US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Taiwan's Parliament on Wednesday morning (local time) after she became the highest-ranking American official to visit the island in 25 years. ( read original story ...)
Chinese chip IPO is bet on double self-sufficiency
A Chinese chipmaker is becoming Beijing's poster child for technological self-sufficiency. Hygon Information Technology is readying a $1.6 billion float – the largest so far on Shanghai's STAR market ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Tsai thanks Pelosi for support, says island will not back down
Taiwan president's Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday thanked visiting U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi for her concrete actions to support Taiwan at this critical moment and said the island will not back down ... ( read original story ...)
China Mints New Billionaire Amid Military Tension
China minted a new billionaire on Wednesday even as its main stock indexes were mixed this week amid heighted military tension between the mainland and Taiwan in connection with the visit of U.S. ( read original story ...)
Nancy Pelosi to meet Taiwan president Tsai amid China criticism of visit – live updates
Trip by house speaker, who is due to make an address with Tsai in Taipei today, described as ‘extremely egregious’ by China’s vice foreign minister ... ( read original story ...)
Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid China tensions over high-level visit
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan Tuesday amid heightened tensions with China over the controversial visit. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says its military has increased alertness level, citizens should feel reassured
Taiwan's cabinet on Wednesday said the military has increased its alertness level and authorities will make plans to ensure safety and stability around the island, after China announced a series of ... ( read original story ...)
Pelosi addresses Taiwan parliament in visit condemned by China
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed Taiwan's parliament on Wednesday and was due to meet with its president as well as human rights activists during a visit to the island that ... ( read original story ...)
Pelosi praises Taiwan as ‘one of the freest societies in the world’ in visit to parliament
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised Taiwan as "one of the freest societies in the world" on Wednesday morning local time in her first public remarks since becoming the highest-ranking American ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan property investment volume hits second highest total on record
Investments reached USD2.42b in the first half of the year. Despite the global economic uncertainty and an upswing in domestic COVID-19 cases, a Colliers report reveals Taiwan recorded real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Our vulnerable world: Taiwan makes more than 90% of the world’s advanced computer chips
Supply chain problems, COVID-19 and America's reliance on China and East Asia have left the production of semiconductors vulnerable. ( read original story ...)
Pelosi’s Taiwan trip ratchets up US-China tensions
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) touched down in Taiwan on Tuesday, prompting a furious response from China as tensions ratcheted up between Washington and Beijing. Within an hour of Pelosi ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Strait on the boil as US, Beijing and Taipei put military on high alert
Armed forces ordered to be combat ready in case of cross-strait threats from the Chinese PLA, Taiwan media reports. ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: Why Pelosi went to Taiwan, and why China’s angry
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on an Air Force passenger jet Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China. ( read original story ...)
Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, increasing tensions between the US and China
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday for an unannounced but widely anticipated and controversial visit sure to deepen U.S.-China tensions and fears of military conflict between the ... ( read original story ...)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defends Taiwan visit after objections from China
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan with a congressional delegation Tuesday in a visit that sparked a military response from the Chinese government. ( read original story ...)