Home prices in Taiwan jumped the most in six years in the first quarter and might reach new highs by the end of the year, although analysts say a soft lockdown and new curbs might slow deals and gains ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Job openings in tech, e-commerce sectors rise 25%
There has been a 25 percent increase in job openings in the technology and e-commerce industries over the past two years, while travel-related industries have seen a decline in vacancies of about 30 ... ( read original story ...)
US confirms drills with Japan near Senkaku islands
The United States has confirmed that it conducted military exercises with Japan which media reports said involved scenarios to combat China to defend Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Massive Vaccine Shortage In Taiwan: Foxconn Founder Terry Gou and TSMC Strike ‘Vaccine Deals’ With BioNTech To Procure 10 Million Doses
Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Taiwan’s Foxconn, and chip manufacturing behemoth TSMC reached initial agreements to each buy 5 million doses of BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine Delays in the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s dictatorship bound to fail in post-COVID world
As the post-pandemic world will bring new changes to the global political landscape China aggressive internal dictatorship and external expansionism is bound ... ( read original story ...)
Can Taiwan Provide the Alternative to Digital Authoritarianism?
China as a digital authoritarian regime, and Taiwan as a digital democracy. Of the two, digital authoritarianism is easier to implement and there is much scholarship focused on defining and ... ( read original story ...)
The Best New Bars And Restaurants In Taipei 2021
Earlier this year, its co-owner, Bannie Kang, was awarded the Mancino Bartenders’ Bartender Award by Asia’s 50 Best Bars, which is the only prize of the night voted on by bar staff themselves. Mu ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese semiconductor maker UNISOC surges in smartphone SoC market: report
Chinese mainland semiconductor company UNISOC has, for the first time, strode into the top five vendors in the domestic smartphone System-on-a-Chip (SoC) market, according to a communications industry ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Defense Strategy Needs a Strong Reassessment
To evaluate Taiwan’s defenses, ask whether Taipei is asking too much of the armed forces—and whether the armed forces are remaking themselves adequately to cope with today’s brave new world. ( read original story ...)
China among worst countries in US human trafficking report
China among worst countries in human trafficking following its increasing repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and Tibet and forced lab ... ( read original story ...)
Sources: Taiwan’s Gou, TSMC reach initial agreements for BioNTech vaccine
Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Taiwan's Foxconn, along with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reached initial agreements to each buy 5 million doses each of BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ... ( read original story ...)
To Stop a Chinese Invasion, B-52s Could Drop Mines in the Taiwan Strait
It’s not hard to imagine formations of B-52s quickly laying hundreds or even thousands of mines. Here's What You Need to Know: Mines are enjoying a renaissance of sorts. China steadily is building up ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn boss Terry Gou and TSMC ‘seal BioNTech vaccine deals’ for Taiwan
The billionaire and chip maker have both reached initial agreements to buy 5 million doses, according to sources ... ( read original story ...)
Outgoing South Africa Representative Matsebe honored by MOFA
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Robert Seraki Matsebe, head of the Liaison Office of South Africa in Taiwan, take part in MOFA's Friendship Medal of Diplomacy conferment ceremony June 24 in ... ( read original story ...)
Two IPOs to hit market next week; to raise over Rs 2,500 cr cumulatively
This comes after five companies Shyam Metalics and Energy, Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar), Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Dodla Dairy and Indian Pesticides launched their initial ... ( read original story ...)
HK$5,000 vouchers: almost 700,000 register for scheme in first six hours
Applications opened for scheme at 6am on Sunday, and Financial Secretary Paul Chan said interest already showed it was going to be a success. ( read original story ...)