Siril, Sri Krishna win at Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold

TAIPEI: Young shuttlers Siril Verma and Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli reached the pre-quarterfinals of the $200,000 Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold in the men's and women's singles competition on Wednesday. The 2015 World Junior Championships silver ... ( read original story ...)

China strongly protests US arms sales to Taiwan

"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 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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)