ... ( read original story ...)

Little Movement Expected For Taiwan Stock Market

The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in consecutive trading days, improving almost 490 points or 3.3 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just beneath the 14,440-point ... ( read original story ...)

S&P forecasts 2.8% GDP growth amid export jitters

S&P Global Ratings yesterday kept its forecast for Taiwan’s GDP growth this year at 2.8 percent, in contrast to last year’s 6.6 percent growth, as global inflation and geopolitical tensions hit export ... ( read original story ...)

FSC eases collateral rules for investors

Rules on collateral for stock traders would be eased, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said yesterday, as it seeks to reduce financial pressure on investors amid volatility on the local ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan should take up open-source

The output of Taiwan’s information and electronics industry was about US$188.6 billion last year, with the software industry only accounting for US$11.4 billion, or less than 6 percent. This ratio has ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese lawmakers to visit Taiwan

Seven Japanese lawmakers will visit Taiwan later this month, according to Taiwan’s Foriegn Ministry. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on July 12 confirmed an announcement made by Frank Hsieh, ... ( read original story ...)