Xi Jinping has pledged to invest $1.4 trillion through 2025 in key technologies including semiconductors. Of course, another way of leveling the playing field would be to invade Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
China says U.S. threatening peace as warship transits Taiwan Strait
China accused the United States on Wednesday of threatening the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. warship again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from its ... ( read original story ...)
Roller Coaster Ride Likely To Continue For Taiwan Shares
With some volatility, the Taiwan stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day losing streak in which it had plummeted almost 1,630 points or 10 percent. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Acacia’s Commercial Evolution
Taiwan acacia is traditionally used as firewood, but Taiwan’s king of carton packaging, Caho Chen, and a team of innovative young people have developed ... ( read original story ...)
Crédit Agricole CIB issues innovative solidarity-based green bond
This is the first ever bond in the global sustainable market where investors, joint lead managers and the issuer team up to financially contribute to an environmentally and socially-friendly project. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ETF Surges Off Rebound in Tech
A Taiwan country-specific exchange traded fund surged Tuesday, with Taiwanese equities enjoying their best day since March last year, as a rebound in technology stocks helped lift the island country's ... ( read original story ...)
Complacency Let Covid Break Down Taiwan’s Only Line of Defense
All the virus had to do was get through the border.Until this week, Taiwan’s Covid-19 containment appeared to be so effective that virtually no other defenses were put in place: few tests, no local ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suspends operations of its Taiwan office
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, which handles relations with China, said it "deeply regrets the Hong Kong government's unilateral decision" and vowed to keep its own office in the financial hub ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Aims to Keep Chip Production Humming as Covid Spreads
TSMC, which dominates advanced chip production, yesterday said its workers are operating in separate teams. Face-to-face meetings have been curbed, and non-essential vendors were banned from its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suspends operations at representative office in Taiwan as tensions rise
Hong Kong's government suspended operations at its representative office in Taiwan on Tuesday (May 18), in a sign of escalating ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Fauci: Reasonable for businesses to keep masks
BERLIN — Health officials say they have quarantined the residents of two high-rise buildings in the western German town of Velbert after several people tested positive with the coronavirus variant ... ( read original story ...)
Iveda Solutions Announces a $1.5 Million Contract with Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Iveda Solutions Inc. announced that the company signed a new contract for $1.5 million (NTD 42 million) with Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is an ... ( read original story ...)
Gogoro strikes deal with Yadea and DCJ to build a battery-swapping network in China
Less than a month after announcing a partnership with India’s largest two-wheeled vehicle maker, Gogoro is taking another big step in its global expansion plans. This time the market is China, where ... ( read original story ...)
Once a covid-19 success story, Taiwan struggles with a vaccine shortage
Now, Taiwan faces its worst outbreak of the pandemic, with more than 1,000 new local infections in 10 days. Residents, suddenly eager to be vaccinated, are being turned away as authorities ration a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stocks Surge 5.2% in Best Day in 14 Months on Tech Rally
Taiwan stocks rebounded, posting their best gains since March last year thanks to a broader rally in chipmakers. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index closed 5.2% higher on Tuesday. The rally more ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Vietnam and Taiwan fight to remain COVID havens
From Taiwan to Vietnam to mainland China, other parts of Asia regarded as relative "safe havens" are also scrambling to stamp out modest yet alarming outbreaks. The infection numbers coming out of ... ( read original story ...)