Two insurance companies are considering offering new policies designed for people who need treatment due to serious side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, the Financial Supervisory Commission said. The ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan begins COVID-19 vaccinations
The nation yesterday began administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, with Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) and Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) receiving the jabs first. Last ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Carefully Opens Up Its Borders — but Only to This Country
While most of the world has had to adjust to physical distancing and mask-wearing for the last year, Taiwan has been a rare exception, thanks to its quick and efficient response to the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
China withholds verdict on second Canadian man amid frigid ties with U.S. and Canada
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China held a secret trial Monday for a ... authorities in December 2018 in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou at the behest of U.S ... ( read original story ...)
One pilot dead after two F-5E fighter jets collide in Taiwan
One pilot is dead and a second pilot remains missing after two Taiwanese F-5E fighter jets collided other during a training mission. ( read original story ...)
Here’s what to expect in Taiwan’s new defense review
Taiwan will soon release its latest Quadrennial Defense Review, with the island’s parliament receiving advance copies of the document, according to the state-run Central News Agency. The document ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to deploy upgraded F-16 jets, says air chief
Taiwan currently has 66 new F-16Vs on order with the United States. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images) MELBOURNE, Australia — Taiwan is ready to deploy its upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets for ... ( read original story ...)
Accelerating Women’s Economic Empowerment Webinar: The post-COVID world offers new models of economic justice and empowerment for women
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach - 22 March 2021 ... vice president of the Office of External Affairs at the US International Development Finance Corporation, outlined the Women’s Initiative ... ( read original story ...)
Asia accelerates AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, even as trust plunges in Europe
TAIPEI/CANBERRA (Reuters) - Many Asian countries are accelerating the rollout of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after confidence in its safety was hit, following reports that the shot was linked ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan loses two fighter jets in apparent collision
A Taiwanese air force pilot has been killed and another is missing after their fighter jets disappeared in a suspected midair collision off the island’s southern coast, officials said. The crash on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Grounds Aging F-5 Fighters After Fatal Mid-Air Collision
Taiwan has grounded its entire fleet of F-5 fighters after two of the jets disappeared over the ocean, renewing worries about the island’s aging military hardware. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan February export orders surge as work-from-home trend drives tech demand
TAIPEI, March 22 (Reuters ... February orders were boosted by "telecommuting business opportunities" during the work-from-home trend as well as strong sales of smartphones, the ministry said. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan February export orders surge as work-from-home trend drives tech demand
Taiwan's February export orders rose more than expected for the 12th month in a row to a record high, boosted by sustained demand for telecommuting products during strict lockdowns worldwide to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan loses two fighter jets in apparent collision, third such crash in six months
Two Taiwanese fighter jets crashed on Monday in the third such incident in the past half year, at a time when the Beijing-claimed island's armed forced are under increasing pressure to intercept ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei denounces China for calling Taiwan ‘inseparable part’ of Chinese territory
Taipei has hit back at Beijing for terming Taiwan an inseparable part of the Chinese territory and said no effort by China could possibly shake the Taiwanese people's determination to pursue democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s housing market gathering pace
The housing market slowed in recent years, after dramatic government measures to curb speculative house purchases. Demand is rising again; supply continues to rise In September 2020, housing ... ( read original story ...)