"How can we not do anything?" said Chu Chen-tsai, 57, a blue-collar worker in Taipei. "We hope to get high-quality weaponry to defend ourselves." In the southern city of Kaohsiung, citizens feel vulnerable to a Chinese attack through the shipping port ... ( read original story ...)
China is ‘outraged’ by the US’s plan to sell $1.42 billion in arms to Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting with five United States governors to discuss clean technology and economic development September 22, 2015. Matt Mills McKnight-Pool/Getty Images BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged the United States to ... ( read original story ...)
China demands the US cancel a $1.4 billion arms deal to Taiwan
Armed paramilitary policemen stand guard in front of the Guangzhou Railway Station. REUTERS/Alex Lee BEIJING (AP) — Beijing has strongly protested a U.S. plan to sell $1.4 billion worth of arms to Taiwan and demanded that the deal be canceled. Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
China sanguine as Trump-Xi ‘bromance’ sours over North Korea, Taiwan
BEIJING China reacted relatively calmly on Friday after a series of diplomatic broadsides by the United States, expressing anger over new arms sales by Washington to Taiwan but hoping ties could soon be brought back on track. U.S. officials have said ... ( read original story ...)
EBRD launches energy efficiency framework for Romanian homes
Speaking on behalf of the TaiwanICDF, Larry R. L. Tseng of the Taipei Representative Office in Bratislava said: “In cooperation with the EBRD, we are very happy to help finance Romanian households to invest in green technologies and make their homes more ... ( read original story ...)
China ‘outraged’ by $1.42 billion planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan
BEIJING China urged the United States to revoke immediately its "wrong decision" to sell Taiwan $1.42 billion worth of arms, saying it contradicted a "consensus" President Xi Jinping reached with his counterpart, Donald Trump, in talks in April in Florida. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Richest: Below The Cut And On The Move In Mainland China
Japanese-style sweets and fruit both in Taiwan in the mainland. *Chen Yu-Jen Fortune: $860 million Chen is the chairman and founder of shoe retailer Harson Trading (China). Chen’s fortune was worth $860 million as of June 16, after the company’s IPO at ... ( read original story ...)
Aberdeen buys Value Partners’ Taiwan fund business
Details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Aberdeen will merge the acquisition with its existing Taiwan business, Aberdeen International Securities Investment Consulting Company, set up a decade ago. It is currently only able to distribute Luxembourg ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president tells military graduates being battle-ready keeps the peace
TAIPEI Peace can only be achieved if troops are battle-ready, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told new military graduates on Friday, as the United States prepared to sell $1.42 billion in new arms to the self-ruled island, a move sure to anger Beijing. ( read original story ...)
New fingerprint technology helps Taichung police crack robbery case
Taipei, June 29 (CNA) New fingerprint technology has helped police crack a 16-year old robbery case in Taichung, based on a fingerprint sample collected from the crime scene, Taichung police said on Thursday. A man surnamed Liu was involved in a car ... ( read original story ...)
Trump risks angering China with $1.4bn arms deal to Taiwan
The US state department has approved arms sales to Taiwan worth a total of $1.4bn, the first such deal with the self-governing island since Donald Trump took office. The sale announced on Thursday will anger China, which regards Taiwan as part of its ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan teachers’ pension pots cut under government reform
TAIPEI Public school teachers in Taiwan will see annual interest payments on their pension pots slashed to zero from 2021 under reforms passed by lawmakers on Thursday that are designed to keep the island's pension system solvent Teachers currently earn ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. plans to sell Taiwan about $1.42 billion in arms
WASHINGTON The United States plans to sell Taiwan about $1.42 billion in arms, a proposal the Trump administration informed Congress about on Thursday, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. "The administration had formally notified ... ( read original story ...)
China protests U.S. bill calling for port visits to Taiwan by navy
BEIJING/WASHINGTON China responded angrily and said it had protested to Washington after a U.S. Senate committee approved a bill calling for the resumption of port visits to Taiwan by the U.S. Navy for the first time since the United States adopted a one ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s First Store in Taiwan Opens this Saturday in Taipei
Taipei 101 was formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center. In 2004 it was the tallest skyscraper in the world and remained so until the Burg Khalifa in Dubai in 2009. You could see a picture of that building in our report covering Apple's latest ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s first store in Taiwan opens Saturday
The Forum at Apple Taipei 101 is home to Apple’s new in-store programming, “Today at Apple,” including 60 free, hands-on sessions. Apple Taipei 101 opens Saturday at 11 a.m., bringing Apple’s products, services and in-store experiences to customers ... ( read original story ...)