China’s central bank and other financial regulators met with Jack Ma and the top executives of Ant Group as the fintech giant prepares for a record-breaking IPO this week. ( read original story ...)
Us 2020, a Trump’s re-election could be convenient for China. Taiwan needs Biden’s relief
It is commonly believed that the US and China have become "enemies" due to Trump and the Covid-19 pandemic. In reality, in these four years we have not witnessed any reversals or changes of script ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. drone sale to Taiwan crosses key hurdle, nears approval: sources
The sale of four sophisticated U.S.-made aerial drones to Taiwan has crossed a key hurdle in Congress and is at the last stage of approval, sources said on Monday, a deal likely to add to already ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom ends Q3 with over 3,000 5G sites across Taiwan
Taiwan’s largest mobile carrier previously said it aimed to attract 300,000 5G subscribers by the end of this year ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan offered a path through the pandemic and we have ignored it
Lockdowns don’t work, they only delay the inevitable. As we head into another, that couldn’t be clearer. The only justification is that, were the NHS to be overwhelmed, doctors would have to choose ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Regulators Summon Ant Leaders Amid Record IPO
China’s central bank and its securities, banking and foreign-exchange regulators met on Monday with Jack Ma and the top executives of Ant Group., ahead of the fintech giant’s record-breaking IPO later ... ( read original story ...)
Acepodia to Deliver Late-breaking Poster Presentation at The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 35th Anniversary Annual Meeting
Acepodia, a biotechnology company developing novel off-the-shelf cell therapies against solid-tumor and hematologic cancers, today announced that Howard Li, Ph.D., Preclinical Research Scientist, will ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor: Technology Leadership Always Jumps To The Top Of My List
Taiwan Semiconductor has become a clear leader in the foundry business over the last few years. With competition dropping left and right, Samsung remains the only formidable competitor. ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: Nestlé’s TV meal, Taiwan, Unibail
Corona Capital is a column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story ...)
Chinese flyovers towards Taiwan peaked in October amid rising tensions
China’s military sent planes towards Taiwan on 25 of the 31 days of October, the highest frequency of the antagonistic sorties all year, a Taiwanese monitoring group has said. The report comes as the ... ( read original story ...)
CTBC Becomes First in Taiwan to Join PCAF – a Global Carbon Accounting Partnership
CTBC Holding, a Taipei-based holding company specializing in banking, securities, insurance, venture capital, and asset management, has officially signed on to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting ... ( read original story ...)
King Steel launches world’s first dual-color, dual-property rubber injection molding machine
The world’s first dual-color rubber injection molding machine, developed by shoe-making machine giant King Steel Machinery Co, has just hit the market. The new machine boasts a number of exclusive ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone, semiconductor shipments to grow 12% in 2021
Global semiconductor and smartphone shipments are projected to grow 12 percent while server system and networking communication device shipments will increase 4 percent year-on-year in 2021, according ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan GaAs supply chain, IDMs gearing up for Wi-Fi 6 boom
The Wi-Fi 6 penetration rate is likely to advance to 50-60% in 2021 with the latest wireless communication standard increasingly adopted for handsets, routers and notebooks, prompting Taiwan's IC ... ( read original story ...)
US-China rivalry set to persist whoever wins the White House
Whoever emerges the winner of the November 3 election, the US is set to retain a tough approach to China. In April 2017, US President Donald Trump entertained his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at Mar ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s ‘digital authoritarianism’ squashes critics active on social media
Former Saudi Arabian deputy minister of finance Abdulaziz al-Dukhail went missing in April ... Final decision will be at the discretion of the Taipei Times. ( read original story ...)