TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's air force has carried out 16 rounds of exercises close to Taiwan in the last year or so, Taiwan's defense ministry said on Tuesday, warning that China's military threat was growing by the day. China considers self-ruled and ... ( read original story ...)
Foreigners who have lived in or visited Beijing and Taipei compare life in the two metropolises
Career development: Beijing a better choice However, Beijing ranks much higher than Taipei when it comes to business opportunities and career development for expats. With higher salary, bigger market and brighter prospects, more expats will choose Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
The Leap to Single-Payer: What Taiwan Can Teach
Taiwan is proof that a country can make a swift and huge change to its health care system, even in the modern day. The United States, in part because of political stalemate, in part because it has been hemmed in by its history, has been unable to be as bold. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says Chinese air force exercised near island 16 times in last year
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China’s air force has carried out 16 rounds of exercises close to Taiwan in the last year or so, Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Tuesday, warning that China’s military threat was growing by the day. China considers self-ruled and ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Financial sticks with 2% growth forecast for Taiwan in 2018
Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) Cathay Financial Holding Co., one of Taiwan's leading financial holding companies, said Monday it was maintaining its forecast of 2 percent growth for Taiwan in 2018 that it originally made in September. National Central University ... ( read original story ...)
Autonomous Cars Make Headway in Taipei
Li Chen-yu, director of the Taipei Smart City Project Management Office under the city government’s Department of Information Technology, says the ultimate objective is to put driverless buses into service during off-peak hours, especially in the middle ... ( read original story ...)
Manufacturers cautious in November but property sellers upbeat
The TIER's sub-index for the property market hit a 55-month high, however, after a significant rebound in residential and commercial housing transactions in the six largest cities in Taiwan in November, the organization said. TIER, one of the leading ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone sales rebound in Taiwan in November
Smartphone sales in the Taiwan market expanded 11.88% on month and 3.17% on year to a nine-month high of 650,000 units in November, according to data compiled by local retail channels. Powered by strong sales of iPhone 8 and iPhone X devices, Apple ... ( read original story ...)
Magazine names CAL best airline in North Asia
Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) China Airlines (CAL), one of Taiwan's ... which is now in its 14th year. Also winning the "Best Business-Class Seat Design" award for the third consecutive year, the carrier could be especially appealing to business travelers, the ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei mayor pledges to focus on junior high school drug abuse
Taipei, Dec. 24 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) pledged Sunday that his administration will make combating drug abuse among junior high school students its No. 1 priority next year. Speaking during an address at an anti-drug fair in the city, Ko ... ( read original story ...)
China has ‘overwhelming advantage’ in bringing Taiwan to heel, official says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s growing economic, political and diplomatic power means it is achieving an “overwhelming advantage” in bringing self-ruled Taiwan to heel, and time is on China’s side, a senior official said in a comments published on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Nanya Completes Own 20nm 8GB DDR4 DRAM | CTIMES
Taiwan has great semiconductor technology. However, in the memory market, Taiwan lacks the economic scale to compete effectively against Samsung, SK Hynix (South Korean), and Micron (US). DDR4 DRAM technology is the latest RAM technology. "DDR4 is the best ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan turns its back on Chiang Kai-shek
Beijing venerates Mao Zedong; Taiwan is trying to forget its former leader. Cindy Sui - born under Mao but now living in Taiwan - on why they're getting such different treatment. Photo: Statues of the nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek at a park in Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Taipei bans sale of plastic shopping bags in select locations
Taipei, Dec. 22 (CNA) Taipei is rolling out a new ban at the beginning of next year that forbids the sale of plastic shopping bags at hypermarkets, supermarkets, and convenience stores. Lu Shih-chang (盧世昌), the deputy commissioner of Taipei's ... ( read original story ...)
Pop divas to be part of Taipei 101 New Year LED display
Michael Liu (劉家豪), spokesman for Taipei Financial Center Corp. which operates the landmark building, said A-mei and Anna have pre-recorded their performances and when the firework display starts, the T-Pad will feature virtual animations of the two ... ( read original story ...)
Experience the World’s Best VR Artwork in Taipei
The acclaimed American artist Laurie Anderson and Taiwanese new media artist Hsin-Chien Huang have joined forces to create La Camera Insabbiata, an eight-room VR experience at Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) that recently won Best VR Experience Award at the ... ( read original story ...)