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 ...)
FEATURE: Taipei, Prague can be partners on space tech
The Czech Republic’s experience in making high-end instruments and assisting European Space Agency (ESA) missions makes Prague and Taipei complementary partners in the field of aerospace, especially ... ( read original story ...)
How China and Taiwan Became ‘Pawns’ in Solomon Islands’ Internal Dispute
The question of recognizing China vs. Taiwan has been weaponized in a long-standing dispute between Malaita and the central Solomon Islands government. ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom tops mobile internet speeds in Taiwan
Mobile performance in Taiwan has improved at the country level over the last year. Mean download speed on mobile reached 42.81 Mbps in the second quarter of 2019 and increased 9.8 percent to 46.99 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese biotech sector is blowing hot as M&A and IPO deals surge amid Covid-19 pandemic
China’s biotechnology M&A transactions have almost doubled this year, while public stock offerings surged as investors scour for opportunities amid a global rush to develop a cure for Covid-19 disease ... ( read original story ...)
Amid Covid-19 Layoffs Elsewhere, Taiwan Expects Hiring Spree To Accelerate
While employers in much of the world lay off workers and freeze hiring, companies in Taiwan will actually hire more people in the fourth quarter, according to a survey by staffing agency ManpowerGroup ... ( read original story ...)
FET, APT to share 5G spectrum in Taiwan
Taiwanese telecom operators Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) have agreed to share 5G spectrum. Under the terms of the agreement, APT will pay TWD 9.47 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan appears determined to create an anti-Beijing alliance as Chinese state media warns of potential sanctions against US
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen wants to create an alliance to defend "freedom, safety, human rights and democracy" in Asia, as the self-ruled island faces renewed pressure from neighboring China. ( read original story ...)
Samsung positive about foldable smartphone sales in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has said it will start taking pre-orders for its Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G in the Taiwan market on September 10 and delivering the devices on September 25. ( read original story ...)
Somaliland opens Taipei office in diplomatic coup for Taiwan
The breakaway territory of Somaliland opened a representative office in Taipei on Wednesday in a rare diplomatic coup for Taiwan that has already drawn Beijing’s ire. Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph ... ( read original story ...)
Heads Up: New Taipei Might Turn Into Disneyland this Christmas!
If you love Taiwan and Disney, then you’ll go absolutely crazy with this news: New Taipei is planning a Disneyland themed Christmas celebration in place of their traditional Christmasland! That means ... ( read original story ...)
Tech Shares Figure To Weigh On Taiwan Bourse
The Taiwan stock market on Tuesday snapped the two-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 150 points or 1.1 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 12,660-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. and Taiwan are drawing closer, irritating China
The development comes as Taipei distances itself from China ahead of the U.S. presidential election and as China steps up military activity around the island. ( read original story ...)
CPI falls for seventh month in a row
The consumer price index (CPI) last month declined 0.33 percent from a year earlier, dragged by lower transportation and recreation costs attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Directorate-General ... ( read original story ...)
Trump promises to sharply scale back PRC business ties
US President Donald Trump said that he intends to curb the US economic relationship with China, contrasting himself with former US vice president Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, by ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s partners urged to ‘amplify Taiwan’s voice’
Former US national security adviser H.R. McMaster yesterday called on like-minded partners to “amplify Taiwan’s voice” on the global stage to counter the expansionism of the Chinese Communist Party ... ( read original story ...)