Small company stocks also notched gains. The Russell 2000 index picked up 0.6% to 2,207.76. Technology and communications stocks accounted for much of the rally. Apple rose 2.1% and Google’s parent, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Not a lot of trust’: Taiwan wrestles with home working in wake of Covid surge
When Amanda asked a colleague to bring her laptop home from their tech-company office, anticipating that Taipei was about to join the ranks of global cities suddenly working remotely, managers refused ... ( read original story ...)
The very first move in the cement industry – Asia Cement Corporation’s “Full Shore Power” for a Green, Low-Carbon Port
TAIPEI, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In the face of the global ... Therefore, Asia Cement Corporation announced on May the 12th that it has completed a full shore power project for cement vessels. In ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s Covid-19 spike traced back to hostess teahouses
At least 516 of the 900 people who tested positive for the coronavirus in Wanhua district had links to one or more of its 176 hostess teahouses. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Shares Tipped To Stop The Bleeding On Friday
The Taiwan stock market has moved lower in two straight sessions, sinking more than 100 points or 0.6 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 16,040-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Key Areas Traders Watch Out for as Taiwan Lockdown Risk Looms
Taiwan’s collapse from one of the world’s most successful Covid-19 containment stories rattled investors last week. Now, as new daily infections remain elevated and the island extends pandemic-linked ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan firm to set up plant to make oxygen concentrators
Currently, the Centre is in the process of importing Zeolite from different parts of the world, for use in Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) plants to boost oxygen supplies in the country. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s April export orders surge again, outlook shadowed by COVID outbreak
Taiwan's April export orders rose for the 14th month in a row and far exceeded expectations, boosted by sustained demand for telecommuting ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says U.S. Vaccine Aid Would Help Shield Chip Industry
A senior Taiwan official said U.S. assistance securing more Covid-19 vaccines could serve to protect the critical semiconductor industry at a time of tight chip supplies globally and a rising number ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan facing surge in new COVID infections
Watch "Taiwan facing surge in new COVID-19 infections; sees highest case numbers since pandemic began", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring ... ( read original story ...)
Be the zeitgeist in Bangkok exhibition fusing events, fashion, pop culture
Bangkok can step inside the 21st century’s events and pop culture moments, from the 9/11 attacks and stormtroopers to Trump-era sexual politics A massive project years in the making by Spanish fashion ... ( read original story ...)
Alone Together in Taipei
In 1997 the Taiwanese film and theater director Tsai Ming-liang premiered a movie called The River. It starred Lee Kang-sheng, who has had major parts in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seeing rise in COVID-19 infections after being largely spared in 2020
Taiwan is seeing a steep rise in daily confirmed COVID-19 cases as the virus surges across the island. Taiwan was hailed as a shining example of how to handle the pandemic last year, after going 253 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Covid Success Hid a Very Traditional Workplace Culture
While much of the world spent the better part of the past year in some form of lockdown, Taiwan’s 23 million residents lived almost virus-free. They went to baseball games and navigated crowded night ... ( read original story ...)
‘This Day Was Bound to Come’: Taiwan Confronts a Covid Flare-Up
The island’s border controls had shielded it from the worst of the pandemic. But new variants and a slow vaccine rollout gave the virus an opening. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Tests Negative for COVID-19
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has tested negative for COVID-19, after a worker at her residence tested positive, the presidential office said on Thursday. "The president is healthy and safe," it added ... ( read original story ...)