Taipei’s mayor has announced the indefinite closure of bars, cafes, restaurants and entertainment venues from midnight on Friday after Taiwan reported 29 new community transmission cases of Covid-19, ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei launches its Covid-19 vaccine
It will be available in late July. Three local drugs under development. Reduced dependence on purchases of doses abroad. A response to Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. says condemns political use of vaccines after China-Taiwan tussle
The United States stands with Honduras and condemns the “cynical use” of COVID-19 vaccines for political purposes, the State Department said, after Taiwan blasted China for seeking to use vaccines to ... ( read original story ...)
As protesters flee Hong Kong, Taiwan quietly extends a helping hand
Hong Kongers are settling, sometimes uneasily, into a new home that is close in culture, language and geography, yet a world apart in political freedoms and safety. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan blames human error during test for islandwide power cut
Taiwan's state-owned electricity monopoly Taipower on Friday blamed human error during a test for a power cut that affected some 4 million homes the day before, and said it would offer discounts worth ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports record 29 new locally transmitted Covid cases
Rapid testing stations to be set up for first time after 16 cases linked to teahouses and hostess bars in Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn profit leaps as COVID-19 drives demand for work-from-home devices
Taiwan's Foxconn, which assembles iPhones for Apple, on Friday reported better-than-expected first-quarter profit amid the work-from-home trend ... ( read original story ...)
Apple supplier Foxconn’s profit surges past estimates amid work from home boom
Taiwan's Foxconn, which assembles iPhones for Apple, on Friday reported first-quarter profit jumped 13-fold amid the work-from-home trend spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that has stoked demand for ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan community COVID-19 transmissions spread, 29 more cases
Taiwan reported a record rise in domestic COVID-19 cases on Friday with 29 new cases, as community transmissions in part of central Taipei spread and the government called for people to be tested. ( read original story ...)
TSMC sees no expect major impact on chip exports from Taiwan airline woes
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) does not see any major impact on chip exports from Taiwan's largest airline having to cut flights while pilots are quarantined over a COVID-19 outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Top China chipmaker SMIC says sales to grow despite US sanctions
China's top contract chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. on Friday said its second-quarter revenue could jump as much as 40% on the year despite continuing uncertainty stemming ... ( read original story ...)
Power restored in Taiwan after rolling blackouts
Power has been restored to millions of people in Taiwan after an equipment failure at a power plant set off rolling blackouts across the island. After blackouts started around 3 p.m. ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese company mocks Chinese manufacturing
A Taiwanese computer hardware maker has mocked Chinese manufacturing by calling it low-quality and touted its products as Taiwan-made ... ( read original story ...)
Rolling blackouts implemented across Taiwan after power plant malfunction
Around 10 million households across Taiwan were hit by a series of rolling blackouts on Thursday (May 13) after a power plant malfunction in the southern port city of Kaohsiung. Power across the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Cybersecurity Dilemma
The island’s world-leading ICT and semiconductor sectors have come under the spotlight following a series of high-profile cyberattacks. In late March, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan premier says no need to raise COVID-19 alert level for now
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Friday that there is no need to raise the island's COVID-19 alert level for the time being and that compared with last year it has more ... ( read original story ...)