CHINA is preparing for an all-out blitz of Taiwan, a former US Department of Defence official has warned. Michael Beckley said Xi Jinping will have learned from Putin’s disastrous mistakes ...
Taiwan Exports Orders Fall 23.2%
Taiwan's export orders declined at a slower-than-expected rate at the end of the year, data from the Ministry of Economic Affairs ...
Taiwan ‘trustworthy partner,’ Pavel tells Tsai
Tsai spoke with Pavel for 15 minutes in a harmonious atmosphere, Presidential Office spokeswoman Lin Yu-chan (林聿禪) said, adding that Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) was also present during ...
Taiwan’s Foxconn taps former Nissan and Nidec heavyweight Seki for EV business
Taiwan's Foxconn said on Monday it had hired former Nissan Motor Co and Nidec Corp Jun Seki as its chief strategy officer for electric vehicles, bringing in a high-profile auto executive to bolster ...
Should You Buy Taiwan Semiconductor Stock (NYSE:TSM) after Its 52% Rally?
The world’s biggest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM), has experienced a 52% rally in the past three months. Meanwhile, the stock is ...
New Czech Leader Talks To Zelensky, Plans Taiwan Call
Czech president elect Petr Pavel talked to Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, a day after winning the election, and is planning a call with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, his team said.
Notes from Central Taiwan: The take of things to come
Notes from Central Taiwan is a column written by long-term resident Michael Turton, who provides incisive commentary informed by three decades of living in and writing about his adoptive country. The ...
Chefs and Bartenders Are Injecting New Life Into Taiwan’s Oldest City
Located on Taiwan’s southwestern coast, Tainan, the island’s oldest city and former capital, has a long history of cultural incursion, much of which can be traced through its existing architecture.
Adani Group stocks drop US$45bn on fraud claim
His flagship Adani Enterprises plunged 15 percent in Mumbai, a fall of 508.45 rupees (US$6.24), triggering an automatic trading halt alongside five of its seven main listed subsidiaries. “Obviously, ...
Elevator, screw makers cautiously optimistic for 2023
Elevator maker Golden Friends Corp (崇友實業) and screw supplier Sheh Fung Screws Co (世豐螺絲) are cautiously optimistic about business this quarter and beyond, citing strong business growth potential from ...
Pau Jar top national property developer: survey
While building on higher-value land near transportation hubs, Pau Jar did not abandon its focus on second-tier areas, the developer’s strongholds, to meet demand from buyers who cannot afford housing ...
Local banks nearly double number of wealthy clients
Local banks have experienced a 97 percent surge in high-net-worth clients to 3,660 in a nine-month period, from 1,851 at the end of March, as Taiwanese business owners repatriated funds from overseas, ...
Taiwan multinationals eye new markets amid supply chain fracturing and talent shortage
Industry insiders point to ‘growing pressure’ in the West to ‘start seriously creating alternate supply locations’ outside mainland China, and even Taiwan’s semiconductor manufacturers are changing ...
Eurozone January business activity returns to growth
Eurozone business activity made a surprise return to modest growth this month, adding to signs the downturn in the bloc may not be as deep as feared and that the currency union may escape recession, a ...
Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing a Buy?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), popularly known as TSMC, has been in fine form on the stock market in the new year. In fact, shares of the semiconductor foundry giant have surged 27% ...
Taiwan president tells pope war with China not an option
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis to say that war between Taiwan and China is not an option and only by respecting the Taiwanese people's insistence on sovereignty and freedom ...