Eight bombers and four fighter jets warned off as missiles deployed to monitor incursion ... ( read original story ...)
China sends warplanes into Taiwan’s airspace: report
China ramped up its antagonism of Taiwan Saturday by sending 13 warplanes into the island’s airspace, prompting Taiwan to launch missiles to monitor the flights in response. China sent eight ... ( read original story ...)
Days after Biden is sworn in, Chinese fighters and bombers make an unusual incursion around Taiwan
China's military flights into Taiwan's ADIZ are frequent, but the presence of so many Chinese combat aircraft on this mission is seen as unusual. ( read original story ...)
Start-up brings unicorns to masses
Why should only the wealthy get to ride unicorns to further riches? Privately held firms with at least US$1 billion in value come with daunting price tags that freeze out ordinary investors. Banks ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Improving Taiwan’s ties with France
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) and French Office in Taipei Director Jean-Francois Casabonne-Masonnave on Tuesday signed an agreement to promote cooperation on virtual reality (VR), augmented ... ( read original story ...)
US dollar rises after three-day decline as risk rally takes rest
The US dollar drifted higher on Friday after three straight days of losses, and riskier currencies fell, as bleak non-US economic data gave global equity markets reason to pause after another week of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan in Time: Koxinga’s final assault
Jan. 25 to Jan. 30 It was the beginning of the end when Dutch sergeant Hans Jurgen Radis walked out of Fort Zeelandia and surrendered to the besieging army of Cheng Cheng-kung (鄭成功, also known as ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports large incursion by China’s air force
Taipei says Chinese combat aircraft, including nuclear-capable H-6K bombers and fighter jets, entered its airspace. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese air force
Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defense identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan's air force deployed missiles to "monitor" the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says realistic about US trade deal, but one will happen eventually
Taiwan has long sought a bilateral trade deal with the United States, the Chinese-claimed island's most important international backer and supplier of arms. ( read original story ...)
With Trump Gone, Taiwan Seeks Assurances From Biden Administration
But Biden and his team are likely to resist using Taiwan as a cudgel against China the way Trump did. After 9/11, Washington formed a national commission that made the country safer. It should do the ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung considering plant in Texas
Samsung Electronics Co is considering spending more than US$10 billion building its most advanced logic chipmaking plant in the US, a major investment that it hopes would win more US clients and help ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s importance for US tech
As Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th US president on Wednesday, many people were asking whether the turbulent US-China technology dispute that has been going on for the past few years will be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Hits 30K Resistance Level, ByteDance Rival Kuaishou Prepares For IPO, Week In Review
Hong Kong stocks outperformed Mainland China this week, hitting the 30,000 resistance level, following a year of lackluster returns compared to the Mainland. ByteDance rival Kuaishou has locked in ... ( read original story ...)