Taiwan to roll out infrastructure spending, President says

Taipei: Taiwan will spur domestic demand with a mid- to long-term infrastructure development plan, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said, augmenting a more conservative spending proposal released this year. “Next March, the cabinet will unveil a ... ( read original story ...)

Property mart expected to remain subdued

TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday that Taiwan will be “calm” when facing issues to do with China, but uncertainties next year will test the self-ruled island and its national security team, even as she recommitted to maintaining peace. ( read original story ...)

Seized US drone issue to be resolved smoothly: China paper

Still, the Pentagon viewed China's seizure seriously since it had effectively taken US military property. "It is ours ... stick to its nearly four-decades-old policy of recognizing that Taiwan is part of "one China." President Barack Obama said on Friday ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan prisoners turn artisan chefs as 'jail food' takes off

They are part of a burgeoning food industry in Taiwan (Taiwan OTC: 6549.TWO - news) -- artisan snacks, made behind bars. The additive-free delicacies made by prison inmates have gained a loyal public following, and generate hundreds of millions of dollars ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan won't cave to Beijing threats, says president

Taiwan will not bend to pressure despite China returning to its "old ways" of intimidation, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday, following Beijing's protests over her call to US President-elect Donald Trump. China has stepped up military drills near ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd.’s Best Moves in 2016

Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE ... TSMC is planning to begin generating revenue from its 10-nanometer chip-manufacturing technology in the first half of 2017, but that technology is expected to be short-lived and ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan announces U.S. itinerary for president, upsetting China

TAIPEI Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through Houston and San Francisco during her January visit to allies in Latin America, her office said Friday, prompting China to repeat a call for the U.S. to block any such stopover. Tsai's office ... ( read original story ...)

Property market hits record low: real estate firm

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's real estate market hit a 26-year low in ... The real estate company estimated the number of property transactions for 2017 to be between 249,000 units and 253,000 units. Other Positive Signs Other than the bias ratio exceeding ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's glorious Oolong tea merchants aim for mainland

[Photo/Xinhua] Around 200 years ago, Hsu Chien-fu's ancestors from Hsinchu in northwest Taiwan were among the first to plant tea in the island's fertile soil. Now the family business sells tea to most of Taiwan and half of the mainland. Hsu recently ... ( read original story ...)