Interior design studio FWS_work has used natural materials and neutral colours to complete this calming apartment renovation in Xinpu, Taiwan, designed to offer the owner a refuge from his busy job as ... ( read original story ...)
Prepare caregivers for crisis, senior social worker says
Employers of foreign domestic caregivers to older people should create standard operating procedures to deal with emergencies, a senior social worker said yesterday. Huang Kuan-ping (黃冠評), a senior ... ( read original story ...)
Inside TSMC, the Taiwanese chipmaking giant that’s building a new plant in Phoenix
Taiwan Semiconductor is investing $100 billion to ramp up production during the chip shortage. Its Phoenix plant will bring chip manufacturing back to the U.S. ( read original story ...)
China isn’t about to invade Taiwan. But the two sides are on a dangerous path
Beijing is piling military, economic and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan to achieve its longterm goal of "One China." But experts worry that if Chinese Communist Party leaders believe they have no hope ... ( read original story ...)
At least 46 dead after blaze torches rotting building full of older people in Taiwan
On Thursday night, a fire ripped through a partly abandoned, decrepit 13-story building that housed many older people in Taiwan’s southern port city of Kaohsiung, killing 46 people and injuring dozens ... ( read original story ...)
Ros Atkins on… China-Taiwan Tensions
Ros Atkins examines why tensions between China and Taiwan have increased over recent weeks. Ros Atkins on… China-Taiwan Tensions. Video, 00:05:32Ros Atkins on… China-Taiwan Tensions Up Next. Ros ... ( read original story ...)
Mr Abbott goes to Taiwan: an unofficial message of Australian solidarity?
Beijing was unimpressed but defence experts say the self-described ‘citizen Abbott’ has a point about the threat of conflict ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s ‘Ghost Building’ Fire: a Death Trap for Dozens of Elderly
Huang Chin-chih had heard disturbing stories about the “ghost building,” and the 58-year-old housemaid was not thrilled about moving in. She had heard about the gangs, the homeless people and the ... ( read original story ...)
China, Taiwan tensions spark debate inside Biden admin as Democrats push for more forceful response
The Biden administration is grappling with how to respond to China's ramped-up aggression against Taiwan without accidentally starting a war, as bipartisan lawmakers pressure the President to get ... ( read original story ...)
Protecting Taiwan’s Independence Without War | Opinion
One of the greatest national security challenges threatening America is the danger of a war with communist China over Taiwan. After President Joe Biden's disastrous surrender to the Taliban in ... ( read original story ...)
Officials investigate cause of Taiwan building fire that killed 46 people
Taiwanese officials have set up an independent commission to investigate the conditions at a run-down building where a fire killed 46 people. ( read original story ...)
Mayor sets up task force to probe Taiwan’s deadliest fire for decades
The mayor of a Taiwanese city launched a task force on Friday to look into whether negligence played a part in a fire at a residential building that killed 46 people. ( read original story ...)
A Last-Chance ‘Ghost’ Building in Taiwan Becomes a Deathtrap for Many
I had no choice but to live here,” said one resident who survived a blaze that killed 46 of her neighbors and raised questions about lax safety standards. ( read original story ...)
Green sky at night over Taiwan’s islands heralds a different kind of squid game
As dusk falls, green lights appear one by one along the horizon off Matsu, a chain of Taiwanese islands near China's coast. Soon, an eerie, fluorescent glow fills the night sky. The lights, used by ... ( read original story ...)
A Last-Chance ‘Ghost’ Building in Taiwan Becomes a Death Trap for Many
I had no choice but to live here,” said one resident who survived a blaze that killed 46 of her neighbors and raised questions about lax safety standards. ( read original story ...)
TSMC confirms plans for semiconductor fab plant in Japan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. confirmed Friday it is planning to build a computer chip factory in Japan. TSMC’s CEO C.C. Wei said the company, the world’s biggest contract producer of ... ( read original story ...)