Taiwan proposed a second supplementary budget for 2020 worth T$210 billion ($7.13 billion) on Thursday to ease the impact of the coronavirus outbreak as the trade-reliant economy is expected to slow ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan police return lost Nintendo Switch with the help of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
A lost wallet may have the owner’s ID card inside. A lost smartphone might still get calls from someone who knows the owner. But how do you find a person who left behind a Nintendo Switch? Police in ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Hong Kong finance faces London’s Brexit-like fate
Hong Kong and London could soon have more in common. The recently enacted national security law reduces the relative appeal of the Asian financial hub, just as Brexit has done to the British capital. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Lawmakers Call for Rebranding Flagship Airline, Changing Passport Design
Taiwan’s legislature approved proposals to rebrand the island’s flagship airline, China Airlines, and make its passports more distinct from mainland Chinese ones—a move likely to irk Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Cross-strait harmony better than hostility: Taipei mayor
Taipei, July 22 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Wednesday defended his "pragmatic" approach to relations with China, saying that "family harmony is better than family hostility" during an annual ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan dona oltre 51 milioni di mascherine ai paesi di tutto il mondo
Visualizzare l’intero comunicato qui: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200722005752/it/ Vice Foreign Minister Miguel Li-jey Tsao (right) shook hands with Robert Seraki Matsebe, head of South ... ( read original story ...)
Day after Esper expressed support for Taiwan, island nation says China stepping up threats
A day after Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the U.S. remains steadfast in its support of Taiwan, that nation’s foreign minister said China appears to be a stepping up of its threat to use force to ... ( read original story ...)
Inventor of N95 mask technology comes out of retirement amid pandemic: ‘If I did not help, I would regret it for the rest of my life’
Peter Tsai, 68, who invented the technology for the N95 mask originally for construction workers, was called out of retirement to help during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Boot Barn, Snap, Texas Instruments and TD Ameritrade highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Boot Barn, Snap, Texas Instruments and TD Ameritrade highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day ... ( read original story ...)
How Cultural Differences Help Asian Countries Beat COVID-19, While US Struggles
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - In Malaysia, like much of the world, coronavirus infections began rocketing in early March and eventually topped 8,800. By early June daily caseloads had fallen to around 10 to 20 and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says threat of military clash with China is ‘on the rise’
Relations took another sharp turn Wednesday after the State Department said it ordered China to close its consulate in Houston. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said this week the United States would ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok, Hong Kong and more U.S.-China flashpoints
An incumbent superpower and a rising one are finding coexistence increasingly difficult. Jockeying for position in a changing world, the U.S. and China are facing off on all sorts of issues, most -- ... ( read original story ...)
Not just Huawei: A guide to China’s biggest and best smartphone makers
From Huawei to Lenovo to Meizu, here's a breakdown of the players in the daunting landscape of Chinese smartphones. ( read original story ...)
Maxonrow Organizes Hackathon to Reimagine Blockchain for Healthcare Solutions
Maxonrow announces its first-ever MAXathon, an online hackathon from September 5 to October 3, 2020, where blockchain experts, developers, and other tech enthusiasts will reimagine blockchain for ... ( read original story ...)
Yearly 5G Smartphone Production Projected to Exceed 200 Million Units Thanks to Smartphone Brands’ Proactive Push in 2H20, Says TrendForce
G remains a hot topic in the smartphone market this year, as smartphone brands and mobile processor manufacturers, such as Qualcomm and MediaTek, strive to expand their ... ( read original story ...)
Becoming more attractive
Global companies are fleeing Hong Kong after China’s execution of the Hong Kong Security Law and U.S. President Donald Trump’s revocation of certain kinds of special treatment for the city. The flight ... ( read original story ...)