Beijing might resolve to disable Taiwan’s communications and operational systems, making the resistance very low and a war relatively bloodless Historically, China has clashed with the former Soviet ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Bank-backed e-cash vital to Taiwan
In light of economies becoming increasingly digitalized, with more financial innovation and decreasing use of cash, the cryptocurrency boom has become a focus of central banks around the world — and ... ( read original story ...)
Rising imperialist tensions and war games over Taiwan
With agitation growing between the US and China over Taiwan, Simon Basketter explores how US intervention and rival imperialisms are at the root of the current dangerous crisis ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through Taiwan Strait last week
A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait late last week, the American military said on Sunday, at a time of heightened tension between Beijing and Taipei that has sparked concern ... ( read original story ...)
Will Beijing sharpen its laws to punish ‘Taiwan separatists’?
The national security legislation in Hong Kong ‘inspired’ mainland academics considering an enforcement mechanism related to Taiwan, says expert. ( read original story ...)
Breaking news: Japan to donate more Covid-19 vaccines to Taiwan
Worried about what is happening in the world of finance and how it will impact you ... that it will donate more vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) to Taiwan as a part of its free ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s leader pays respects to 46 dead in building inferno
Taiwan's president on Saturday paid her respects at a morgue to the dozens of people killed in a deadly inferno that ripped through an aging tower block earlier in the week. The fire in the southern ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: A friend in need is a friend indeed: Part 2
By Denys Springer Considering the size of Taiwan 36,197 square kilometers, length 396 kilometers and width 144 kilometers; the highest peak is ... ( read original story ...)
Can US ensure Taiwan’s sovereignty without entering into war: Report
A threat looms around the US about a danger of war with communist China over Taiwan, reported local media. Recently, supporting Taiwan has become more important than ever after US President Joe ... ( read original story ...)
Time to Sell Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSM)?
Wedgewood Partners, an investment management firm, published its third-quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A quarterly portfolio net return of +2.75% was recorded by ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets rally as earnings temper inflation, taper worries
HONG KONG - Asian markets extended a global rally Friday on optimism for corporate earnings after a strong start to the reporting season, while traders cheered better-than-expected data indicating ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Earnings Reflects Problems with Supply Chain
Large financial companies are still monopolizing the earnings news. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), Citigroup (NYSE: C), and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan MOF Explains Individual Income Tax Withholding Rules for Residents, Nonresidents
The Taiwanese Ministry of Finance Oct. 11 clarified the individual income tax withholding rules based on taxpayer residence. The clarification includes: 1) the criteria to determine taxpayer residence ... ( read original story ...)
Why Taiwan Semiconductor Shares Are Trading Higher Today
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE: TSM) is trading higher Thursday after the company announced better-than-expected third-quarter financial results. ( read original story ...)
Escalating Taiwan face-off could define the decade
China’s nationalist Global Times changed its rhetoric on Taiwan. A military offensive by Beijing to retake the island, it suggested, might now be a matter of “when” rather than “if." If Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Treasury Sweet Spot, Inflation, Fed Minutes, Taiwan Semi, Trading UPS and FedEx
While supply-chain constraints are a global problem, consumer-level inflation is not yet as broad a problem, or at least not evenly distributed. ( read original story ...)