John Pomfret, a former Washington Post bureau chief in Beijing, is the author of “The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present.” The State Department’s recently ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Today: Taiwan needs U.S. military support, Jason Jung Taiwan’s new top-ranked men’s tennis player
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told CNN the Taiwan government felt relations with the US had grown stronger in recent years, but it was vital for Washington to continue to support Taipei militarily ... ( read original story ...)
China seeking to ban Taiwan flag from Gay Games: activists
Taiwan's gay rights activists on Monday accused China of pressuring organisers of the Gay Games to bar the island's national flag at next month's competition in Paris as ties with Beijing worsen. Chin... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan vulnerable to Chinese invasion without US
Taipei, July 23 (IANS) Without continuing US military support, Taiwan would be vulnerable to an armed takeover from Beijing, the island's Foreign Minister has said. Joseph Wu told CNN the Taiwan gover... ( read original story ...)
What would the US do if Beijing decided to take Taiwan by force?
Despite the perception that Beijing may be committed to politically reunifying Taiwan – by force if necessary – before Xi Jinping retires as paramount leader, US analysts continue to see an attempted ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese property developers fall on a weak yuan
Chinese property stocks in Hong Kong and China dropped on Friday ... Here’s a Better Stock to Buy The Motley Fool More from South China Morning Post Ignore Beijing: Washington, Taipei should agree fai... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Maria to threaten lives and property in Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and eastern China this week
Typhoon Maria battered Japan's southern Ryukyu Islands with heavy rain and powerful winds on Tuesday. Conditions will slowly improve Tuesday night. On Tuesday afternoon local time, Maria's eye passed ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Prepares For High Winds, Heavy Rain From Super Typhoon Maria
The typhoon is forecast to rake the northern end of Taiwan and to threaten lives and property in Japan's southern Ryukyu islands. Schools and offices in Taiwan are closed on Tuesday in anticipation of ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Maria to threaten lives and property on Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, eastern China this week
Maria is expected to threaten lives and property when it barrels across Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and eastern China as a dangerous typhoon Tuesday through Thursday. Maria will remain a powerful t... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s most beautiful places
(CNN) — "The most beautiful scenery of Taiwan is its people." While this famous saying is often cited by travelers as a reason to love Taiwan, this 36,193-square-kilometer island also happens to have ... ( read original story ...)
Fast Asia Open: Singapore inflation, Taiwan employment
Bruno Le Maire (pictured), the French finance minister, said the EU would not negotiate ... Singapore consumer price index 16.00: Taiwan industrial production, unemployment rate 16.30: Hong Kong CPI M... ( read original story ...)
KKR-Led Group Buys Taiwan’s LCY Chemical for $1.56 Billion
KKR & Co. said it is taking over Taiwanese company LCY Chemical Corp. in a deal valued at NT$47.8 billion ($1.56 billion), as the global buyout firm seeks to make additional majority stakes purchases ... ( read original story ...)
Four NT$10 million lottery prizes remain unclaimed: finance ministry
Taipei, July 21 (CNA) Four winning invoices in the uniform lottery for the March-April period, valued at NT$10 million (US$328,407) each, have not yet been claimed, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said ... ( read original story ...)
‘Crayon Diplomacy’ in Taiwan
For Mexican artist Raúl Gasque, Taiwan is a metaphorical canvas. Having lived on this island for three years, he has recognized that its geopolitical weakness can be remolded into something officially ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to build 400 shelters for Philippine conflict victims
and attended by Taiwan's representative to the Philippines Michael Hsu (徐佩勇) as well as local city officials. The project is a collaborative effort between the Taiwan government and the Buddhist Compa... ( read original story ...)
HTC flagship U12+ phone to have VR and blockchain technology
Taipei, July 21 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone HTC Corp. is planning to incorporate virtual reality and blockchain technology into its latest flagship smartphone model, the HTC U12+. Darren Chen (陳柏諭), ... ( read original story ...)