Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen pledged on Saturday to deepen security cooperation with Japan to ensure freedom in the Indo-Pacific, during a meeting with a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal ...
Taiwan mulls WTO case after latest Chinese import bans
Taiwan may take China to the World Trade Organization after the country effectively banned the import of more Taiwanese food and drink products, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Saturday as Beijing ...
Taiwan central bank will adopt ‘appropriate’ monetary policy next year
TAIPEI : Taiwan's central bank said on Saturday it will adopt ... its plans for next year that it will carefully watch the domestic and foreign economic and financial situation. It will "adopt an ...
Taipei bans bubble tea and coffee shops from using disposable plastic cups
The move is expected to cut the use of disposable plastic cups by over 76 million, or 912 tonnes of plastic waste every year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US House Passes National Defense Authorization Act, Including $10B for Taiwan
The bill would authorize the provision of up to $2 billion in military financial aid each year from 2023 to 2027 to the self-governing island democracy that China considers its territory ...
Canberra urged to add officials to Taipei delegations
Joyce said he thought “it would be smart” to include government officials or ministers on such sensitive trips. “When you’re more experienced, you know how to not go off script, but if you have ...
As the world courts TSMC, Taiwan worries about losing its ‘silicon shield’
Semiconductor giant TSMC was feted this week by US President Joe Biden and Apple CEO Tim Cook during a ceremony to unveil its $40 billion manufacturing site in Arizona — a huge investment designed to ...
Taiwan highly ranked in Singapore business poll
Taiwan ranked third-best among Singapore’s most important foreign investors, and Taiwanese entrepreneurs ranked second-best among foreign businesspeople there, a survey on Singaporean perceptions of ...
The US must play China at its own game in the Taiwan Strait
It is time for the United States to start playing offense in the Taiwan Strait. China’s People’s Liberation Army is demonstrating a developing capability to assault Taiwan while operating in ways that ...
Taiwan voices ‘regret, dissatisfaction’ as China blocks more seafood exports
Taiwanese officials claim China’s customs administration has barred shipments of squid, Pacific saury, fourfinger threadfin and possibly other species.
The US-China conflict to watch is the Chip War — which centers on Taiwan
The United States used to be the global leader in designing and building the fastest chips, but its edge is slipping.
Income taxes drive gains in November tax revenue
Corporate income tax revenue spiked 70.3 percent to NT$7.8 billion, while personal income tax revenue grew 2.6 percent to NT$22.9 billion, the ministry told a news conference in Taipei. Despite an ...
Taiwan’s exports slump 13.1% to lowest in 19 months
The agency is looking at a 3.9 percent fall in exports this quarter, but the actual decline would double to 7 percent, Tsai said, adding that tepid sales spread to high-tech sectors without signs of ...
China Embargo on Taiwan Fish Deepens in Wake of Pelosi Trip
China has dramatically scaled back purchases of Taiwanese fish this year, as Beijing seeks to punish the island’s democratically elected government for expanding ties with the US and its allies. Most ...
Fairphone to launch modular smartphones in Taiwan
Far Eastern Telecommunications (FET) has announced that it will start marketing a modular smartphone developed by Netherlands-based Fairphone in the Taiwanese market shortly.
Temasek-backed ShopBack closes US$200 mil Series F round, ‘gears up’ for IPO
The raise will support the Group’s growth efforts across the Asia Pacific as it gears up for the public markets.