Taiwan's Yageo Corp said it would buy U.S.-based Pulse Electronics for $740 million, marking its biggest deal ever as it looks to expand in the United States and Europe. Load Error The cash offer is the second mid-sized bid from a Taiwanese electronics ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Yageo’s unit to acquire U.S. Pulse Electronics for $740 mln cash
Taiwan's Yageo Corp said on Tuesday its subsidiary is acquiring U.S. electronic component design and manufacturing company Pulse Electronics for $740 million in cash. The company believes that the acquisition will strengthen its own position in the ... ( read original story ...)
Island or Rock? Taiwan Defends Its Claim in South China Sea
ITU ABA, South China Sea — The largest natural feature of the Spratly Islands, the hotly disputed archipelago in the South China Sea, is a forested, sun-drenched oval of land, cleaved by a single runway that gives the place the appearance of a raw coffee ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ‘Angry’ Over Not Being Invited to WHO Assembly
GENEVA — Taiwan's health minister says the island feels "very angry" that it was not invited to the World Health Organization assembly in Geneva. Chen Shih-Chung attributed the U.N. body's refusal to let Taiwan participate to tensions between mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president, pressed by Beijing, pledges more security
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's president said Sunday her government will step up security measures to respond to military threats from China. President Tsai Ing-wen gave no details in comments posted online but her government has encouraged development of a ... ( read original story ...)
Air Canada move to list Taiwan as part of China sees backlash, threat of boycott
VANCOUVER—Members of the Taiwanese community in Vancouver are alarmed after Air Canada caved to demands from Beijing to list Taiwan as part of China on its website for booking flights. The dissent comes in the form of a petition aiming to make Air Canada ... ( read original story ...)
Refugee patients were not forcibly returned to Nauru from Taiwan
The report regarding the transfer of two refugee patients from Taiwan to Nauru by Australian officials (Iranian refugee and son returned to Nauru against medical advice, 14 May) requires further clarification to avoid misunderstanding. The article implies ... ( read original story ...)