Representatives of the two governments are scheduled to sign a document on Friday signaling their intent to cooperate further on maritime security in the face of China's growing gray-zone activities. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan not a nation: Pro-China Hong Kong lawmaker walks out of WION Global Summit
New Delhi: When Taiwan's former Defence minister Michael Tsai referred to the coronavirus as the Wuhan virus and called Taiwan a country, it did not go down well for a pro-China lawmaker from Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says has begun mass production of long-range missile
Taiwan has begun mass production of a long-range missile and is developing three other models, a senior official said on Thursday, in a rare admission of efforts to develop strike capacity amid ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese threat to Taiwan ‘closer to us than most think,’ top US admiral says
Hong Kong (CNN)China is quickly amassing weapons and systems to militarily overwhelm Taiwan, an action it could be poised to take within the next six years, the admiral chosen to be the next commander ... ( read original story ...)
As US puts heat on China, Japan under pressure to side with Taiwan
For decades, Japan's security relationship with Taiwan has been left deliberately vague. But in the wake of the recent visit to Tokyo of the US secretary of state and the secretary of defence, during ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese threat to Taiwan ‘closer than most of us think,’ top US admiral says
China is quickly amassing weapons and systems to militarily overwhelm Taiwan, an action it could be poised to take within the next six years, the admiral chosen to be the next commander of US forces ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan announces scholars program for Europe
It’s not too late to join! According the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the program (link in Chinese) will take the form of a subsidy for domestic universities to encourage academic cooperation with ... ( read original story ...)
Technology Asia Bay Area Smart Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung Smart City is a milestone. It's the first time Kaohsiung has become a co-organizer of Smart City Summit & Expo. Kaohsiung's Department of Transportation's "Smart Intersection Anti-Collision" ... ( read original story ...)
China Invasion of Taiwan Would Threaten U.S. Credibility in Asia, Top Admiral Warns
Admiral John Aquilino, Biden's choice to lead U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific, told senators on Tuesday that combined allied forces in the Western Pacific would deter a Chinese attack against Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
How Taiwan triumphed over Covid as the UK faltered
Along central Taipei’s busy Yongkang Street crowds spill out of restaurants and bars every evening, mingling with people queueing outside popular eateries for a tiny table to cram around with groups ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Cuts Water Supply for Chipmakers as Drought Threatens to Dry Up Reserves
Taiwan stepped up its fight against its worst drought in decades, further reducing water supplies to areas including a key hub of semiconductor manufacturing in the central part of the island in an ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to ration water for 1 million people, tech hub unaffected
Taiwan will from next month ration water for more than one million people in the centre of the island because of a drought but the technology hub of Hsinchu will not be affected, Economy Minister Wang ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to help allies buy vaccines, but not from China
Taiwan will help its handful of remaining diplomatic allies buy COVID-19 vaccines but on the condition that Taiwanese money is not used to obtain Chinese vaccines, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on ... ( read original story ...)
China ban sours Taiwan’s ‘freedom pineapple’ harvest
A Chinese ban on pineapple imports from Taiwan has sparked a flood of patriotic buying of the fruit and forced restaurants to come up with inventive new menu choices but it has also left many ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC shares fall as Taiwan plays down Intel expansion
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) fell on Wednesday after Intel Corp announced a $20 billion plan to expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity, even as Taiwan's economy ... ( read original story ...)
DNV to support Changhua II wind farm offshore Taiwan
Taiwan Power Co. ( Taipower) has appointed DNV as owner’s engineer for the 300-MW Changhua II offshore wind farm. The contract is valued at $17.7 million (NOK 150 million). The work scope lasting into ... ( read original story ...)