Whoever emerges the winner of the November 3 election, the US is set to retain a tough approach to China. In April 2017, US President Donald Trump entertained his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at Mar ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s ‘digital authoritarianism’ squashes critics active on social media
Former Saudi Arabian deputy minister of finance Abdulaziz al-Dukhail went missing in April ... Final decision will be at the discretion of the Taipei Times. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market Tipped To Extend Losing Streak
Disclaimer | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net (RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has moved lower in four straight sessions, sliding more than 350 points or 3 percent ... ( read original story ...)
‘Probe killing thoroughly’
Authorities in Taiwan should conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the murder of Malaysian student Irene Chung, says her family’s lawyer. ( read original story ...)
TaiGen Announces FDA Approval of IND for Its Flu Antiviral TG-1000
TaiGen Biotechnology Company, Limited ("TaiGen") (Taiwan: 4157) announced today that U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has approved the Investigation New Drug (IND) application for TG-1000, a ... ( read original story ...)
Women Are Leading Taiwan’s Public Relations War Against China
In the battle for public opinion between China and Taiwan, Beijing has many advantages over its neighbor: the ability to leverage the world’s second-largest economy, an influential diplomatic corps ... ( read original story ...)
INTERVIEW: Pandemic draws Taiwan, Czech Republic closer
Taipei and Prague have grown closer due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the political situation regarding China, Czech Senator Jiri Drahos said in an interview as he reflected on his 30 years of contact ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Netherlands halts KLM bailout over pilots’ baulking
The Dutch government is to halt its multibillion-euro COVID-19 bailout to national carrier KLM amid a standoff with a pilots’ union about terms of the rescue package, Dutch Minister of Finance Wopke ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Resolving housing inequality
As global central banks embark on aggressive monetary easing to revive economies hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the low interest rates and ample liquidity have lifted housing prices and transaction ... ( read original story ...)
Ian Easton On Taiwan: Think China’s aggression is alarming now? Just wait
Ian Easton is Senior Director at the Project 2049 Institute and author ... Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taipei City Councilor Hsu Chiao-hsin (徐巧芯 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese mainland contributes to improving cross-Straits relations: Taiwan businesspeople
Compared with the passive Taiwan authorities, the Chinese mainland has actively introduced a variety of preferential policies to support cross-Straits communication, which has injected tremendous ... ( read original story ...)
Govt to borrow Rs3.5 trillion from banks till January
The government has decided to borrow Rs3.5 trillion from the banking system till the coming January as it still needs resources to finance budget deficit despite growth in nontax revenue, it was ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan hosts biggest in-person LGBTQ Pride event of post-Covid 2020
The event drew around 130,000 people, reinforcing Taiwan’s image as a beacon of gay rights in Asia and one of the world’s safest places amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Two gay couples in Taiwan make history in military wedding
The couples tied the knot in a mass military wedding complete with a parade, balloons and the Commander of the Taiwan Army's blessing. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Ex-General Says Soldiers Lack Weapons for China War: ‘Are They Supposed to Fight With Brooms?’
The retired major general once in charge of procurement for Taiwan's defense ministry also suggested the country could be undermanned in the event of a cross-strait conflict. ( read original story ...)
First drone goes flying to the North Pole on a climate mission
Roberta Pirazzini, a researcher at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, set out an arctic expedition to do something no one had ever tried before: Fly a drone near the North Pole. Sensors on the ... ( read original story ...)