Taiwan raised its forecast for growth this year as stronger-than-expected international demand for technology products shielded the economy from the global slowdown fueled by Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
Pig Guts Fly In Taiwan Parliament Protest
Opposition lawmakers hurled pig organs inside Taiwan's parliament on Friday to protest the government's decision to ease restrictions on pork imports from the United States. Taiwan's notoriously ... ( read original story ...)
Fists and pig guts fly in Taiwan parliament debate on U.S. pork
Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party threw pig guts and exchanged punches with other lawmakers in parliament on Friday as they tried to stop the premier taking questions, ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei says he hopes budget smartphone brand Honor will surpass its former parent company
Taiwan and South Korea as well as cooperate with domestic partners. Since it was launched in 2013, Honor has become one of the most popular Chinese smartphone brands, shipping over 70 million units ... ( read original story ...)
US, Taiwan push alternative to China’s Belt and Road
Taipei | An informal US-led alliance to provide an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative will provide greater transparency to countries seeking funding to develop their infrastructure, ... ( read original story ...)
US-Taiwan alliance ‘an alternative’ to Chinese Belt and Road
Taipei: Taiwan and the US are moving ahead with a plan to finance infrastructure and energy projects in Asia and Latin America as a way to provide an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative. ( read original story ...)
Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei says he hopes budget smartphone brand Honor will surpass Huawei
Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei said he hoped budget smartphone brand Honor, which Huawei recently sold, would become its former parent company's strongest global competitor and even surpass ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Taiwan to Push an Alternative to China’s Belt and Road
An informal U.S.-led alliance to provide an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative will provide greater transparency to countries seeking funding to develop their infrastructure, Taiwan’s ... ( read original story ...)
China Airlines or Air China? Taiwan wants to end confusion with new paint job
Taiwanese are fed up with other countries confusing their airline for a Chinese carrier, especially when delivering pandemic donations. ( read original story ...)
Government warnings dampen property sales: report
Presale and new housing projects slowed last month as developers and builders turned cautious after government agencies raised concerns about rising property prices and talked of measures to cool the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Using its Close US Ties to Seek Elusive Economic Deals with a Major Trading Partner
Taiwan is taking its strong relations with the United States to a new level by pursuing economic deals that could make the export-reliant but isolated Asian island more competitive in the world. U.S. ( read original story ...)
This Is How China Would Send Its Best Tanks To War (Think Taiwan)
The People’s Liberation Army will soon be able to airlift full-scale Chinese Main Battle Tanks on board an upgraded Y-20 cargo plane, now being outfitted with a first-of-its-kind domestically built ... ( read original story ...)
WA Kaolin to scale-up production after strong ASX debut, $22m IPO
WA Kaolin (ASX:WAK) made a strong debut on the ASX market Thursday with its share price rising 25 per cent after raising $22m in an oversubscribed IPO. ( read original story ...)
Görlach Global: Will Singapore or Taiwan replace Hong Kong as Asia’s financial hub?
If Hong Kong ends up being just another Chinese megacity it will lose its role as a leading financial center. Alexander Görlach looks at whether Taiwan or Singapore could serve as alternatives. ( read original story ...)
France orders technology giants to pay digital tax
The French Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said it has sent out notices to big tech companies liable for its digital service tax to pay the levy as planned next month. Paris suspended collection of ... ( read original story ...)
Pedestrians shocked at pony taking a stroll in New Taipei
New Taipei City citizens walking down the street on Thursday were met with a funny scene when a scooter-rider decided to take his pet pony out for a stroll. ( read original story ...)