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US allies in Asia have drawn a distinction between President Joe Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and Washington’s commitment to its partners in the region, rejecting claims that the ... ( read original story ...)

Semiconductors are the cornerstone of the data society, and both countries are eager to bolster their respective chip industries. The deal is likely to be a test case of what the U.S.-Japan alliance ... ( read original story ...)

Philanthropist vegetable vendor Chen Shu-chu (陳樹菊) yesterday donated NT$15 million (US$537,095) to the Taitung County Government to set up a fund to provide financial assistance to pregnant women to ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing has watched with growing alarm the ever-closer relationship between Taipei and Washington, and has stepped up military exercises near the island, including two days of mass air and sea drills ... ( read original story ...)

Many Singapore tech startups have gone public or are intending to do so in the next few months. That’s because the pandemic has accelerated the need for tech-related services. Superapp Grab is set to ... ( read original story ...)

The current DPP separatists pay little heed to this legacy when it's trying to seek "security" from the former colonist. ( read original story ...)

Tensions between China and Taiwan continue to escalate, potentially triggering another world war among nations. Recently, Taipei took a step to combat a possible invasion of China on the island nation ... ( read original story ...)

The ruling parties of Taiwan and Japan will host their first ever regional security dialogue on Friday -- a meeting, already condemned by Beijing, that comes amid growing Chinese aggression in the ... ( read original story ...)

The number of patients with chronic kidney disease in Malaysia is increasing by some 10,000 annually, according to a report from the National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia (NKF). In order to further ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Semiconductor stock (NYSE:TSM) rose 0.8% higher in Thursday’s premarket trading after a report in The Wall Street Journal that said the company plans to hike prices of its chips by 10% to 20%. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan announced a more modest pace in defence spending for next year on Thursday, but will spend $1.44 billion on new fighter jets, as the island bolsters its forces in the face of increased pressure ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government said BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccines are available earlier than expected and it is striving to obtain them in competition with other countries. ( read original story ...)

Speaking about the issue, Masahisa Sato, a parliamentarian who runs foreign affairs for Japan’s ruling Liberal democratic party, told the Financial Times that deeper dialogue was needed between the ... ( read original story ...)

Stable consumer prices, which are forecast to grow about 1.6 percent this year, indicate that Taiwan’s economy is not overheating and lend support to keeping interest rates unchanged, central bank ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's economy is not overheating and inflation is well under control, central bank governor Yang Chin-long said on Wednesday, as he responded to lawmakers' questions about prospects for an interest ... ( read original story ...)

Fitch Ratings-Hong Kong/Taipei/Shanghai-24 August 2021: Fitch Ratings has raised our assessment of the operating environment (OE) for China’s securities sector to ‘bbb-’/stable, from ‘bb’/stable, ... ( read original story ...)