The government should consider carbon pricing and financial support for nuclear plants to stop them being replaced by natural gas or coal, the report also says. The vote in Taiwan seems to be a realis... ( read original story ...)
Two U.S. Navy ships pass through Taiwan Strait, opposing China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday in the third such operation this year, as the U.S. military increases the frequency of transits thro... ( read original story ...)
US Navy warships just rocked the Taiwan Strait in a power play ahead of Trump’s meeting with the Chinese president
The US Navy sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, just days ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Arleigh Burke-class guided- ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing in Taiwan: Growing smarter
At least one thing is clear from local elections in Taiwan over the weekend — President Tsai Ing-wen and her ruling Democratic Progressive Party lost badly. Less clear, however, is how well Beijing wo... ( read original story ...)
2018 Taiwan Food Festival Offers Authentic Taiwanese Food on Hawooo
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- From November 18 to November 30, the 2018 Taiwan Food Festival, organized by the Department of Commerce, MOEA, is offering 20 Taiwanese food brands ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ditches plan to phase out nuclear power by 2025
Taiwan has scrapped its target of having no nuclear power by 2025 and is reviewing its energy policy after voters in a referendum on Saturday decided against a government policy of abolishing the ener... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: Court issues two different declaratory judgments
Declaratory judgment (DJ) actions, used by alleged infringers as pre-emptive measures to solve trade mark disputes, are still in the development stage in Taiwan. According to our research, up to the e... ( read original story ...)
Will Taiwan Be the First Domino to Fall to China?
Mr. Lian, a native of Hong Kong, is a former lead writer and chief editor of the Hong Kong Economic Journal. Supporters of the opposition party Kuomintang in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday. The ruling Demo... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan elections may give economy brief boost as US-China trade war threatens tech sector
And the entangled technology supply chains of mainland China and Taiwan have dragged the island into the ongoing trade war with the US. An escalation of the dispute, especially the threat to raise tar... ( read original story ...)
No plan to cut iPhone XR prices: Major telecom operators
Taipei, Nov. 27 (CNA) Taiwan's three major telecom operators said Tuesday they have no plan to follow their Japanese counterparts in cutting the price of the latest iPhone XR amid slower than ... ( read original story ...)
As US and China battle over trade tariffs, Taiwan’s underdog city waits patiently for its day
According to property company Savills Taiwan, costs for industrial land in certain locales have gone up as much as 75 per cent from 2014. In the year to September 2018, there were 30 per cent more com... ( read original story ...)
After sanctions, made-in-China fake news engulfs Taiwan as ties turn sour
Programmers who run a fact-checking bot in an application called the LINE app, a messaging platform hugely popular in Taiwan, told Taiwanese online magazine Business Weekly that at least 20 per cent o... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Underdog City Is Reborn in China-U.S. Trade Spat
The former Japanese enclave west of Taipei had long suffered as local companies shifted factories to the mainland to benefit from lower wages and globalizing trade. But with tensions escalating betwee... ( read original story ...)
It’s time to experience Kavalan with Distillery Select
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Drinkers can now purchase a whisky from award-winning Taiwanese distillery - Kavalan, at US$59 RRP 43% ABV in the US and 49 euros 40% ABV across ... ( read original story ...)
Activists Vow Legal Challenge After Taiwan Rejects Same-Sex Marriage In Referendum
Following the results, Taiwan cabinet spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka said a special ... women’s and LGBT+ rights, human trafficking, property rights, and climate change. Visit http://news.trust.org) ( read original story ...)
HTC denies it will stop releasing new smartphones
Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC has denied media reports suggesting it will exit the smartphone market by no longer releasing new phones, saying that it will release new flagship models soon, ... ( read original story ...)