First-time U.S. sanctions against a group of Chinese companies believed to have helped China fortify disputed islets in an Asian sea signal a tougher policy by Washington toward its rival superpower’s ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to screen proposals for tech investments in China
The government of Taiwan has said it will start screening proposals by local tech companies that plan to transfer technology to China or invest in mainland businesses, The Register reported. The ... ( read original story ...)
SMIC Dives 15% on Report U.S. Is Considering Blacklisting Chipmaker
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. tumbled the most in seven weeks following a report that the Trump administration was considering adding the chipmaker to a blacklist amid an escalating ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, US forging 5G supply chain based on ‘shared values’
TSMC’s plans to increase US investment signals the future of 5G supply chains remains in the US-Taiwan nexus, the AIT director said ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Cement Obtains First Product Carbon Footprint Label, Aspires to Achieve Carbon Neutral Products in 2050
Taiwan Cement Corp. ("TCC") takes a leap forward on the effort to reduce carbon emissions! At the beginning of August 2020, TCC completed the structure of product category rules (PCR) and was inspecte ... ( read original story ...)
Could the Air Force Drop Sea Mines to Save Taiwan From Attack?
This would be one way to deter, and if needed, actually stop China from seizing Taiwan by force. China steadily is building up the forces it could deploy in an attempted invasion of Taiwan. The ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market May Extend Friday’s Losses
The Taiwan stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the three-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 240 points or 2 ... ( read original story ...)
ACT Genomics (“ACTG”) Completed the First Closing of latest Round of Equity Financing
TAIPEI, Sept. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ACT Genomics is pleased to announce the completion of the first closing of the latest round of equity financing from a group of strategic investors including ... ( read original story ...)
Ministry budgets NT$73.5m to purchase overseas offices to avoid high rent costs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has earmarked NT$73.5 million (US$2.49 million) from next year’s annual budget to purchase a new property for its representative office in Australia. The ministry has ... ( read original story ...)
Local financial firms cut China lending
The nation’s 16 financial holding companies last quarter cut their combined lending to China to NT$671.34 billion (US$22.73 billion) from NT$698.26 billion in the first quarter, down 9.2 percent from ... ( read original story ...)
Czech president tries to tamp down China anger after speaker’s Taiwan trip
President Milos Zeman sought on Sunday to defuse a row with China over a visit by the head of the Czech Senate to Taiwan, calling the speaker's trip a "boyish provocation". ( read original story ...)
Taiwan opposition pushes pork referendum, could threaten U.S. trade deal
Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) began a push on Sunday for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on U.S. pork imports, which if passed could threaten a long-mooted free ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Supersonic Land-Attack Cruise Missile Will Go Far To Deterring China
Taiwan has begun production of a new land-attack cruise missile. But the island country still is badly outgunned by China’s own, much larger missile arsenal. Taiwanese media on Aug. 4, 2019 reported ... ( read original story ...)
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ faces boycott calls from activists in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand
Hollywood is "betraying" the values it "purports to champion," Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong wrote on Twitter. ( read original story ...)
Far EasTone targets 11% stake in APT in unexpected deal
Far EasTone Telecommunications is to pay up to NT$5 billion (US$169.3 million) to acquire an 11.58 percent stake in Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), it said in an unexpected announcement late on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Wall St falls as NASDAQ rout persists
The NASDAQ Composite closed lower on Friday, although well above its session low as selling eased late in the day after investors dumped heavyweight technology stocks due to concerns about high ... ( read original story ...)