US military planners have identified the advanced equipment they believe they need to stop mainland China occupying the island following a war game ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan mobilises virtual army to thwart Chinese invasion
Washington watches nervously for signs of invasion that could draw the West into conflict with China On Friday, Taiwan's top military brass gathered in secure rooms within the fortified walls of the ... ( read original story ...)
Statement Seen Raising Issue of Japanese Willingness to Help Defend Taiwan against China
TAIPEI - A joint statement by U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga from their recent meeting at the White House has left officials and analysts in Taiwan wondering how ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports first domestic COVID-19 case in 2.5 months
Taiwan on Friday confirmed one domestic COVID-19 case, two and a half months after it recorded its last locally-transmitted infection of the new coronavirus, according to the Central Epidemic Command ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan launches computer-simulated war games amid rising tensions
The Han Kuang exercises are Taiwan's largest annual war games and involve all branches of its armed forces. They are held annually in two stages: the tabletop drills and live-fire drills. This year's ... ( read original story ...)
For Extra Days Off, Officials Say, Couple Had 4 Weddings and 3 Divorces
It was all a plot to take advantage of the self-governing island’s time-off policy for couples who get married — eight days of leave — the man’s employer, a bank in Taipei, said in public records. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tension over Taiwan set to remain high but military action unlikely
SINGAPORE/TAIPEI - With increased regularity since late last year, Chinese fighter jets and bombers have roared into Taiwan's air defence identification zone, with the largest-ever group of 25 ... ( read original story ...)
Central American agency to open office in Taiwan
The office, which is to open in June, would be the first of the development bank’s in Asia, Deputy Minister of Finance Juan Ching-hwa (阮清華) told a news conference in Taipei. From left, Ambassador to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s loss would leave region vulnerable
As reported in the Japan Times on March 21, Japanese Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin agreed to “closely cooperate in the event of a military clash between ... ( read original story ...)
Solid-state battery maker ProLogium receives another Edison Award
TAIPEI, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2021 Edison Awards ... The three finalists in the subcategory are all outstanding examples of utilizing technology innovation as a means to promote safety ... ( read original story ...)
Hennessy and Associates Expand Emerging Markets Team with Appointment of Viraj Khan as Senior Investment Analyst
Taipei City, Taiwan -- (ReleaseWire ... With a strong macro-economic background, and lengthy experience in conducting detailed financial and investment analysis as well as portfolio management, Mr ... ( read original story ...)
Semiconductor-starved mainland China seen driving long-term surge in exports from Taiwan
economy minister says Mainland buyers made up an outsize share of Taiwanese exports in the second half of 2020, too. Chinese Android smartphone makers particularly need Taiwan’s chips as market ... ( read original story ...)
Wan Hai Lines to Launch Independent TVT2 Service
The service will be operated by two container vessels with a capacity of 1,050 TEU. Port rotation of the service is as following – TAIPEI- KAOHSIUNG- LAEM CHABANG- CAT LAI- KAOHSIUNG- TAIPEI The first ... ( read original story ...)
Architecture News
Discover how Lumion helps architects place their designs in the context of real life. OODA shared with us their proposal for the New Taipei City Museum of Art which won the Merit Award in the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan predicts its chip industry will weather global shortage
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register fo r the AI event of the year. (Reuters) — Taiwan’s key semiconductor industry has years of growth ahead of it with no worries about oversupply ... ( read original story ...)
SHINee, Davichi, Brave Girls, Kang Daniel And Justin Bieber: This Week’s 10 Biggest Songs In Korea
TAIPEI, CHINA - APRIL 06: Kang Min-kyung and Lee Hae-ri of South Korean pop duo Davichi arrive at an ... [+] airport on April 6, 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan of China. (Photo by Unioncom/Visual China Group ... ( read original story ...)