PC market to grow this year, but slowly, firm says

A model holds an Acer Inc laptop computer at a news conference in Taipei on April 9. Photo courtesy of Acer ... we believe the vast majority of PC demand is nonperishable, especially from the business ... ( read original story ...)

Ian Easton On Taiwan: The wrong way to peace

Ian Easton is a senior director at the Project 2049 Institute and author of The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan’s Defense and American Strategy ... premier Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) in New York City. In ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese contractor for airport MRT to be fined

More than NT$700 million (US$25.06 million) is to be deducted from a payment to Marubeni Corp, after the Japanese firm failed to meet several criteria set in the contract for the electromechanical ... ( read original story ...)

US warship, cutter transit Taiwan Strait

A US warship and a US Coast Guard cutter on Friday sailed through the Taiwan Strait, making the eighth transit under the administration of US President Joe Biden since he took office in January. The ... ( read original story ...)

Selling a home with a dark secret can be tricky

In Little Italy in Boston, Massachusetts, where tourists juggle coffee and cannoli, there is a 3m-wide monument to revenge on the market that could be yours for US$1.2 million. It is a spite house. An ... ( read original story ...)

Registration for AstraZenaca jab to begin today

People who are eligible for inoculation in the seventh round of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations can book an appointment from 10am today, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday as ... ( read original story ...)

EDITORIAL: Balancing talent retention, liberty

China has set its sights in particular on Taiwanese engineers over the past year as demand has increased for computer chips, seeking to close the gap with Taiwan on semiconductor technology ... might ... ( read original story ...)

Philanthropist gives NT$15m to help pregnant women

Philanthropist vegetable vendor Chen Shu-chu (陳樹菊) yesterday donated NT$15 million (US$537,095) to the Taitung County Government to set up a fund to provide financial assistance to pregnant women to ... ( read original story ...)