in the wake of a magnitude 6 earthquake which struck Hualien County in eastern Taiwan late Tuesday, causing loss of life and serious property damage. Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang said Taiwan has sufficient rescue personnel and supplies at its ... ( read original story ...)
China says U.S. bill on Taiwan ties threatens stability
BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. bill that encourages reciprocal visits by U.S. and Taiwanese government officials threatens stability in the Taiwan Strait and the United States must withdraw it, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday. The bill passed the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
2 Canadian citizens missing in Taiwan earthquake
Rescuers were searching Friday for seven people missing in this week's deadly earthquake in eastern Taiwan that tilted a 12-story building on a 45-degree angle. The seven are a couple from Hong Kong who hold Canadian citizenship and five members of a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan rescuers search building for 7 missing in earthquake
HUALIEN, Taiwan -- Rescuers were searching Friday for seven people missing in this week's deadly earthquake in eastern Taiwan that tilted a 12-story building on a 45-degree angle. The seven are a couple from Hong Kong who hold Canadian citizenship and five ... ( read original story ...)
Winter Olympics, Volatility, Taiwan: Your Friday Briefing
We’re there for it all, with three dozen journalists in Pyeongchang — videographers, graphics editors, photographers, sports reporters, international correspondents, business reporters, health and science reporters, technical specialists and a former ... ( read original story ...)
City of Taipei Confirms It’s Testing IOTA Tech for ID
telling CoinDesk that the effort was one of many proof-of-concept plans the city had. Taipei will specifically be using IOTA's Tangle ID service for several projects, he said, though he did not elaborate beyond the Digital Citizen project. The Digital ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei rejects Beijing’s offer of help with earthquake rescue mission – just before second quake
Taiwan turned down an offer from Beijing on Wednesday to send a rescue team to the island after a powerful earthquake hit the coastal city of Hualien on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and injuring 257 others. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Tourism Bureau Announces a Chance to Experience the Heart of Asia
Sweepstakes winner to receive two round-trip USA-Taiwan flight tickets The Taiwan Tourism Bureau is excited to announce one-of-a-kind vacation sweepstakes for select U.S. and Canada residents to win a free round-trip flight ticket to Taiwan. Now through ... ( read original story ...)
ARRIS to sell manufacturing facility in Taiwan
ARRIS International will sell its customer premises equipment manufacturing facility in New Taipei City, Taiwan, to Pegatron Corporation. The company did not reveal financial details with the Pegatron, one of the partners of ARRIS. The broadband tech ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers search tilted building in Taiwan as quake death toll hits 10
Emergency workers in Taiwan continued their search for survivors in a dangerously tilted building Thursday, more than a day after it was damaged in an earthquake that shook the island's east coast and killed at least 10 people. The Yunmen Tsuiti building ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan eyes cooperation with Indonesia in biomedical industry
Taiwan recorded US$16.73 billion in annual revenue from the biomedical industry in 2017, making it one of the largest industries in the country. The figure increased by 4.5 percent from the previous year. The Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology's ... ( read original story ...)
WIN A FREE TRIP TO TAIWAN, THE HEART OF ASIA: Sweepstakes winner to receive two round-trip USA-Taiwan flight tickets
The Taiwan Tourism Bureau is excited to announce one-of-a-kind vacation sweepstakes for select U.S. and Canada residents to win a free round-trip flight ticket to Taiwan. Now through February 9, interested travellers can enter the campaign by visiting the ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers comb Taiwan quake rubble for remaining 7 missing
Rescuers in Taiwan continued their search for survivors in a dangerously tilted building Thursday, more than a day after it was damaged in an earthquake that shook the island's east coast and killed at least 10 people. The Yunmen Tsuiti building was one of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s upscale e-commerce platform Citiesocial looks to expand regionally
"We stumbled upon [Taiwan] because we knew nothing. In hindsight it's a blessing in disguise to have had so much flexibility to try many business models," he said. The rise of Citiesocial and other startups in Taiwan reflects the fact that young ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports export growth for 16th straight month in January
The Yuanta-Polaris Research Institute, one of Taiwan's leading economic think tanks, said that as the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday will start Feb. 15, the fewer business days for February could affect Taiwan's export performance. Echoing the think tank ... ( read original story ...)
Two dead, over 200 injured in Taiwan quake
TAIPEI — A 6.4-magnitude quake on the east coast of Taiwan has left two dead and more than 200 injured, the island’s authority said, after buildings crumbled and trapped people inside. A hotel and an apartment block were the worst hit by the quake in ... ( read original story ...)