China considers recovering control of Taiwan its ‘No 1 priority’, says Adm John Aquilino who is nominated to head Indo-Pacific Command ... ( read original story ...)
MiTAC trumpets US$7.2bn Synnex-Tech Data merger
MiTAC Holdings Corp (神達控股) yesterday announced a US$7.2 billion merger between its investment company, Synnex Corp, and information technology distributor Tech Data, which would create a world-leading ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore plans for post-virus office
Less crowded trading floors, facial recognition systems and split work areas could all become routine for bankers in Singapore as the city-state readies for office life in a post-COVID-19 world. ( read original story ...)
Japanese agency eyes additional coal units in Bangladesh
One of the last countries in the world to support coal-fired electricity generation overseas is considering financing new capacity in Bangladesh. The Japan International Cooperation Agency last week ... ( read original story ...)
Letter calls on Biden to pursue Taiwan FTA
Twenty-three Republican members of the US House of Representatives on Monday called on US President Joe Biden’s administration to pursue a free-trade agreement with Taiwan. A letter written by US ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei allocates NT$608bn for infrastructure
The government has allocated NT$608 billion (US$21.35 billion) to spend on public infrastructure this year, in a bid to stimulate the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Development ... ( read original story ...)
How India and Israel can lead the way on 5G collaboration
Both Israel and India boast of a strong innovation base and are focused on technology-driven development. But both have been lagging behind in terms of their 5G rollout. Yet as they begin to build ... ( read original story ...)
Who are those on China’s sanctions list against EU, and why these sanctions are justified?
China on Monday imposed tit-for-tat sanctions on 10 EU individuals and four entities that it accused of seriously offending the China’s sovereignty via Xinjiang abuses. China’s sanction list includes ... ( read original story ...)
To escape the pandemic and lockdowns, Californians resettle in Taiwan
Actor and producer Welly Yang of Studio City watched with dismay as life in California came to a sudden stop while millions of people in his ancestors’ homeland — Taiwan — went to work in offices, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan IC suppliers begin to enhance their presence in global automotive chip market
Although many Taiwan-based IC design houses have joined Foxconn Technology's MIH platform to tap the global automotive chip market, it remains to be seen when efforts initiated by those IC makers ... ( read original story ...)
Boom in Taiwanese exports: thanks to Beijing
Oversea sales grew for 12th consecutive month: in February an increase of 48.5%. Exports driven by requests for hi-tech products, especially from China and the United States. Taipei wants to reopen th ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Industrial Production Growth Slows In February
Taiwan's industrial production grew at a softer pace in February, data from the Ministry of Economic Affairs showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
DNV named Owner’s Engineer for Taiwan Power Company’s offshore wind farm
Taiwan is set to become Asia Pacific’s second largest offshore ... In our experience, partnering with local companies can eliminate some uncertainties in local business environments.” For example, DNV ... ( read original story ...)
Infortrend GS Hybrid Storage Enables Chinese National Hospital’s HIS
TAIPEI, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Infortrend® Technology, Inc. (TWSE: 2495), the industry-leading enterprise storage provider, enabled Chinese National Hospital with EonStor GS 3000 SAN/NAS ... ( read original story ...)
Sinovac says its vaccine is safe for children as young as 3
Sinovac said its COVID-19 vaccine is safe in children ages 3-17, based on preliminary data, and it has submitted the data to Chinese drug regulators. More than 70 million shots of Sinovac’s vaccine ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Sinovac: CoronaVac vaccine effective in children
AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at the Vaccine Village in Antwerp, Belgium. At least a dozen countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain have now temporarily suspended ... ( read original story ...)