* Dec export orders +17.5 pct y/y, vs Nov’s +11.6 pct * China Dec orders +7.9 pct y/y, U.S. +10.2 pct * Orders from Europe +39.3 pct y/y; from Japan +19.9 pct * Official: Jan orders to drop m/m, but up more than 25.1 pct y/y TAIPEI, Jan 22 (Reuters ... ( read original story ...
RPT-UPDATE 1-Taiwan, with strong Dec, won record export orders in 2017
* Dec export orders +17.5 pct y/y, vs Nov’s +11.6 pct * China Dec orders +7.9 pct y/y, U.S. +10.2 pct * Orders from Europe +39.3 pct y/y; from Japan +19.9 pct * Official: Jan orders to drop m/m, but up more than 25.1 pct y/y TAIPEI, Jan 22 (Reuters ... ( read original story ...
Tennis: Double delight for Taiwan’s Hsieh at Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Ten years after a stunning run to the fourth round of the Australian Open on her main draw debut, Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei has enjoyed double good fortune at Melbourne Park this week. The willow-thin 32-year-old from the steamy ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan denies permission for nearly 200 China flights amid routes row
Taiwan has refused permission for nearly 200 flights by Chinese airlines over the strait that separates the two rivals due to the carriers’ use of controversial new travel routes introduced by China. Taipei has repeatedly called for four new flight paths ... ( read original story ...)
In Taipei, a walking tour trend is helping to combat stereotypes
Chu Han, a 25-year-old Taipei resident, never thought that one day she’d step into a hostess bar, where men buy overpriced drinks to have young women accompany and flirt with them. And yet there she is, sitting in a dimly-lit, Japanese-style hostess bar ... ( read original story ...)
Airliners Have Become China’s Newest Means of Pressuring Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China has ratcheted up the pressure on Taiwan, an island democracy that it views as a breakaway province, by deploying a new tool: civilian airliners. Earlier this month, China announced that it has opened a new air route that will allow ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stymies new China flights amid route row: official
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s aviation regulator has not approved applications from China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines to increase flights during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, an official with the regulator told Reuters. The official, who ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stymies new China flights amid route row, official says
TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s aviation regulator has stalled applications for new flights from China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines amid a row between Beijing and the self-ruled island over air routes, a regulatory official said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Letters: China’s new aviation routes threaten aviation safety in Taiwan Strait
Reneging on a previous agreement with Taiwan, the People’s Republic of China unilaterally ... with the organization indirectly referred to in the article, Climate Reality Project Canada, although I speak here as an individual. CRPC is certainly not ... ( read original story ...)
China is destroying imports that say ‘Made in Taiwan’ as part of its massive political crackdown
Chinas has been destroying products from Taiwan that don't label the country of origin as "Taiwan Area." Products must not be labelled as a product of "Taiwan," "Chinese Taiwan", or use the island's official name "Republic of China." Taiwan is a self-ruled ... ( read original story ...)
China sails its aircraft carrier past Taiwan in marked increase of hostilities
China sailed it's aircraft carrier and other navy ships through the Taiwan Strait that separates self-ruled Taiwan from mainland China. China has been increasingly hostile towards Taiwan, which it fears as an existential threat. China has bumped up ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei earthquake: Buildings shake as strong 5.7 magnitude seismic shock rattles Taiwan
Tech giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest chipmaker, said it did not suffer any damages, according to a spokesperson. Taiwan sits on the Pacific "ring of fire", an area known as an earthquake hotspot due to its close ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei rocked by 5.7-magnitude earthquake
TAIPEI (REUTERS) - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Taipei at 1.59pm local time on Wednesday (Jan 17) afternoon, according to the government, with several witnesses reporting a slight rocking of buildings in downtown Taipei. The quake's epicentre ... ( read original story ...)
‘Economic blackmail’: Zara, Qantas, Marriott and Delta Air Lines reverse position on Taiwan for fear of angering China
Zara, Marriott, Qantas, and Delta Air Lines have all updated their websites in the last week after China slammed several companies for listing Hong Kong and Taiwan as countries. An ethics professor whose book on China's soft power was not published due to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares close above 11,000 points for first time in over 27 years
TAIPEI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s benchmark share index closed above 11,000 points for the first time in more than 27 years on Wednesday. The Taiwan SE Weighted Index ended at 11,018.36 points, with big gains seen by tech, electric and new energy firms. ( read original story ...)
Taipei home pricing index rebounds
Taipei, Jan. 16 (CNA) The residential property pricing index in Taipei, the most watched property market in Taiwan, staged a rebound in September of last year on the back of more expensive apartments and buildings, data released by the Department of Land ... ( read original story ...)