The campaign has been dominated by the Chinese Communist party’s threat to annex Taiwan, but surveys have shown it is economic issues that are the main concern of voters, including low wages, housing ...
GIGABYTE Launches GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series graphics cards for a comprehensive AI operating platform
GIGABYTE, the world's leading computer brand, announced today the launch of the RTX 40 SUPER series graphics cards, including the RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, and RTX 4070 SUPER, totaling 14 ...
First-Time Voters Could Swing Taiwan’s Election
Taipei Taiwan - More than a million young Taiwanese who just turned 20 will vote for the first time in this months presidential election According ...
New Survey Shows Taiwan’s Youth Pessimistic About Money – TaiwanPlus News
A new regional survey shows Taiwan's young people feel pessimistic about their financial situation. Around 60% said their pay was too low, while 80% responded that they can't afford housing ...
Acer Reports December Consolidated Revenues at NT$23.69 Billion, Showing YoY Growth for Six Consecutive Months
Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced its December 2023 consolidated revenues at NT$23.69 billion with 17.8% growth month-on-month and 3.5% growth year-on-year (YoY), marking the sixth consecutive month of ...
Global Impact: as Taiwan heads to the polls, what does the island’s presidential election mean for cross-strait and US-China relations?
In just one week, the hotly anticipated presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan will be finished, and the choice of the self-ruled island's voters will finally be known. Candidates of the ...
What’s behind China-Taiwan tensions?
All eyes are on Taiwan ahead of a pivotal presidential race that has been described as a choice between peace and war with mainland China. Taiwan's frontrunner, William Lai, has been described by ...
UPDATE 1-Ignoring Taiwan’s complaints, more Chinese balloons spotted over strait
Taiwan's defence ministry said it detected three more Chinese balloons flying over the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, one of which crossed the island, the latest in a spate of such balloons the ministry ...
Taiwan Stock Market May End Losing Streak
The Taiwan stock market has moved lower in four consecutive trading days, dropping more than 410 points or 2.4 percent along the way.
China sanctions five US firms over Taiwan arms sales
SHANGHAI: China announced sanctions on Sunday against five US defence firms in response to their involvement in ...
ASIA Eyes on regional economic reports, Taiwan elections
U.S. payrolls and service sector data won't offer much inspiration to Asian markets this week, thanks to the ambiguous economic and Fed policy picture that churned markets on Friday, though a handful ...
51 Cyclists From Taiwan Conclude a 19-Year-Long Anticipated Event, Raising Over Half a Million Dollars for a Noble Cause
In a display of solidarity and support from the community, 51 cyclists completed their fifteen-day journey around the country of Taiwan, in a bid to raise money for those in need. The group set out on ...
CTBC wins accolades as Best Bank in Taiwan last year
The CTBC Financial Park in Taipei’s Nangang District is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of CTBC Bank Co In collaboration with the National Police Agency, the bank installed the CTBC ...
China sanctions 5 U.S. defense companies in response to U.S. sanctions and arms sales to Taiwan
China announced sanctions Sunday on five American defense-related companies in response to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and U.S sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals.
Notes from Central Taiwan: Taiwan’s real housing crisis
This limits the flow of houses to the market, sustaining high prices. The rising income inequality in Taiwan, How points out, is characterized in Ministry of Finance figures showing that in recent ...
Why Taiwan arms sales, in place for decades, will remain a source of US-China tensions
Beijing and Washington appear set to remain at loggerheads over weapons sales to Taiwan, given US approval for a US$300 million tactical systems upgrade in its latest defence support for the island.