Radio Taiwan International Date: 14 January, 2021 By: Paula Chao [The presidents of the US and Taiwan can now meet!] It…
Is the outgoing Trump administration simply trying to complicate things for the president-elect? SupChina Date: January 14, 2021 By: Jennifer Conrad…
National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology holds 2nd round of missile launches without altitude restriction Taiwan News Date: 2021/01/14…
Focus Taiwan Date: 01/14/2021 By: Y.F. Low From left to right: U.S. Under Secretary of State Keith Krach, President Tsai Ing-wen…
PILLARS OF DEMOCRACY: US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft posted online after the virtual meeting that Taiwan should be able…
Radio Taiwan International Date: 14 January, 2021 By: Paula Chao [The presidents of the US and Taiwan can now meet!] It was the boldest diplomatic shift in US-Taiwan ties in recent memory: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced over the weekend an end to restrictions the US placed on relations with Taiwan…
Is the outgoing Trump administration simply trying to complicate things for the president-elect? SupChina Date: January 14, 2021 By: Jennifer Conrad On Saturday, outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released a surprise announcement: the U.S. executive branch, including the State Department, would no longer abide by its self-imposed restrictions on government contact with Taiwan. Those restrictions,…
National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology holds 2nd round of missile launches without altitude restriction Taiwan News Date: 2021/01/14 0000By: Kelvin Chen, Taiwan News, Staff Writer TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) on Thursday (Jan. 14) began its second wave of long-range missile…
Focus Taiwan Date: 01/14/2021 By: Y.F. Low Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) U.S. Under Secretary of State Keith Krach said Wednesday the recent lifting of restrictions on contacts between American and Taiwanese officials by the U.S. government gives Taiwan "free country status." In a tweet, Krach praised Taiwan as "a great partner, a great…
PILLARS OF DEMOCRACY: US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft posted online after the virtual meeting that Taiwan should be able to share its successes in global venues Taipei Times Date: Jan 15, 20217.. By:. Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft yesterday held…
Focus Taiwan Date: 1/14/2021 By: Emerson Lim and Chen Yun-yu (CNA) A United States-Taiwan Education Initiative that was introduced late last year will kick off Jan. 16 with a symposium on Chinese language teaching, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Taipei- Times Date: Jan 15, 2021 By: Chen Yu-fu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer Taiwan would provide medical assistance to people if complications arise from taking Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday.…
Radio Taiwan International Date: 13 January, 20211 By: Stas Butler\ Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency has announced it is extending foreigners’ visas for the seventh time in the past six months. All foreigners who arrived in Taiwan on or before March…
UPI Date: JAN. 13, 20210 By: Ben Hooper Jan. 13 (UPI) — A soap bubble master in Taiwan broke a Guinness World Record by blowing 783 bubbles inside of a much larger bubble. Guinness said Chang Yu-Te filled a large bubble with 783…
Seismologist says interval between quakes in 1792 and 1906 indicates need for increased vigilance Taiwan News Date: 2021/01/130 By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — About 100 earthquake sensors have been embedded in Gukeng Township in…
Radio Taiwan International Date: 13 January, 2021 By: Natalie Tso The US declassified a national security document on Tuesday showing its strategy for the Indo-Pacific. In it, the US shows its commitment to defend the first-island-chain…
The Washington Post Date: Jan. 13, 2021 By: Gerry Shih and Lily Kuo TAIPEI, Taiwan — For decades, America's diplomatic dealings with Taiwan were governed by intricate and arcane rules designed to support a key Asian partner without…
Full list of locations in northern Taiwan where doctor, nurse visited revealed Taiwan News Date: 2021/01/13 By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Amid concerns about the movements of a doctor…
Focus Taiwan Date: 01/13/2021 By: Chang Jung-hsiang and Chung Yu-chen Tainan, Jan. 13 (CNA) National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan signed a memorandum of understanding with the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (Fulbright Taiwan) on…
EXTINCTION: The government has said that Aboriginal languages are at risk of disappearing, but it still has not required them in school curricula, a union member said Taipei Times Date: Jan 14, 2021 By: Chen Yun…
Which hot chipmaker is the better buy for 2021? The Motley Fool Date: Jan 13, 2021 By: Leo Sun4 Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) have both doubled over the past 12 months. AMD dazzled investors with robust sales of its CPUs and GPUs. TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, benefited from soaring orders for new chips. Both companies profited from Intel's (NASDAQ:INTC) misfortunes. Intel's chip shortage,…
Company building presence in Zhejiang, Jiangsu provinces for making EVs Taiwan News Date: 2021/01/13 By: Huang Tzu-ti, Taiwan News, Staff Writer TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn is making inroads into China’s electric vehicle (EV) market with joint ventures and investment in relevant technologies. On Wednesday (Jan. 13), Foxconn announced plans to establish a joint venture with Chinese automotive company…
Focus Taiwan Date: 01/13/2021 By: Wu Chia-jung and Frances Huang Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) was the top pick on the investment list of the National Stabilization Fund, as the fund entered the local equity market in its latest efforts to prop up the market, the fund's committee said Wednesday. According to the committee, the stabilization…
SUPPLY ISSUES: The steelmaker said that it was keeping to its principles of ‘smooth and stable pricing,’ while it called for industry discipline in an overheated market Taipei Times Date: Jan 14, 2021 By: Angelica Oung / Staff reporter China Steel Corp (CSC, 中鋼), the nation’s largest integrated steelmaker, yesterday said that it would raise domestic steel prices by 9.5 percent for delivery…
Focus Taiwan Date: 01/13/2021 By: Lung Po-an and Kay Liu Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) Taiwan's top ranked badminton players entered the round of 16 at the Yonex Thailand Open in Bangkok on Wednesday, after winning their opening match. World No. 2 Chou Tien-chen (周天成) had a rough start against Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (No. 29), losing the…
WORTH WATCHING: Spain’s Carolina Marin sailed to victory, while Malaysia’s Liew Daren, ranked world No. 41, was thrilled to beat third seed Anders Antonsen Taipei Times Date: Jan 14, 2021 By: AFP, BANGKOK Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen, the world No. 2, was yesterday forced into a three-set decider by Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk at the Yonex Thailand Open. The local,…
VIRUS RISK: India’s Saina Nehwal tested positive for COVID-19 at the Yonex Thailand Open, while three other players were being retested after receiving conflicting results Taipei Times Date: Jan 13, 2021 By: Staff writer, with CNA and AFP, BANGKOK Taiwanese badminton star Tai Tzu-ying yesterday returned to international competition after an eight-month break with a victory at the…
Focus Taiwan Date: 12/27/2020 By Lung Po-an, Huang Chiao-wen and Kay Liu Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA) World No. 1 female badminton player Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) said on Sunday that she will compete in the Badminton World Federation's (BWF's) first three events in 2021 to be held in Bangkok in January, even though she will have to…
