Beijing is not in fact looking for excuses or an opportunity to attack its neighbor, Taipei: it is looking for reasons not to do so. ( read original story ...)
New avenues: Taiwan looking at partners
Even as China continues with its aggressive behaviour around its periphery, it has been particularly tough on Taiwan for allowing senior government officials from the United States of America to visit ... ( read original story ...)
Must-try food in Taipei
Taipei is one of the bustling cities in East Asia. The capital of Taiwan, it is a melting pot of Western influences and oriental culture. The city boasts itself as the world’s culinary capital. Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
US imposes restrictions on equipment exports to Chinese chipmaker SMIC
The US has imposed export restrictions on Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC, 中芯), taking aim at another prominent Chinese technology company and adding to tensions between the two ... ( read original story ...)
DIY stores grow amid COVID-19
Many retailers have been caught off-guard by COVID-19 restrictions and shifting consumer habits, but do-it-yourself (DIY) stores are enjoying a boom as people spend money on their homes and gardens. A ... ( read original story ...)
How Taiwan’s ‘civic hackers’ helped find a new way to run the country
New social media platform vTaiwan cuts through noise and trolling to establish consensus – and create new laws ... ( read original story ...)
US restrictions could hamper China’s plans for a self-reliant semiconductor sector
The latest US restrictions on Chinese firm Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) could deal a heavy blow to China’s push for a robust home-grown semiconductor industry, analysts ... ( read original story ...)
‘Taiwan is Taiwan’: China name dispute moves from birds to climate change
The dispute over international organisations referring to Taiwan as Chinese has moved from wild bird conservation to climate change, after a global alliance of mayors began listing Taiwanese cities as ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Pegatron pouring US$1 billion into Vietnam high-tech
Pegatron, a supplier of Apple, Microsoft and Sony, has become a new star in Vietnam’s FDI firmament with its plans to invest up to US$1 billion in the Southeast Asian country. The Taipei-based company ... ( read original story ...)
TIWW and CE Taiwan held in Taipei
The second Taiwan International Water Week (TIWW 2020) along with the third Circular Economy Taiwan (CE Taiwan) was jointly held at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1, in Taipei, Taiwain, from September ... ( read original story ...)
China’s biggest chipmaker hit by US sanctions
The US government has sanctioned China's biggest chipmaker, dealing further damage to the country's semiconductor industry after cutting Huawei off from its chip suppliers. On Friday, the US ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan probes leading bank linked to Panama Papers
American regulators last week said Taiwan's Mega International Commercial Bank showed indifference towards transactions carried out through Panama ... ( read original story ...)
5G is raising ahead in Asia as it is poised to reshape connectivity
Asia Pacific is leading the charge for the next generation of mobile connectivity. Major cities across the region are rolling out 5G networks this year, which are poised to reshape connectivity and ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: KMT caucus urges testing all outbound travelers
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday urged the government to change the nation’s COVID-19 testing methods and test all people under home quarantine as well as all travelers leaving ... ( read original story ...)
China vs. Taiwan: Is a War in the Taiwan Strait Possible?
The probability of war, or something like it, is growing in the Taiwan Strait. The effects of such conflict would not remain geographically or functionally confined. Convinced of its power and its ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan warns China to ‘back off’
Taiwan advised China on Tuesday to "back off," accusing the nation of threatening peace after a Beijing official rejected an observance of a marine median line. ( read original story ...)