Premier Su Tseng-chang speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for a social housing project in New Taipei City on Wednesday. Photo: CNA Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) has delegated Vice Premier Shen ... ( read original story ...)
Tourists flock to Taiwan as COVID entry restrictions eased
Taiwan lifted all its COVID-19 entry restrictions on Thursday, allowing tourists unfettered access to the self-ruled island after over 2 1/2 years of border controls. Hong ... ( read original story ...)
From COVID to Taiwan: How China Stands Ahead of 20th Party Congress
The CCP's 19th Central Committee, formed in 2017 as Xi began his second term as leader, held its seventh and last assembly on Wednesday to approve October 16 as the date for the 20th National Congress ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Base Food, offering complete nutritional foods, files for IPO
Base Food Tokyo-based Base Food, developing and selling nutritionally complete food products, announced on Wednesday that its IPO application to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange had ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit $8.8 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday that its quarterly profit rose 79.7% over a year earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Metro takes lead from Tokyo, Seoul in offering free sanitary products to fight period poverty in Asia
Starting on November 1, the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation will provide menstrual products on request at 20 of its busiest stations. ( read original story ...)
How to Avoid a War Over Taiwan
Avoiding war in the Taiwan Strait requires all sides to be deterred. At a minimum, Taiwan must be deterred from declaring formal independence, Washington must be deterred from recognizing Taiwan as an ... ( read original story ...)
Senate tees up billions in military aid to Taiwan to counter Chinese aggression
The Senate hopes to pass a defense policy bill later this year, and that bill now includes significant military aid to Taiwan despite warnings from China. ( read original story ...)
China-Taiwan: Can a tech billionaire create a civilian fighting force?
In September this year a retired tech billionaire in Taipei, white-haired and bespectacled, called the island's media to a press conference to tell them he was pledging one billion Taiwan dollars ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Won’t Be Only Victim Of a Chinese Blockade, Minister Says
Taiwan’s economy minister warned that a Chinese blockade of the island would harm other nations in the region, including China itself, while stressing that Taipei has made plans for such a scenario. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan opens borders to tourists as restrictions eased after 2.5 years
Entry rules to island lifted to allow unfettered access, while mainland China remains one of the few places keeping borders closed ... ( read original story ...)
Formosan pangolin on loan to zoo in Prague pregnant
The female of a pair of Formosan pangolins borrowed by Prague Zoo from Taipei Zoo earlier this year for a breeding project is pregnant ... seeks to eradicate the invasive species from Taitung City’s ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Plans to Build New Warships to Counter China’s Pressure
Taiwan’s navy plans to update its aging fleet of warships, a move intended to counter ramped up military pressure from China.Most Read from BloombergHere’s How Weird Things Are Getting in the Housing ... ( read original story ...)
Jay Park nicknamed ‘bra collector’ after fans throw their bras at him in Taipei concert
Jay Park was showered with undergarments from several die-hard fans during a recent concert in Taipei. Fans started throwing their bras at the Seattle-born rapper, whose full name is Park Jae-beom, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan warns China to halt drones or risk war
Taiwan has threatened to shoot down any Chinese drones that approach its airspace, suggesting that by deploying them Beijing would be firing “the first shot” in ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Metro to trial free sanitary products for women
Taiwan's largest metro line will begin a trial next month offering women free sanitary products, spurred by a recent push in some neighbouring Asian countries to tackle "period poverty". ( read original story ...)