The danger is rising that long-running tensions between China and the US over Taiwan could lead to military hostilities. That puts the island in the front rank of geopolitical risks for US President ... ( read original story ...)
Investors score high in Year of the Rat
Equity investors in Taiwan earned about NT$1 million (US$35,224) on average in the past lunar year, boosted by a 30 percent rise in share prices, Taiwan Stock Exchange data showed. On Friday, the last ... ( read original story ...)
Four banks punished for speculation
The central bank yesterday punished four foreign banks for helping grain merchants speculate in New Taiwan dollar-deliverable forwards in contravention of foreign-exchange regulations. In a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Ian Easton On Taiwan: From China fantasy to China nightmare
James Mann published a book that sent shockwaves through the entire China-watching world. His ideas were more than contrarian. They were radical. The established authorities flew into fits of rage. ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Kuaishou more than doubles in Hong Kong debut after $5.4 billion IPO
Video-streaming app Kuaishou is pictured on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese users flock to Clubhouse app to debate Xinjiang and Taiwan
Chinese internet users are offering hefty sums of cash to gain access to Clubhouse, the invitation-only audio chat app, where they can speak openly about sensitive topics free from government ... ( read original story ...)
China OKs domestic-made vaccine for broader use
China has given broader approval for the domestic-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, expanding those who can receive it beyond the high-risk and priority groups already allowed under an emergency ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan program seeks Israeli startups in AI, big data to pave way to Asia
IP² LaunchPad, which aims to create tech tie-ups of Israeli startups and Taiwan players, will select 12 companies for second cohort of the accelerator program set up last year ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Penalizes Deutsche Bank, 3 Others for Currency Trades
Taiwan penalized Deutsche Bank AG and three other foreign lenders after a probe into speculation on the surging local currency last year involving grain companies. ( read original story ...)
ANZ probed by Taiwan for currency manipulation
ANZ Banking Group is among a number of international banks subject to an investigation by Taiwan’s central bank into possible speculation on the country’s surging currency last year. ( read original story ...)
Taipei Zoo working with Malaysian zoos on conservation efforts
The Taipei Zoo is working with Malaysia’s representative office in Taiwan in promoting wildlife conservation. According to a statement from the zoo, officials from the Malaysian Friendship and Trade ... ( read original story ...)
Global chip shortage spirals beyond cars to phones and game consoles
The first hints of trouble emerged in the spring of 2020. The world was in the early throes of a mysterious pandemic, which first obliterated demand then super-charged internet and mobile computing ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan punishes Deutsche Bank, others in currency speculation case
Taiwan's central bank on Sunday said it had banned Deutsche Bank from trading Taiwan dollar deliverable and non-deliverable forwards and suspended them for two years from trading forex derivatives as ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese users flock to Clubhouse to debate Xinjiang and Taiwan
Chinese internet users are offering hefty sums of cash to gain access to Clubhouse, the invitation-only audio chat app, where they can speak openly about sensitive topics without government censorship ... ( read original story ...)
MACOM Technology Solutions, Maxim Integrated Products, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Texas Instruments and Semtech
MACOM Technology Solutions, Maxim Integrated Products, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Texas Instruments and Semtech For immediate ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. and China top diplomats talk tough on Myanmar and Taiwan in tense first call since Biden took office
Diplomats from the U.S. and China spoke in the first major conversation between top administration officials since President Joe Biden took office last month. ( read original story ...)