How China beat out the US to dominate South America

This month, Argentina announced that China would finance about US$24 billion in infrastructure projects ... vice chairman Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), a former Taipei mayor, on Sunday said that the KMT and the ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese lose confidence in economic outlook

Taiwanese this month turned less confident about the nation’s economic outlook, stock investments and the purchase of big-ticket items as COVID-19 outbreaks linger and geopolitical tensions escalate, ... ( read original story ...)

Beethoven brings out the trash

The yellow trash truck -- and a smaller white recycling truck behind it -- heaved to a stop in front of a brightly-lit convenience store in a middle-class residential neighbourhood in Xinyi District, ... ( read original story ...)