Florida lawmaker Rep. Brian Mast slammed President Biden’s Taiwan comments and the White House's subsequent cleanup of the comments. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 in Taiwan: Insurers brace for over $1 bn in payout amid outbreak
Insurers are looking to limit their losses on policies after underestimating the extent of the Convid-19 cases in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Wages rise across sectors in 2021
About 32 percent of companies in the industrial and service sectors raised wages last year thanks to growing revenue amid a stable global economy, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei digital school soon to open for applications
The Taipei City Government’s first digital experimental high school would soon begin taking applications for the 2022-2023 academic year, the Taipei Department of Education said on Saturday. An online ... ( read original story ...)
Excluding Taiwan from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is a mistake
What, then, is IPEF? The answer largely rests on whether the U.S. continues to exclude Taiwan from joining. First, the background. IPEF debuted with 13 members, including the U.S., Australia ... ( read original story ...)
To deter China on Taiwan, Biden needs to reassure
Biden changed U.S. policy, seemingly off the cuff. But deterring China from invading Taiwan will take more than what he's done so far. ( read original story ...)
GOP Rep. Claudia Tenney: President Biden Is Right Than U.S. Needs To Be Really Clear That We Will Defend Taiwan
Republican New York Rep. Claudia Tenney talks to FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" about President Biden pledging out loud this week in Japan that the U.S. intends to defend Taiwan more directly than ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan drops GDP prediction for current year
Taiwan dropped its GDP expansion prediction for 2022 by 0.51 percentage points to 3.91 percent against its earlier prediction. Based on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s consumer confidence plunges in May
The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) of Taiwan declined by 7.07 points year on year to 67.81 points in May, a two-year low, according to a latest survey released by the Research Center for Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: From Strategic Ambiguity To Strategic Incoherence
China is becoming“more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad”, according to the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken. Blinken made a maj ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 surge leaves Taiwan’s insurers struggling to pay out
Insurers are looking to limit their losses on policies after underestimating the extent of Covid-19. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Kuomintang keeps it in the family by choosing Chiang Kai-shek’s great grandson to run for Taipei mayor
Wayne Chiang has pledged to bring the KMT’s ‘blue skies’ back to the island’s capital, where he is the early front runner. ( read original story ...)
Covid Surge Leaves Taiwan’s Insurers Struggling to Pay Out
Taiwan’s worst Covid outbreak has left the island’s insurers bracing for more than $1 billion in claims that the financial regulator is urging them to honor. ( read original story ...)
Biden Says We’ve Got Taiwan’s Back. But Do We?
Mr. Biden was asked whether the United States would respond “militarily” if China sought to retake the self-ruled island by force. “Yes,” he said. “That’s the commitment we made.” It was one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Covid Deaths Hit Daily Record 127, GDP Growth Slowing
Taiwan, home to many of the world’s largest technology companies, reported a daily record 127 Covid deaths on Saturday, an increase of one from 126 on Friday, amid signs the global pandemic was ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s COVID-19 cases reach plateau – government
The COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan has reached a plateau, with cases at a high but stable level, the government said on Friday, as it maintained a policy of gradually easing restrictions and letting the ... ( read original story ...)