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 ...)
China urges U.S. not to allow transit of Taiwan president
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday called on the United States not to allow Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to transit through its territories on her way to and from Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in the Pacific. Tsai departs on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president making state visits amid China stalemate
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen is setting off for the United States and three South Pacific nations in an effort to crack the diplomatic isolation imposed by rival China. Tsai will visit the Marshall and Solomon Islands along with ... ( read original story ...)
Ahead of Trump trip, China urges U.S. not to allow Taiwan president in
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China urged the United States on Friday not to permit Taiwan's president to travel through U.S. territory en route to the island's diplomatic allies in the Pacific, a sensitive visit shortly ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's ... ( read original story ...)
China calls on U.S. to deny Taiwan president transit
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday called on the United States not to allow Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to transit through its territories. Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comment at a daily news briefing in Beijing, adding ... ( read original story ...)
Analyzing Smart City Best Practices: A Case Study of Taipei City
This is especially so for the Taipei City government. The Taipei City government established the “Taipei Smart City Project Management Office (TPMO)” in FY2016 to realize the Smart Taipei vision, and solve city sustainability and urban challenges. ( read original story ...)
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 ...)