Peng and his grandmother Li have afternoon tea at a restaurant in Taipei, China's Taiwan around 2000-01 (COURTESY PHOTO) "I was raised by my grandmother. When my sister and I were little, my parents ...
Taiwan’s front-line battle against mobile phone fraud
Telecoms security boss Jeff Kuo says that fighting mobile phone fraud is a constant battle, and that Taiwan is on the front line. "This is like a miniature of the world, here in Taiwan, where we see ...
Japan-China joint poll: Half see Taiwan contingency as likely
Some 44.5% of respondents in Japan and 56.7% in China believe a military conflict in the Taiwan Strait is likely “within a few years” or “in the future,” a recent Japan-China joint public opinion poll ...
Cheering up
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan ...
‘Core tech’ travel limits to start soon
An amendment requiring government permission for people working with government-funded core technologies to travel to or transit through China entered a mandatory 60-day notification period on ...
Notes from Central Taiwan:Meditations on the business-as-usual nation
There’s no little irony in this happening on the heels of a business-as-usual election in which all incumbents were re-elected. That construct we misleadingly label “mother nature” is sending us ...
Taiwan, Slovakia sign MOUs on bilateral trade
The memorandums were signed between the Importers and Exporters Association of Taipei and the Council of Slovak Exporters; Taiwan’s Startup Terrace and Slovak Business Agency; and National Sun Yat-sen ...
John J. Tkacik On Taiwan: Three Pillars of America’s Taiwan policy, or maybe four
It wasn’t apparent at the mid-November Biden-Xi (習近平) summit at the G20 leaders’ meeting in Bali, Indonesia, although there was something else new; Chinese Communist leaders have begun to declare that ...
Taipei exhibition aims to raise public awareness of SMA
An exhibition that aims to raise awareness about spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) opened at Popop Taipei in the city’s Nangang District (南港) yesterday. The exhibition, titled “Include,” seeks to present ...
US, Japan bases of Taiwan chip giant TSMC spark worries over island’s No 1 status on semiconductors
TSMC's US$12 billion Arizona plant and US$7 billion Sony joint venture in Kyushu have prompted fears over the hollowing out of Taiwan's chip industry Analysts support moving some operations overseas ...
If China invades Taiwan
China has long claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and aimed for reunification with the island nation of 24 million people, located just 110 miles across the Taiwan Strait. The two have been separate ...
Taiwan Protest
People hold white paper on the Liberty Square in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Over 50 protesters held white papers in support of the Chinese people under harsh zero-COVID policies that ...
Taiwan’s nonprofit news outlet cuts through island’s media noise
A separate room holds the trophies and certificates the news outlet has garnered -- it won eight SOPA awards in 2022 alone -- for its work on the deep-sea fishing industry, COVID-19, Xinjiang ...
Taiwan Semiconductor to offer advanced chips in 2024: Report
Yahoo Finance's Ines Ferré discusses reports that TSMC will announce advanced chips made in Arizona. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] RACHELLE AKUFFO: Taiwan Semiconductor's $12 bil ...
Taiwan’s ‘Goddamned Asura’ Was Crafted By “Constantly Having This Conversation About Who’s Right And Who’s Wrong”, Duo Says – Contenders International
Lou Yi-an’s Goddamned Asura begins with chilling smartphone footage of an expressionless young man opening fire on a busy night market. In a surprising move, it immediately rewinds to the events ...
Na Tchaj-wanu bylo otevřeno nové dealerství Saabu. Značka už je přitom skoro 10 let mrtvá
Kultovní švédská automobilka Saab přestala vyrábět auta v roce 2011 a zanikla o pět let později. Na Tchaj-wanu přesto vystavěli její nový autosalon. Tamní společnost Scandinavia Asia Corporation (SAC) ...