Khim Hsiao met with POLITICO via video conference to discuss why Taiwan badly wants a free trade agreement with the United States. ( read original story ...)
US northwest fires burn hundreds of homes
Deadly windblown wildfires raging across the Pacific northwest destroyed hundreds of homes in Oregon, a top official said on Wednesday, warning it could be the greatest loss of life and property from ... ( read original story ...)
Local listings, funds raised plummet amid uncertainty caused by pandemic
Taiwan’s initial public offering (IPO) activity slowed in the first eight months of the year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of IPOs and the amount of funds raised falling at double-digit ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan denounces large-scale Chinese drills near island
Taiwan denounced China on Thursday over large-scale air and naval drills off its southwestern coast which it called a serious provocation and a threat to international air traffic. ( read original story ...)
Chinese fighter jets step up air incursions into Taiwan
Chinese fighter jets have flown into Taiwan’s air space so frequently over the past two days that in the space of only two and a half hours the island’s military issued 24 warnings.The defence ... ( read original story ...)
Never mind freedom, Ant IPO wants Hong Kong to feel the wealth
Ant Group’s initial public offering, one of the biggest in history, has lifted hopes that Hong Kong will remain a vital economic hub even as civil liberties are eroded. ( read original story ...)
Gigamedia (GIGM) CEO Cheng-ming Huang Bought $197,275 of Shares
CEO of Gigamedia (30-Year Financial, Insider Trades) Cheng-ming Huang (insider trades) bought 68,737 shares of GIGM on 09/09/2020 at an average price of $2.87 a share. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan scrambles fighters after Chinese aircraft enter defence zone
Taiwan scrambled fighter jets for the second day in a row on Thursday against a large number of Chinese military aircraft that entered an air defence buffer zone off its south-western coast. On both ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC’s revenue rises 16% to $4.2 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s revenue for August rose 16% from a year earlier to 122.88 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$4.20 billion), the ... ( read original story ...)
On China’s front line, emerging Cold War haunts battle-worn Taiwanese islands
said Xu, dismissing talk of the Chinese threat as fearmongering by politicians in Taipei, the Taiwanese capital that's an ... a centerpiece of his national rejuvenation project. In recent years, ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese fighter jets buzz Taiwan for a second day as tensions rise
Chinese fighter jets approached Taiwan on Thursday for a second day in a row, the island's defence ministry said, urging China to stop "destroying regional peace" in a further ratcheting up of tension ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market May Reverse Wednesday’s Losses
The Taiwan stock market headed south again on Wednesday, one day after ending the two-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 150 points or 1.1 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan-listed companies heavily profit from mainland investment
Xinhua -- Taiwan-listed companies reported a record-high profit from their investment projects on the mainland in the first half of this year ... ( read original story ...)
After Years of Going it Alone, Hargeisa and Taipei Join Forces
We both face external pressures, but both proud of our sovereignty and ready to defend it.” The deepening relationship has sparked anger in Somalia, which described the move as a “reckless attempt” to ... ( read original story ...)
China military show of force near Taiwan has experts asking if island could be the ‘next Hong Kong’
A stream of Chinese fighter jets sliced through Taiwan's southwest airspace on Wednesday, according to the self-ruled enclave's defense ministry, marking the latest in a string of perceived threats by ... ( read original story ...)
Firms report record rise in Chinese investment gains
The nation’s listed companies reported combined Chinese investment gains of NT$154.3 billion (US$5.23 billion) in the first half of the year, up 37 percent year-on-year, and the highest for the period ... ( read original story ...)