Ko Wen-je, founder of the Taiwan People’s Party, has been detained amid a corruption investigation into a property redevelopment project from when he was Taipei mayor.Most Read from BloombergHow Air ...
Taipei court detains Ko Wen-je without bail
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taipei District Court detained Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) without bail and visitation rights on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 5) amid an ongoing corruption investigation, per CNA.
Badminton Star Tai Tzu-ying Advances to Next Round of Taipei Open – TaiwanPlus News
Taiwanese badminton star Tai Tzu-ying has advanced to the top 16 of this year's Taipei Open. She has reiterated that she still plans to retire by the end of this year, choosing to participate in this tournament because it's held in her home country.
Crasto-Kapila reach Taipei Open mixed doubles quarterfinals
India's mixed doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila marched into the quarterfinals of Taipei Open here on Thursday but the country's men's singles competitors endured second-round losses. Crasto and Kapila took only 33 minutes to brush aside the challenge from Chinese Taipei's Ko-Chi Chang and Yen Yu Lin 21-13 22-20 in their round ...
Taiwan’s overreliance on tech sector makes it vulnerable: BofA
Taiwan, a small island nation with only 23 million people, plays an outsized role in the global tech industry and global economy, as per analysts at BofA Securities in a note dated Wednesday. “It ...
Nurse cycling 1,000km around Taiwan for charity
A Jersey nurse is planning to cycle at least 1,000km around Taiwan to celebrate her 35 years of nursing, while raising funds for the charity she is employed by. Gilly Glendewar is a Tissue Viability ...
Foxconn says August revenue +32.81% y/y, performance to further improve in Q3
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and Apple's biggest iPhone assembler, on Thursday reported revenue for August rose 32.8% year-on-year. Performance in the third-quarter ...
GIGABYTE and India-Taipei Association Explore Growth Opportunities in India
PRNewswire Taipei [Taiwan] September 5 On 29th August the India-Taipei Association and GIGABYTE met to discuss the growth and potential of the Indian market GIGABYTE the world leading computer brand i ...
Taiwan workshop turns trash into sunglasses
“What we are trying to show in the Trash Kitchen is to let you see, feel, touch within minutes how this process can actually work without secondary pollution, and you can actually turn it into ...
400 police deployed to Taipei court as Ko awaits detention ruling
A large police presence surrounded the Taipei District Court on Thursday morning (Sept. 5) as Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) was held inside awaiting an afternoon ruling on whether or not he would remain in ...
Singaporean Yeo Siew Hua’s Stranger Eyes to open Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
SINGAPORE – Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua’s psychological thriller Stranger Eyes has been selected to open the 2024 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (TGHFF). It will make its Asian premiere at the festival, scheduled to run from Nov 7 to 24. It makes its world premiere on Sept 5 at the ongoing Venice Film Festival.
Taipei’s Zero-Waste Workshop Turns Trash into Fashion
In Taipei, a zero-waste workshop is transforming plastic waste like bottle caps and utensils into valuable items such as sunglasses. Customers experience the recycling process firsthand. The initiative by Miniwiz aims to show how recycling can be practical and eco-friendly.
Taiwan regulator moves to correct ‘imbalance’ caused by ETF boom
The FSC is concerned about a potential brain drain from the stockpicking industry caused by demand for passive ETFs ...
Taiwan opposition’s Ko Wen-je accuses government of witch hunt
Ko Wen-je, head of the Taiwan People's Party, vowed to fight on and launched broadsides against the legal system and the press, accusing them of doing the bidding of President Lai Ching-te's ...
The Tiny Kingdom Missing Xi’s China-Africa Soiree Over Taiwan
When Xi Jinping was wooing leaders from across Africa with a banquet on Wednesday night, King Mswati III of Eswatini was notably absent.
LifeWave Taiwan and SimplyICR Launched Collaborative Art Project to Support Social Inclusion
LifeWave, LLC Taiwan Branch, a technology company known for its patented patch products, led more than 30 brand representatives and employees on a journey from Taipei City to the SimplyICR Association ...