When Typhoon Morakot hit indigenous villages in Taiwan's mountains 11 years ago, former army officer Chen Cheng-nan was stunned at the devastation. ( read original story ...)
Chinese strike group in Taiwan Strait
China has sailed an aircraft carrier strike group through the Taiwan Strait for the first time this year as tensions between Beijing, the United States and the independent island simmer.The Shandong, ... ( read original story ...)
How the UK and China’s love affair faded
In 2003, the British Cabinet Office decided to allow Chinese state-backed Huawei Technologies to start supplying British multinational telecommunications company BT Group for the first time. Nobody ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Regulators Break Ant Group Billionaire Jack Ma
Just before Jack Ma’s Ant Group’s IPO was halted by the Chinese government back in November, the billionaire offered to salvage the battered financial tech firm in a deal that would put him in the ... ( read original story ...)
Park project sees cricket bosses eye ACC affiliation
Cricket officials yesterday outlined plans to build cricket grounds as part of a leisure park project in Yunlin County as administrators of the sport eye a return to international affiliation. Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. warship transits Taiwan strait, prompting outcry from Beijing
The U.S. guided-missile destroyer Mustin transited through the Taiwan Strait Saturday, sparking outrage from Beijing. The warship’s move was done “in accordance with international law,” according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Cai Guo-Qiang returns to China with a (virtual) bang in major new show at Beijing’s Forbidden City Palace Museum
Working with Taiwan’s HTC Vive Arts since last year ... Cai mostly planned the Forbidden City project from his Frank Gehry-designed farm in New Jersey, where instead of his usual globetrotting he has ... ( read original story ...)
Ahead of Taiwan protests, U.S. says pork ‘needlessly politicised’
A heated debate in Taiwan about U.S. pork imports has been "needlessly politicised" as all U.S. food exports are safe, Washington's de-facto embassy in Taipei said on Monday, ahead of two days of ... ( read original story ...)
Former Huawei unit plans to churn out 100m smartphones in 2021
TOKYO -- Honor, Huawei Technologies' low-end smartphone unit ... Rick Tsai, CEO of MediaTek, a Taiwan-based company that supplies Huawei and Honor with key mobile processors, said his company ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan Nov export orders soar, very strong outlook seen
Says outlook very strong, but warns of pandemic uncertainty. TAIPEI, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s export orders rose for the ninth consecutive month in November and at the quic ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Nov export orders soar, very strong outlook seen
Taiwan's export orders rose for the ninth consecutive month in November and at the quickest pace in a decade, boosted by continued strong global demand for the island's technology products, with Apple ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan November export orders up 29.7% y/y, better than expected
Taiwan's export orders for November, released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs on Monday. The data is an indication of the strength of Asian exports and of global demand for technology. NOV REUTERS ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Export Orders Surge Most Since 2010 on Demand for Tech
Export orders show orders received by Taiwanese companies from abroad, and include orders for goods that are made overseas by Taiwan’s firms and never pass through Taiwan. That ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark Taiwan Bid Sparks Hope of More Financial Deals to Come
Taiwan’s stalled efforts to consolidate its splintered banking industry received renewed impetus as one of the island’s biggest financial groups announced a milestone bid to buy a smaller rival. ( read original story ...)
Taipei Deploys Navy, Air Force Following Passage of Chinese Carrier Through Taiwan Strait
Taiwan has put on alert and deployed its ships and jets over the passage of Chinese aircraft carrier the Shandong, which was accompanied by four warships, through the Taiwan Strait on 20 December. ( read original story ...)
Huawei’s budget unit plans to churn out 100m smartphones in 2021
TOKYO -- Honor, Huawei Technologies' low-end smartphone unit ... Rick Tsai, CEO of MediaTek, a Taiwan-based company that supplies Huawei and Honor with key mobile processors, said his company ... ( read original story ...)