TAIPEI (REUTERS) - Taiwan's de facto embassy in Myanmar has advised Taiwanese companies operating in the country to fly the island's flag and hang signs stating they are from Taiwan to avoid being ... ( read original story ...)
Pineapple diplomacy? China’s Taiwan import ban prompts sales surge in Japan
If Taiwan can secure 20% of Japan’s pineapple market, Wu said, it would completely compensate for the lost business from China. Shunsuke Shirakawa, chairman of the Japan Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market Due For Profit Taking
The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in four straight sessions, gathering more than 425 points or 2.8 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 16,250-point ... ( read original story ...)
US urges Paraguay to work with Taiwan amid COVID-19 pandemic protests
TAIPEI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Paraguay to work with its diplomatic ally Taiwan to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, after protests in the South American country over the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. urges Paraguay to work with Taiwan amid pandemic protests
TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Paraguay to work with its diplomatic ally Taiwan to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, after protests in the South American country ... ( read original story ...)
Amid pressure from China, Taiwan stands firm – and looks to international allies to support its autonomy
And Beijing’s diplomacy may be sophisticated enough to bar the self-governing nation from international organizations and suffocate Taipei’s foreign relations. But there is value in shaming Beijing, ... ( read original story ...)
China’s ban on Taiwanese pineapples boosts sales in Japan
Taipei [Taiwan], March 14 (ANI): After China's abruptly banned ... it would completely compensate for the lost business from China. Shunsuke Shirakawa, chairman of the Japan Taiwanese Chamber of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan billionaire proposes tax on ultra-rich
"We'll be happy to look into it if the tax he has proposed gains consensus among the rich people," Chang told a parliamentary session, without elaborating on how consensus would be measured. Gou's ... ( read original story ...)
More firms to file reports in English
A total of 657 companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and the Taipei Exchange (TPEX) are this year required to upload their annual reports in English before their annual shareholders’ ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft probes if hackers saw e-mail to local partner
DEVCORE (戴夫寇爾), a small firm based in Taipei that specializes in discovering computer security flaws, in December last year said that it had found bugs affecting Microsoft’s widely used Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Notes from central Taiwan: Taiwan’s spent nuclear fuel problem
Rene Vienet: As the negotiator in Taipei of the French supply to Taiwan Power Company of enriched uranium, I was the main messenger of France’s commitment that the recycling option for spent nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Better quality of Taiwan fruits required to win the mainland market, economists say
Exporters in the island of Taiwan should focus all attention on improving fruit quality if they want their products to stand out in the increasingly competitive mainland market, economists say, after ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chefs create pineapple dishes after China ban
Taipei chef Hung Ching Lung The spiky fruit became a politically charged symbol after China banned the import of Taiwan’s pineapples on March 1, citing pests. In response, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing ... ( read original story ...)
China planning to step up use of civilian know-how under drive to make military a modern fighting force
The country’s latest five-year plan includes pledges to encourage the private sector to work with the defence industry to improve the PLA’s capabilities. ( read original story ...)
What is a Hassidic Jew doing in Taiwan?
What I like about this type of community is the diversity of people and the feeling on Shabbat that we were all so happy to see one another. All meals are communal and it leaves us feeling as if we’re ... ( read original story ...)
TAICCA Seeking to Reflect Glory From ‘A Sun’ Onto Taiwan Creative Industries
Taiwanese fingers will be crossed on Monday as wrenching family drama film “A Sun” hopes to secure the territory’s first foreign Oscar nomination since 2000, when Lee Ang’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden ... ( read original story ...)