Wiwynn Corporation, a cloud IT infrastructure provider based in Taipei, has secured a NT$1.5 billion (US$48.7 million) sustainability-linked loan from MUFG Bank (Taiwan), a deal that underscores the ...
China slams Taiwan’s ‘cannon fodder’ conscription decision
China's government criticised Taiwan on Wednesday for seeking to use the Taiwanese people as "cannon fodder" by extending compulsory military service from four months to one year starting in 2024.
FirstFT: Taiwan extends military requirement
Taiwan has pledged to beef up its armed forces with longer military service and more muscular training as president Tsai Ing-wen seeks to strengthen the country’s defences against the threat of an ...
Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock a Buy?
The revelation that Warren Buffett bought 60 million shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) in the third quarter changed the way investors and the market viewed this leading ...
Taiwan extending military service mandates amid tensions with China
Taiwan is extending military service mandates from four months to one year as tensions with China keep the island nation on edge. Starting in 2024, men born after 2005 will be required to serve one ...
Draft carbon fee has loopholes for corporations: NPP
The New Power Party (NPP) caucus yesterday questioned a proposed preferential carbon fee, saying that it might provide loopholes for large enterprises. The Executive Yuan in April passed the ...
Taiwan extends compulsory military service to 1 year
Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to a year starting in 2024, President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday, as the self-ruled island faces China's military, diplomatic and ...
Taiwan to extend conscription to a year in bid to counter China threat
Taiwan has pledged to beef up its armed forces with longer military service and more muscular training as President Tsai Ing-wen seeks to strengthen the country’s defences against the threat of an ...
Taiwan to extend mandatory military service to one year, citing China threat
TAIPEI: Taiwan on Tuesday (Dec 27) announced an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, citing the threat from an increasingly hostile China. Beijing considers self-ruled ...
Taiwan Makes 1-Year Military Service Mandatory Amid China Threat
Taiwan on Tuesday announced an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, citing the threat from an increasingly hostile China.
Taiwan reports China’s largest ever incursion to its air defence zone
Taiwan accused China of the largest ever incursion into its territory on Monday, saying 71 Chinese air force aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, entered its defence identification zone. Of ...
PLA drills around Taiwan break August record targeting US move
The joint drills by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) around the island of Taiwan on Sunday in response to the recent escalation in the US-Taiwan collusion were record-breaking, surpassing ...
China’s latest move on Taiwan has escalated tension between the two countries, here’s what we know
Taiwan has reported the identification of over seventy Chinese aircraft inside its air defence identification zone.
Government might issue vouchers to return taxes
Lawmakers on the legislature’s Finance Committee asked Acting Minister of Finance ... encourage consumer spending during the COVID-19 pandemic. From left, former New Taipei City councilor Ho Po-wen, ...
Financial industry in Taiwan – statistics & facts
The small island at the contact point of the East and South China Sea has a population of 17.t million people, but Taiwan’s financial punching power is dwarfed by the much smaller regions of ...
China stocks rise on consumption bets; defense shares up on Taiwan tensions
China stocks rose on Monday as investors looked past surging COVID-19 infections in the country and bet on a likely recovery in consumption trends. ** Defense-related shares, meanwhile, jumped amid ...