After the legislative election, Taiwan’s parliament is likely to hold crucial debates on labour insurance reform, as well as pick up on election promises ranging from education to youth housing.
Nobel laureate Yunus gets six-month jail term
A labor court in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for contravening the nation’s labor laws. Yunus, who pioneered the use of ...
Man charged over alleged plans with firm linked to PLA
The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday indicted a man for allegedly attempting to create a Taiwanese branch of Hikvision Digital Technology Co, a Chinese drone and surveillance camera ...
Professor warns against STEM studies amid AI’s rise
Christopher Pissarides, professor of economics at the London School of Economics, said that workers in certain information technology (IT) jobs risk sowing their “own seeds of self-destruction” by ...
5G-ACIA signs MoU with Taiwan’s TAICS
G-ACIA said this MoU will enable exchange of technical documents, industrial standards and current developments in 5G smart manufacturing.
What to make of Xi’s New Year threat to reunify Taiwan with China
Experts argue that Xi Jinping has more pressing domestic problems to contend with in 2024 than the Taiwan issue.
Taiwan’s presidential elections: A tipping point for global economic stability amid China’s reunification threats
The presidential elections in Taiwan will be held on January 13. XTB analysts remark in their commentary that despite polls suggesting a likelihood of maintaining the status quo, election results ...
Better AI Stock: Nvidia vs. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
TSMC is a powerhouse whose clients include Apple, Tesla, and, yup, you guessed it: Nvidia. Because of its advanced chipmaking capabilities (many of which other competitors can't replicate because of ...
Inventec founder: healthcare technology can create multiple profitable companies
Inventec Group chairman Kou-I Yeh pointed out that combining the healthcare and technology industries can create many profitable companies. However, before this can happen, many regulations in Taiwan ...
Will of the people prevails: Tsai
Taiwan’s relations with China must be decided by the will of the people and peace must be based on “dignity,” President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said, while calling for a return to “healthy” cross-strait ...
Xi Jinping Pledges Reunification with Taiwan in New Year’s Message
In his New Year message, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Taiwan will be reunified with China. Meanwhile, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met with his military commanders on the last day of 2023 and told ...
China will ‘surely be reunified’ with Taiwan: Xi Jinping in New Year address
Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that China would “surely be reunified” with the self-ruled territory of Taiwan in his New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threat to militarily take over the ...
Xi: China Will ‘Surely Be Reunified’ With Taiwan
Chinese leader’s remarks come just ahead of Taiwan’s January 13 presidential and parliamentary elections that Beijing has described as a choice between war and peace ...
Taiwan’s mysterious extended-range missile poses limited threat to Chinese mainland, military magazine says
The Hsiung Sheng cruise missile is a key retaliatory component in Taiwan’s arsenal, intended to reach deep into the mainland.
Taiwan’s mysterious extended-range missile poses limited threat to Chinese mainland, military article says
The Hsiung Sheng cruise missile is a key retaliatory component in Taiwan's arsenal, intended to reach deep into the mainland But the weapon's size, speed and lack of stealth technology make it ...
Taiwan Says Chinese Lip-Syncing Probe Aims to Pull Rock Band to Beijing’s Side
TAIPEI—A Chinese investigation into purported lip syncing by a rock band from Taiwan is aimed at pressuring the band into supporting Beijing’s stance on the island and is part of a broad effort to ...