Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said Saturday that a plan for the city to set up a liaison office in China to serve Taipei residents there is still being assessed. "If the plan works out, the most likely location would be in ... ( read original story ...)
Once Formidable, Taiwan’s Military Now Overshadowed by China’s
ZUOYING NAVAL BASE, Taiwan — The Hai Pao, one of Taiwan’s four navy submarines, began its service as the Tusk, an American vessel launched in August 1945 at the end of World War II. Its sister submarine, the Hai Shih, is a year older. Neither can fire ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president visits U.S. territory of Guam despite Chinese ire
HAGATNA, Guam (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrived on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam on Friday on her way back from visiting Taipei’s diplomatic allies in the Pacific, a trip that caused strong objections from China, which claims Taiwan as ... ( read original story ...)
As China Continues To Expand Its Military, Rival Taiwan Responds In Kind
To put the project in perspective, this year’s overall military budget is just $2.92 billion. But Taiwan’s odds are good ... company in the northern port city Keelung. For further development of homegrown defenses, in February the ministry picked ... ( read original story ...)
As China Continues To Expand Its Military, Taiwan Responds In Kind
To put the project in perspective, this year’s overall military budget is just $2.92 billion. But Taiwan’s odds are good ... company in the northern port city Keelung. For further development of homegrown defenses, in February the ministry picked ... ( read original story ...)
Sunwah Group tempts Hong Kong buyers with Ho Chi Minh City property project
Tram Cao, a sales executive at Sunwah Pearl, said the project is a five-minute drive from the city's central business district ... "I'd say about 60 per cent of foreign buyers are from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China, with Hong Kong buyers accounting ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Asia Silicon Valley plan
has unveiled a project to connect universities' R&D capability with enterprises' resources to commercialize technologies developed... The Taiwan government is promoting development of smart city solutions by encouraging enterprises to develop problem ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Marshall Islands sign health care agreement
These are all components of the Taiwan Medical Center project over the past five years, according to Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), with the goal of improving health care and public health education in the Marshall Islands. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan’s Q3 GDP grows at fastest in more than 2 years
TAIPEI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Taiwan posted unexpectedly strong economic growth in the third quarter - its fastest in 2-1/2 years, boosted by tech exports that will likely sustain momentum over the coming quarters. The island’s fortunes have brightened this ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s 3Q Output Accelerates as Asian Exports Boom Endures
Taiwan’s export-oriented economy surged in the third quarter, fed by the smartphone cycle and Asia’s trade boom. Gross domestic product expanded 3.11 percent from a year earlier That beat the median estimate of 2.2 percent in a Bloomberg survey of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan understands need to spend more on defence, president says in U.S.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan understands the need to spend more on its defence and will continue to increase its military spending, President Tsai Ing-wen said during a visit to Hawaii that has provoked anger from Beijing. Tsai visited Hawaii at the weekend ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to boost defense spending, U.S. concerned over possible military imbalance: official media
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will increase future defense spending by two percent each year, President Tsai Ing-wen said during a visit to Hawaii where the United States expressed concern over a possible military imbalance in the Taiwan Straits, Taiwan media ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan understands need to spend more on defense, president says in U.S.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan understands the need to spend more on its defense and will continue to increase its military spending, President Tsai Ing-wen said during a visit to Hawaii that has provoked anger from Beijing. Tsai visited Hawaii at the weekend ... ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan Asset Doesn’t Think Much of Taiwan’s Stock Rally
Outside of megacap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Taiwan’s equity universe looks increasingly unappealing to Howard Wang. Wang, who oversees JPMorgan Asset Management’s Greater China fund, has cut its Taiwan holdings to 18 percent of the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president arrives in Hawaii despite Chinese objections
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen landed in Honolulu on Saturday en route to the island’s diplomatic allies among Pacific nations and is expected to visit a Pearl Harbor memorial, despite strong objections to the visit from China. ( read original story ...)
Outlying Taiwan Islands Reject Having Casinos in Referendum Vote
Residents of the Kinmen islands, which house Taiwan’s closest military base to China, voted against having casinos in a referendum that echoes the ruling party’s opposition to gambling. This is the second county after Penghu to reject the construction ... ( read original story ...)