Taiwan’s ambition to strengthen its global presence by exporting its cultural content abroad and boosting its production hub status is made apparent with the establishment of the Taiwan Creative ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s TAICCA Bets Big on VR Content at Venice Film Festival
Taiwan brings virtual reality (VR) projects featured at this year’s Venice Film Festival to the island as one of the world’s 15 local hosts of the event’s competition section as it gains a greater ... ( read original story ...)
HTC Brings Back Taiwan Tycoon As CEO To Rescue The Troubled Smartphone Maker
Cher Wang has retaken the CEO job at HTC, the struggling tech company she cofounded which has been hobbled with steep financial losses in recent years. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to screen proposals for tech investments in China
The government of Taiwan has said it will start screening proposals by local tech companies that plan to transfer technology to China or invest in mainland businesses, The Register reported. The ... ( read original story ...)
SMIC Dives 15% on Report U.S. Is Considering Blacklisting Chipmaker
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. tumbled the most in seven weeks following a report that the Trump administration was considering adding the chipmaker to a blacklist amid an escalating ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, US forging 5G supply chain based on ‘shared values’
TSMC’s plans to increase US investment signals the future of 5G supply chains remains in the US-Taiwan nexus, the AIT director said ... ( read original story ...)
Ministry budgets NT$73.5m to purchase overseas offices to avoid high rent costs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has earmarked NT$73.5 million (US$2.49 million) from next year’s annual budget to purchase a new property for its representative office in Australia. The ministry has ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Supersonic Land-Attack Cruise Missile Will Go Far To Deterring China
Taiwan has begun production of a new land-attack cruise missile. But the island country still is badly outgunned by China’s own, much larger missile arsenal. Taiwanese media on Aug. 4, 2019 reported ... ( read original story ...)
Far EasTone targets 11% stake in APT in unexpected deal
Far EasTone Telecommunications is to pay up to NT$5 billion (US$169.3 million) to acquire an 11.58 percent stake in Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), it said in an unexpected announcement late on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Wall St falls as NASDAQ rout persists
The NASDAQ Composite closed lower on Friday, although well above its session low as selling eased late in the day after investors dumped heavyweight technology stocks due to concerns about high ... ( read original story ...)
NTU reaches top 100 in world list
National Taiwan University (NTU) was ranked the world’s 97th-best university, the first time it has made the top 100 in the Times Higher Education survey. The London-based magazine’s World University ... ( read original story ...)
There’s no better time for Taiwan to seal a trade deal with the US and bolster its economy
The winds of geopolitics seem to be blowing in Taiwan’s favour. The US-China trade war, Covid-19 and Hong Kong’s national security law are helping the island’s reshoring initiative. Next, it should ... ( read original story ...)
How Taiwan — with US assistance — can deter China’s overt aggression
Time is not on Taiwan’s side, and China’s growing power has created a significant cross-Strait strategic imbalance. ( read original story ...)
KMT unveils new ‘digital chapter’: a mobile application
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday launched the party’s “digital chapter,” a mobile app that it says represents its willingness to “keep up with the times.” The app’s functions allow KMT ... ( read original story ...)
Wu hails 23 tangible feats of Czech delegation visit
Twenty-three tangible accomplishments have been achieved during the Czech delegation’s visit to Taiwan, with bilateral ties in various sectors upgraded to comprehensive partnerships, Minister of ... ( read original story ...)
WTO sets up two dispute panels against India’s import duties on select hi-tech items
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has set up two dispute panels to examine complaints against India made by the European Union (EU) and Chinese Taipei alleging that import duties imposed by the ... ( read original story ...)