The world's largest contract chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd said on Thursday it had seen "no major impact so far" from an island-wide power outage. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s TSMC Says Electricity Now Being Supplied as Normal
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd said on Thursday that some facilities experienced a "brief power dip" in the afternoon after an island-wider power outage, but electricity is currently being ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan proposes $7.5 billion in spending as domestic COVID-19 cases rise
Taiwan’s government proposed on Thursday an extra T$210 billion ($7.52 billion) in spending to help the economy deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, as it reported 13 new domestic cases amid a rare spike ... ( read original story ...)
STARLUX Airlines First Flight landing in Ho Chi Minh City
Taiwan's newly founded airline STARLUX Airlines, with its very first flights to Macau, Penang and Danang on 23 January last year, officially launched its inaugural flight flying between Ho Chi Minh ... ( read original story ...)
Outbreak of Just 23 Cases Sees Rush on Vaccines in Taiwan
A rising number of Covid-19 infections is prompting thousands of members of the hesitant Taiwanese public to get vaccinated. ( read original story ...)
Scott Morrison denies his ‘one country two systems’ reference to Taiwan was an error
The Australian prime minister has denied he spoke in error when he answered a question about support for Taiwan by referencing “one country two systems” – a policy that actually governs Hong Kong. In ... ( read original story ...)
Rampant fishing industry abuses dull Taiwan’s rights record
Taiwan's lucrative fishing industry has come under fire for subjecting its migrant workforce to forced labour and other abuses, contrasting with the government's promotion of the democratic island as ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese Cities Tighten Restrictions After COVID-19 Cases Rise
Taiwanese cities are tightening restrictions on access to public venues like gyms and libraries after a rare rise in domestic COVID-19 infections that has spooked the stock market and unnerved the ... ( read original story ...)
Is archaeology conceivable within the degrowth movement?
Since the 1980s, archaeology has been further embedded in a reinforced and accelerating capitalist ideology, namely neo-liberalism. Most archaeologists had no alternative but to adapt to it through ... ( read original story ...)
Will Taiwan’s allies switch allegiance to Beijing to obtain vaccines?
The coronavirus is testing Taiwan's relations with its formal allies as Taipei struggles to help them with urgently needed vaccines and medical supplies, observers say. Several of Taipei's allies had ... ( read original story ...)
One of the world’s best Covid-19 success stories is inching closer to a lockdown
Taiwan was quick to shutter its borders to Covid-19, and reduce cases to near zero. Now, the virus is reappearing. ( read original story ...)
China Threatens To Blacklist Top Taiwan Diplomat ‘For Life’
Taiwan called the Chinese official's comments "absurd" and likened them to Beijing's "wolf warrior" diplomacy. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s leader seeks to reassure over new virus cases
Taiwan’s president on Wednesday sought to reassure the public that the government is capable of withstanding a further outbreak of COVID -19 after six local cases were ... ( read original story ...)
16 new cases cause worry in Taiwan, Tsai says don’t panic
Taiwan's president on Wednesday sought to reassure the public that the government is capable of withstanding a further outbreak of COVID -19 after 16 local cases were detected. The exact origins of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says China Seeking Political Gain With Honduras Vaccine Move
Taiwan condemned China on Wednesday for seeking to use vaccines for political gain after Taipei's diplomatic ally Honduras said it was considering opening an office in China in a bid to acquire much ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: India variant found in 44 countries – WHO; Taiwan faces new outbreak
Another record rise in India deaths; samples show UK is most affected by B.1.617 strain outside India; cluster of six in Taiwan could lead to shop closures ... ( read original story ...)