David Roche of Independent Strategy says he doubts "very much" that China will resort to military means to bring Taiwan under its rule. ( read original story ...)
KAWS in collaboration with AllRightsReserved Present:
HOLIDAY travels to space. Since 2018, the KAWS:HOLIDAY project has landed in Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong and Japan, attracting a global audience. Working again with longtime collaborator ... ( read original story ...)
FICO Survey: Only 30% of Taiwanese Banks Believe AI Will Stop More Money Laundering
Only 30 percent of Taiwanese banks believe AI will stop more money laundering. 78 percent of Taiwanese banks still believe in older rules-based technology for AML compliance, despite 26 percent saying ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market Likely To End Winning Streak
The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in back-to-back trading days, collecting more than 125 points or 1 percent along the way. ( read original story ...)
Monsoon floods expose blockages in Karachi’s drains — and politics
Craftsman Mohammad Zakir, 35, who lives in a low-lying area of Karachi’s Orangi Town, does not recall the authorities ever cleaning out the stormwater drain serving his neighborhood. Thorani Goth in ... ( read original story ...)
How Taiwan found a new African friend in Somaliland
The relationship between the two largely unrecognised states has given Taipei a foothold in the region despite Beijing’s attempts to freeze it out. ( read original story ...)
Tai Ji Men Has Been Persecuted by Taiwan Government for 24 Years
One of your neighbors posted in Community Corner. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan sings deal to purchase US F-16 fighter jets amid tensions with China
Under the deal, which the Pentagon announced on Friday, the US agreed to sell 90 F-16 fighter jets from American aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin to Taiwan over a span of about 10 years. The ... ( read original story ...)
Sam Wambugu: Technology tops in Taiwan’s Covid-19 fight
Taiwan’s pandemic prevention playbook is, by many indicators, a gold standard. Despite its proximity to the Covid-19 epicentre in the city of Wuhan, China, the 23 million-people country has so far ... ( read original story ...)
Business is booming for Brazilian farmers but deforestation looms large
Brazilian farmer Rodrigo Pozzobon drives his pickup truck toward his giant corn and soybean fields at the edge of the Amazon rainforest where, COVID-19 pandemic or not, business is booming thanks to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan risks being caught up in US-China power struggle
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers her address to soldiers amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic during her visit to a military base in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on April 9. (AP) People wearing ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Finalizes $62 Billion Purchase of F-16 Jets from Lockheed Martin
Taiwan already has a fleet of F-16s purchased in 1992. The new contract, which the Pentagon said is for an initial delivery order of 90 jets, provides for more modern aircraft with the newest ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan risks being caught up in the power struggle between the United States and China
It took less than 24 hours after United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar touched down in Taiwan, in an historic visit intended to convey President Donald ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s China-friendly opposition routed in mayoral by-election
Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), which traditionally favours close ties with China, was routed in a key mayoral by-election on Saturday, a vote overshadowed by turmoil in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan finalises purchase of F-16 jets from Lockheed Martin
Taiwan finalized the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from US aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin on Friday, a source confirmed to AFP, in a $62 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan will never yield to Chinese provocation: MAC
Chinese military exercises in the area undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and endanger the lives and property of Taiwanese people, Chiu said. Chiu made the statement in response to ... ( read original story ...)