Taiwan president calls for breakthrough in China relations

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and China need to drop historical baggage to seek a breakthrough in relations, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said in her first public comments since China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up. Relations ... ( read original story ...)

Troubleshooter White lifts Chinese Taipei to new heights

Chinese Taipei have enjoyed an unexpected rise in the world ranking New coach Gary White has provided instant dividends The Englishman recently took Guam to new heights Chinese Taipei have just hit their best-ever position on the FIFA/Coca-Coca World Ranking. ( read original story ...)

UPDATE 1-French arms firms fined 227 mln euros in Taiwan dispute

PARIS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Dassault Aviation and two other French aerospace companies said on Wednesday they had been fined a combined 227 million euros ($268 million) in Taiwan, settling what sources familiar with the case have described as a 25-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

French Arms Firms Fined 227 Million Euros in Taiwan Dispute

PARIS — Dassault Aviation and two other French aerospace companies said on Wednesday they had been fined a total of 227 million euros (202.26 million pounds) in Taiwan, settling what sources familiar with the case have described as a 25-year-old dispute ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Turnaround: Are regulators killing innovation?

In part 4 and the finale of the Taiwan Turnaround series looking at how Taiwan’s internet tech scene is catching up, TechNode looks at the effects that regulations have had on the startup economy and how the government plans to be more accommodating. ( read original story ...)

How fireflies were brought back from the brink in urban Taipei

Over the past four years, Taipei has spent NT$50 million (about US$1.6 million) on the project, which has established sustainable firefly populations in the Wenshan, Daan and Chungshan districts of the city. Taipei’s achievement is not unprecedented and ... ( read original story ...)

Fireflies make a comeback in Taiwanese, Japanese cities

Over the past four years, Taipei has spent NT$50 million (about US$1.6 million) on the project, which has established sustainable firefly populations in the Wenshan, Daan and Chungshan districts of the city. Taipei's achievement is not unprecedented ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan nudges up 2017 economic growth forecast to 2.15 pct

Taipei, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s central bank edged up its economic growth forecast for 2017 to 2.15 percent from 2.11 percent, thanks to buoyant export orders which are underpinned by a global economic upswing and strong demand for electronics. ( read original story ...)

Hopes and fears in Hong Kong, Taiwan amid China’s congress

HONG KONG – It wasn't just the dark-suited delegates in Beijing who were listening intently last week as Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined his grand ambitions to launch a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress. On China's peripheries there was ... ( read original story ...)