French retailer Carrefour plans to sell its Taiwan business in the next few weeks, Reuters cited three people familiar with the matter as saying. The supermarket chain has hired Morgan Stanley to run ... ( read original story ...)
Pick Here: a new project to promote local products in Taiwan
The "Pick Here!" project gives chefs opportunities to connect with local farmers and offers consumers a chance to learn more about biodiversity. The ... ( read original story ...)
Failure of America in Afghanistan serves as warning to Taiwan secessionists
With chaotic scenes at Kabul airport of hundreds and thousands of people fleeing after the Taliban took full control of Afghanistan grabbing global attention and many calling the evacuation of US ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s URE deploys production line for M6, M8 solar modules
The new capacity is expected to meet domestic solar module demand, which the PV manufacturer expects will significantly increase in the second half of this year. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan rejects COVID vaccine candidate, president to get domestic shot
Taiwan has rejected an application for the emergency use of UBI Pharma's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the government said on Monday, though the president said she would get a separate domestic shot in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan denies approval for UBI’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Taiwan has rejected an application for the production and emergency use of UBI Pharma Inc's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the government said on Monday, in a setback for the island's push to attain self ... ( read original story ...)
Using Afghanistan as a guide, will US treatment of Taiwan island be any different?
Using factual history as a guide, will the fate of Taiwan island be any different? In the democratic US, a compelling case for the necessity of military intervention must be made to secure the support ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan 2021 forecast economic growth rate hits 11-year high, says DGBAS
Taiwan's forecast economic growth rate for 2021 is upward adjusted from 5.46% forecast in June 2021 to 5.88%, the highest annual level since 2011, according to the Directorate General of Budget, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports nine new COVID-19 cases, mulls Level 2 alert extension
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Sunday said that Taiwan recorded nine new cases of COVID-19, and that it was likely the nationwide Level 2 COVID-19 alert would be extended after it ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan receives second batch of Moderna vaccine in August
The latest batch of vaccine doses arrived from Luxembourg on a China Airlines cargo plane, which landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 4:10 p.m. It was the second batch Taiwan has received ... ( read original story ...)
New HTC smartphone already getting good reviews
Taiwanese phone maker HTC is tired of being the third largest phone maker in the world. They want to be number one. And the HTC One is the phone they hope will get them there. "They're coming from ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market Predicted To End Losing Streak
The Taiwan stock market has finished lower in seven straight sessions, plunging more than 640 points or 3.7 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 16,980-point ... ( read original story ...)
Investors back out of 5-star hotel developments in Taiwan’s urban areas
One 5-star hotel project was turned into a Grade A office building instead. According to a recent report by Savills, the average occupancy nationwide stood at 30% in 1H/2020, a fall of 37 percentage ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Blacklisted Chinese firms pose risk
The exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry in Taiwan has been closely watching for fallout from a June 3 executive order signed by US President Joe Biden. The order seeks to fight repression and human ... ( read original story ...)
Notes from central Taiwan: Our government: the helping claw
This week the government announced another COVID-19 relief voucher plan. The funding will come from the fund originally established for the crisis, which still has NT$160 billion left in it, and is ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: MRT firms predict massive losses
The operators of the country’s four largest MRT metro rail systems have predicted combined losses of up to NT$10.156 billion (US$364.54 million) due to low ridership after the nationwide COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)