WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it had issued new guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from Taiwan, a move that ... ( read original story ...)
Defying Beijing, US loosens restrictions on Taiwan contacts
The United States will still consider only Beijing as China's legitimate government, consistent with its switch of recognition in 1979, but will do away with some of the convoluted rules that ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. issues guidelines to deepen relations with Taiwan
Taiwan's representative office in Washington welcomed a move "substantively reflecting deepening ties between Taiwan and the United States." It noted that it came at a time of increasing cooperation ... ( read original story ...)
Golden Friends sales rise 38.7% amid a recovery
Elevator supplier Golden Friends Corp (崇友實業) yesterday posted NT$330.48 million (US$11.62 million) in revenue for last month, a 38.7 percent rise from a month earlier, amid continued recovery in the ... ( read original story ...)
US to ease restrictions on meeting officials from Taiwan
Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu (left) met with Palau president Surangel Whipps Jr and the US ambassador to Palau, John Hennessey-Niland, last month © RITCHIE B TONGO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Share on ... ( read original story ...)
White House says China’s moves around Taiwan ‘potentially destabilizing’
The White House on Friday said it was keeping a close watch on increased Chinese military activities in the Taiwan Strait, and called Beijing's recent actions potentially destabilizing. ( read original story ...)
China’s Propaganda Against Foreign Media Increases
TAIPEI - China's propaganda machine has ramped up in the ... Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 82 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and ... ( read original story ...)
Exports surge amid shortages
Exports last month soared 27.1 percent year-on-year to a record US$35.89 billion, as inventory demand for all product categories gained unprecedented traction amid component shortages and shipping ... ( read original story ...)
Why cities emptied by COVID-19 are perfect for modern flaneurs
That’s partly because reading his volumes Les Fleurs du Mal or Le Spleen de Paris requires a degree of application, but also because the idea of an individual moving through the city streets and ... s ... ( read original story ...)
China Issues New Threats to Taiwan: ‘The Island’s Military Won’t Stand a Chance’
The threat comes amid a series of provocative actions and warnings in recent days by the Chinese military – the People's Liberation Army or PLA – including a series of air and naval incursions into ... ( read original story ...)
The Next Name In The Smartphone ‘Cemetery’ Is Probably HTC
The Q4, 2021 results prove this. Join GizChina on Telegram According to the fourth-quarter results, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer had a huge loss of NT$ 1.3 billion ($46 million) on revenues ... ( read original story ...)
Why threats to Taiwan are a nightmare for tech
Threats to Taiwan, the self-governing island only slightly bigger than Maryland, are sending shivers through the global tech industry.Why it matters: Taiwan is home to 92% of the world's leading-edge ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Taiwan’s March exports power ahead, outlook strong into Q2
TAIPEI, April 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports rose for a ninth straight ... year earlier to $35.89 billion in March, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday, the highest monthly figure on record. ( read original story ...)
The New Taiwan Tensions
Kissinger’s Chinese counterpart, Zhou Enlai, had only one focus: Taiwan. The U.S. needed to recognize the government in Beijing, not Taipei, as the only legitimate China, and the United Nations needed ... ( read original story ...)
Mubadala Discusses GlobalFoundries IPO at $20 Billion Value
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co. has started preparations for a U.S. initial public offering of chipmaker GlobalFoundries, people with knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Exports Up for Ninth Straight Month on Chip Demand
Load Error Exports increased 27.1% last month to almost $35.9 billion, according to a statement Friday from Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance. Economists had forecast shipments would increase by 20%. “We ... ( read original story ...)