Audrey Tang says tech can build trust, tame misinformation, and strengthen democracy. Her plan might even work in the US. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s parliament approves proposal to rename China Airlines
Echoing earlier discussions about the need to rebrand, it was pointed out during the parliament meeting that the name of the Taipei-based carrier is easily confused with Air China, a major airline ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese Police Tracked Down the Owner of a Lost Nintendo Switch Using ‘Animal Crossing’
A police station in Taipei’s Daan district had received a lost Nintendo Switch found at an ATM, but did not know how to contact its owner because the console did not contain any personal information, ... ( read original story ...)
China Airlines: New Name Ends Blame Game But Starts Other Problems For Taiwan
So coveted is national carrier status that when British Airways in the ’90s applied global emblems to its aircraft instead of U.K. insignia, rival Virgin Atlantic added a Union Jack sticker on planes ... ( read original story ...)
BIO Asia-Taiwan 2020 Conference Online + Live Opened July 22
Taiwan 2020 opened yesterday (22 July) from the event's onsite base at TaiNEX 2 Exhibition hall in Nankang, Taipei. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance faces London’s Brexit-like fate
Taipei and Sydney will have as much trouble luring financiers away from Hong Kong as Frankfurt and Paris did from London. An EY survey last September found that since the 2016 referendum large ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan handset sales to stay flat in July before picking up in August
Handset sales in the Taiwan market in July are likely to stay flat at the same level of 447,000 units sold in a month earlier before staging a rebound in August, driven by the availability of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan proposes $7 bln extra budget to stimulate economy
Taiwan proposed a second supplementary budget for 2020 worth T$210 billion ($7.13 billion) on Thursday to ease the impact of the coronavirus outbreak as the trade-reliant economy is expected to slow ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan proposes $7 billion extra budget to stimulate economy
Taiwan proposed a second supplementary budget for 2020 worth T$210 billion ($7.13 billion) on Thursday to ease the impact of the coronavirus outbreak as the trade-reliant economy is expected to slow ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan police return lost Nintendo Switch with the help of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
A lost wallet may have the owner’s ID card inside. A lost smartphone might still get calls from someone who knows the owner. But how do you find a person who left behind a Nintendo Switch? Police in ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Hong Kong finance faces London’s Brexit-like fate
Hong Kong and London could soon have more in common. The recently enacted national security law reduces the relative appeal of the Asian financial hub, just as Brexit has done to the British capital. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Lawmakers Call for Rebranding Flagship Airline, Changing Passport Design
Taiwan’s legislature approved proposals to rebrand the island’s flagship airline, China Airlines, and make its passports more distinct from mainland Chinese ones—a move likely to irk Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Cross-strait harmony better than hostility: Taipei mayor
Taipei, July 22 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Wednesday defended his "pragmatic" approach to relations with China, saying that "family harmony is better than family hostility" during an annual ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan dona oltre 51 milioni di mascherine ai paesi di tutto il mondo
Visualizzare l’intero comunicato qui: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200722005752/it/ Vice Foreign Minister Miguel Li-jey Tsao (right) shook hands with Robert Seraki Matsebe, head of South ... ( read original story ...)
Day after Esper expressed support for Taiwan, island nation says China stepping up threats
A day after Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the U.S. remains steadfast in its support of Taiwan, that nation’s foreign minister said China appears to be a stepping up of its threat to use force to ... ( read original story ...)
Inventor of N95 mask technology comes out of retirement amid pandemic: ‘If I did not help, I would regret it for the rest of my life’
Peter Tsai, 68, who invented the technology for the N95 mask originally for construction workers, was called out of retirement to help during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)