A sudden surge in domestic COVID-19 infections, more than 400 over the past week, and Saturday's raising of restrictions in the capital Taipei, have spooked a population that had become used to life ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Finest Airline Service: STARLUX Airlines now operating Taipei — Ho Chi Minh City route
Time to get to know a new face at Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Airport. Despite the continuing pandemic, the startup airline from Taiwan, STARLUX Air ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Classes Go Online; Taipei Closes Schools: Virus Update
Singapore will move to home-based learning and Taipei is closing schools as they race to head off surging infections after earlier winning plaudits as Covid-19 success stories.Thailand reported 9,635 ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Eateries taking precautions in greater Taipei
Restaurants in Taipei and New Taipei City yesterday implemented heightened COVID-19 protocols to protect diners after the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) raised the COVID-19 warning to level 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market Has Positive Lead For Monday
The Taiwan stock market on Friday wrote a finish to the four-day losing streak in which it had plummeted almost 1,630 points or 10 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Business in Brief – May 2021
By Austin Babb and Jason Wu TSMC Raises CAPEX to Meet Demand The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) announced plans on April 1 to raise capital ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong tightens restrictions on Taiwan arrivals, while Singapore and Japan could be next
Unvaccinated travellers will have to undergo quarantine at designated hotels for 21 days and show negative coronavirus test before boarding flights ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Worst Stock Rout Extends as Taiwan Tightens Virus Curbs
Taiwan stocks slumped, extending their biggest rout in more than a year, as the government tightened restrictions on people and businesses to control its worst outbreak of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan orders toughest curbs amid Covid spike
Taiwan's government has imposed its toughest restrictions so far, as the island tries to battle a spike in Covid-19 cases.The authorities are shutting down cinemas and entertainment venues until 28 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Risky for businesses’: Taiwan warns against freezing of Jimmy Lai’s assets
Taiwan, which has been a supporter of Hong Kong’s pro-democratic voices, has urged China and Hong Kong government to stop ‘suppressing’ the locals and activists in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Financial services to stay open amid level 3 alert
Banks, insurers and brokerages in Taipei and New Taipei City are to open as normal tomorrow, the Financial Supervisory Commission said on Saturday. All financial service providers have been instructed ... ( read original story ...)
Covid: Taiwan orders toughest curbs amid infections spike
Taiwan - which has so far survived the pandemic almost unscathed - on Sunday reported 207 new infections. The island of 23 million people has recorded 1,682 infections and 12 Covid-related deaths ... ( read original story ...)
Lockdowns and panic-buying in Taiwan as Covid cases rise
Country widely considered to have had one of the best pandemic responses is now racing to contain an outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Gigabyte Technology faces boycott in China for its remark on quality issue
A Taiwanese computer hardware maker has become the target of a boycott in mainland China after it called Chinese manufacturing as low-quality and even described its products as Taiwan-made. In an adve ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Races to Avert First Lockdown, Save Covid Success Story
Taiwan is racing to contain its worst outbreak of the coronavirus, aiming to protect public health while averting a full lockdown that could derail what has been one of the outstanding health and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says human error behind massive blackout
TAIPEI • Taiwan's state-owned electricity monopoly Taipower yesterday blamed human error during a test for a power cut that affected some four million homes the day before, and said it would offer ... ( read original story ...)