Funds raised will be the largest via GDRs by a Taiwan company since 2013; it's also the biggest GDR sale by an Asian company so far this year. ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Asia-Pacific virus bill could hit US$2tn
The damage from the COVID-19 pandemic to economies in the Asia-Pacific region could reach US$2 trillion through next year, S&P Global Ratings said on Friday, as the coronavirus persists and the ... ( read original story ...)
UN experts call for blacklisting of 14 ships over N Korea
UN experts have recommended blacklisting 14 vessels for violating sanctions against North Korea in a report that accuses the country of increasing illegal coal exports, imports of petroleum products ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Apple Supplier Yageo Expects To Wrap Up $650 Mln Overseas Stock Sale Amid Pandemic
Funds raised will be the largest via GDRs by a Taiwan company since 2013; it's also the biggest GDR sale by an Asian company so far this year. ( read original story ...)
Thiessen: As Taiwan shows, the antidote to the virus is freedom
Taiwan should have seen the second-largest outbreak of COVID-19 in the world, according to an analysis published in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. The island is just 81 miles ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan plays ball and broadcasts live games to the world
Baseball season began this week and was broadcast live with English language announcers so audiences can tune in, no matter where they live. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: 24 more crew members from naval ship have virus
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can ... ( read original story ...)
Zoom security fears prompt Taiwan government ban
Zoom has been banned from government business in Taiwan in the latest setback for the hugely popular video-calling app. It follows revelations that some Zoom traffic was "mistakenly" routed through ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Even on Sunday, Taipei vending machines open
A total of 4,614 batches, or 41,526 masks, were sold from the center’s three vending machines from April 11 to Thursday, the Taipei Department of Information Technology said yesterday. Most people ... ( read original story ...)
NBA Owners Were Briefed By Coronavirus Expert And Executive Chairman Of Disney
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - APRIL 17: Taiwan president-elect Chen Shui-bian (L ... but in particular how Disney with its theme parks and cruise ships, theatrical business, was addressing this virus and what they ... ( read original story ...)
Report on neuroscience trends to aid researchers
Clarivate Analytics and the Science and Technology Policy Research and Information Center on Friday published a ... Over the past five years, Taiwan has published nearly 650 papers per year, Joung ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Chinese help in France raises concerns
Skeptical of the French government’s response to the epidemic, the Chinese embassy, business leaders and expat associations ... Final decision will be at the discretion of the Taipei Times. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Russia reports spike in cases; Taiwan to quarantine 700 navy sailors
Russia reported another 4,785 cases and 40 deaths, Reuters reported. That brings the country's total to 36,793 cases and 313 deaths, according to the report. ( read original story ...)
F-35s Are Not A Magic Weapon: Why Taiwan Should Admit Conventional Military Defeat
Time is running out for Taiwan. Under the leadership of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Xi Jinping, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been increasingly aggressive in both poaching Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to quarantine 700 navy sailors after virus outbreak
Taiwan will put 700 navy sailors into quarantine after three cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed among sailors who had been on a goodwill mission to the Pacific island state of Palau, the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Tried to Warn the World On Coronavirus. No One Was Listening
Taiwan warned WHO over the possibility of human-to-human transmission in the virus outbreak in Wuhan back in late December. Perhaps if Taiwan was a member of WHO, its warning would have been heeded. ( read original story ...)