China may be walking a fine line with its understated backing of Russia, but Ukraine is attempting to strike a similar balance by growing ties with Taiwan. Beijing claims the island as its own and was ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan suffers sixth-month loss in the non-life insurance industry
Non-life insurers suffered a 681.1% loss in September compared to a year before. Taiwan’s non-life insurance industry suffered a 681.1% year-on-year pre-tax profit loss amounting to $4.01b (NT$129.4b) ... ( read original story ...)
China Says It’s Historically ‘Closer Than Ever’ to Taiwan Unity
China said it had taken a historical step toward achieving unification with Taiwan, days after the ruling Communist Party concluded a congress that handed President Xi Jinping another five years in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan handset sales likely to fall 9% or more in 2022
Handset sales in Taiwan will likely fall 9% or more in 2022 compared to a year earlier, as macro headwinds adversely affect demand, according to sources at local channel distributors. ( read original story ...)
China likely to ramp up diplomatic ‘attacks’ on Taiwan, island’s foreign minister says
China's ruling Communist Party wrapped up its congress on Saturday, cementing Chinese President Xi Jinping's grip on power. ( read original story ...)
Chip start-up pushes into Taiwan in quest for ever-smaller chips
NanoWired is a start-up by any measure. Spun off from Technical University of Darmstadt in 2017, the German company has a mere 22 employees and just a handful of customers. But chief executive Olav ... ( read original story ...)
China’s stance over Taiwan risks global meltdown
China's President Xi said the government would 'never promise to give up the use of force' to unify Taiwan with the Chinese mainland. ( read original story ...)
Chinese students filmed shouting at Japanese student, blocking his presentation on Taiwan at a UK university
Chinese students at a university in England shouted obscenities at a student and blocked his PowerPoint presentation when a slide stated “Taiwan is a country.” One of the Chinese students at the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to increase soldiers’ pay as cross-strait military tensions grow
Taipei is expected to more than double the salary for conscripts and extend compulsory military service amid worries that Beijing might accelerate plans to attack the island. ( read original story ...)
Virus claims might drop as quarantine rule relaxes
Claims for COVID-19 insurance policies could drop next month as the government plans to relax one of its quarantine rules, but property insurers might still proceed with their capital injection plans, ... ( read original story ...)
Business confidence slumps due to high inflation
Local business confidence last month weakened across all sectors, as high inflation at home and abroad slowed inventory digestion and consumer spending, the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei councilors tell Ko, Huang to apologize for expo
The Taipei City Government held the event at the Taipei Expo Park from Aug. 27 to Sept. 11. City councilors in August criticized the Ko administration for using the city’s second reserve fund — about ... ( read original story ...)
EVA launches maiden Taipei-Milan flight
The Taipei-Milan route symbolizes the post-pandemic recovery for the air travel market,” EVA Airways chairman Steve Lin (林寶水) told a news conference. Flight BR95 to Milan, which was full, took off ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan project signs for 73 Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines
MW turbine to be deployed in Taiwan will use 108-meter-long Siemens Gamesa IntegralBlades and nacelles from Taiwan-based nacelle factory, to be expanded by 2024. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Public Supports Help for Taiwan if China Attacks—Poll
A majority of Americans would back Taiwan in a crisis, but they were divided when it came to the nature of their support. ( read original story ...)
What Comes Next In China–Why One Analyst Says China May Try To Take Taiwan As Soon As This Winter
Why China Might Take Taiwan Soon Over the weekend, Sri Lankan geopolitical blogger Dhanuka Dickwella offered an interesting argument for why China might invade Taiwan as early as this winter. I’ve ... ( read original story ...)