A further 240,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses will arrive in Taiwan on Friday afternoon, Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen said, without giving details of which company's shots they were. ( read original story ...)
Will a new Chip Czar guarantee China’s success? It’s a moon shot
Vice Premier Liu He is an obvious and worthy choice to spearhead the development of future semiconductor technologies. The leapfrog strategy has merit, but history does Beijing no favors when it comes ... ( read original story ...)
Global Corporate Sustainability Awards (GCSA) launched for 2021
To recognize sustainability initiatives response to the pandemic, GCSA, organized by Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE), specially established the Special Award for Pandemic Response in ... ( read original story ...)
Will a Chip Czar Guarantee China Success? It’s a Moon Shot
The leapfrog strategy has merit, but history does Beijing no favors when it comes to semiconductor advancement. ( read original story ...)
Low probability of China trying to seize Taiwan in near term -top U.S. general
The top U.S. general said on Thursday there was a low probability that China would try to take over Taiwan militarily in the near-term as Beijing has some way to go to develop the capabilities needed. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Working to Deliver Vaccines to Taiwan in ‘Very Short Order’
A senior State Department official said on Thursday the United States was working with Taiwan regulators to ensure COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered "in very short order" to the democratically ... ( read original story ...)
FCC votes to advance proposed ban on Chinese telecom equipment
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously Thursday to explore a proposal that would ban U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan to outline Taiwan’s strategic importance, concerns over China’s maritime strength in defence white paper
The annual report, expected to be released next month, also mentions Taiwan for the first time and describes stability in the Taiwan Strait as crucial for Japan. ( read original story ...)
Low probability China tries to seize Taiwan militarily in near term- top U.S. general
The top U.S. general said on Thursday there was a low probability that China would try to militarily take over Taiwan in the near-term and had some way to go to develop the capabilities needed. ( read original story ...)
Open Source Appropriate Technology Market to Witness Huge Growth by 2026 : MakerBot, Amkor, Powertech Technology
What's Ahead in the Global Open Source Appropriate Technology Market? Benchmark yourself with strategic steps and conclusions recently published by AMA ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Push for US commission to investigate virus
There’s a push on Capitol Hill and beyond for a full-blown investigation of the coronavirus outbreak by a national commission like the one that looked into 9/11. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan places eighth in global IMD rankings
Taiwan moved up three spots from last year to place eighth, its best performance since 2013, in the latest annual world competitiveness rankings, released yesterday by the International Institute for ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. working to deliver vaccines to Taiwan in short order
A senior State Department official said on Thursday that the United States was working with Taiwanese regulators and expects COVID-19 vaccines to be delivered "in very short order" to Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Top US general: Chinese military has ‘ways to go’ before it can take Taiwan
The Chinese military does not currently have the capability to take Taiwan by force and is not likely to try in the near term, the U.S. military's top general said Thursday."My assessment, in terms of ... ( read original story ...)
Central bank lifts GDP forecast to 5%
The central bank yesterday kept its policy rates in place, while raising its forecast for GDP growth this year from 4.53 percent to 5.08 percent, saying that this month’s COVID-19 outbreak has had ... ( read original story ...)
Rapid testers
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi, center, listens to a TaiDoc Technology Corp employee during a visit to the company’s production lines of COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits at the New Taipei Industrial ... ( read original story ...)