China says it is imposing sanctions to ‘uphold national interests’ after US approved $1.8bn in new weapons for Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
China to impose sanctions on U.S. firms over Taiwan arms sales
China will impose sanctions on U.S. entities participating in U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesman said ... time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and ... ( read original story ...)
The Coming Taiwan Test
Taiwan Relations Act — enacted to “normalize” relations with both China and Taiwan — the United States commits itself to preserve human rights in Taiwan, to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market Posed To Reverse Friday’s Losses
The Taiwan stock market on Friday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 50 points or 0.4 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests j ... ( read original story ...)
ANA group to cut 3,500 jobs from 45,000 workforce by FY 2022
For the current business year through March ... operating a flight to Taipei from Kansai International airport near Osaka and a flight from Taipei to Tokyo's Haneda airport. ( read original story ...)
Asustek’s standalone net profit rises by 62 percent
Asustek Computer Inc (華碩) on Friday said it made NT$3.739 billion (US$129.3 million) in unaudited standalone net profit last month, up 62 percent from a year earlier. The unaudited profit for ... ( read original story ...)
‘If you are not prepared, the virus has found every weakness’: How countries in Asia tamed Covid-19
Tough and early intervention measures appears to have spared much of the region from the debilitating impact of the pandemic seen elsewhere ... ( read original story ...)
As oil dives, Kurds return to sidelined farms
Iraq’s Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to return to long abandoned farms ... ( read original story ...)
New weapons the US is selling Taiwan can reach mainland China, but they’re ‘just a deterrent’
The package includes the first meaningful offensive systems sold to Taiwan since US switched its diplomatic recognition to Beijing in 1979. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Plans to Become Solid Middle-Class Nation by 2025
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Vietnam's top leaders have resolved to become ... leaving hotels and guides with little business. The resort investors are banking on an eventual tourism rebound. Business shutdowns ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Industrial Production Rises Sharply; Retail Sales Grow
Taiwan's industrial production rose sharply in September and retail sales increased, data from the Ministry of Economic Affairs showed on Friday. Industrial production rose 10.73 percent year-on-year ... ( read original story ...)
How Trump Is Winning Hearts And Minds In Taiwan — Risking China’s Wrath
President Trump's administration has deepened ties with Taiwan, as tensions with China intensify. That could be why more Taiwanese favor him to win the U.S. election, according to a poll. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s UMC hopes to conclude US trade-secret lawsuit soon with US$60 million settlement
UMC says it has submitted a proposal for a business espionage lawsuit against it to be resolved, sending its shares closing up 5.3 per cent on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
China vows retaliation if US proceeds with Taiwan arms sale
BEIJING (AP) — China has vowed to retaliate if the U.S. proceeds with the sale of advanced weaponry to Taiwan worth more than a billion dollars. The statement from China’s defense ministry gave no ... ( read original story ...)
US approves $1.8bn in potential arms sales to Taiwan
Taiwan welcomes sale of missiles, artillery and sensors to modernise military but stresses not in arms race with China. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s U.S. Friendship Comes With Benefits — And China’s Wrath
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Undersecretary of State Keith Krach were the highest-ranking U.S. officials to travel to Taiwan on business since 1979, when Washington cut relations ... ( read original story ...)