EU must prepare for risk of ‘de-coupling’ from China
STOCKHOLM – The European Union needs to be prepared for the fallout from a potential deterioration in relations with China, such as might happen if conflict were to erupt over Taiwan, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Friday. Landsbergis … Continue reading EU must prepare for risk of ‘de-coupling’ from China
Taiwan: Train crash killed 50 people
TAIPEH – A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, killing at least 50 and injuring dozens more, authorities said. The eight-car train, traveling to Taitung, came off the rails in a tunnel … Continue reading Taiwan: Train crash killed 50 people
Taiwan receives 5 Million Doses of Moderna Vaccine
CAMBRIDGE, Mass./Taipeh – Moderna, Inc., the biotechnology company, today announced two supply agreements for its COVID-19 Vaccine: one with the government of Taiwan for 5 million doses and another with the government of Colombia for 10 million doses. Under the terms of the agreements, deliveries … Continue reading Taiwan receives 5 Million Doses of Moderna Vaccine
15 countries to attend EU-Taiwan investment forum
Taipei/Brussels – The European Economic and Trade Office, the EU’s de facto embassy in Taiwan, will host on Tuesday its first local investment forum as European countries express growing distrust of Beijing and seek to diversify supply chains away from … Continue reading 15 countries to attend EU-Taiwan investment forum
Taiwan tightens up on investment from China
Taipeh – Taiwan is tightening rules on mainland investment on the island, barring individual and corporate mainland Chinese investors with links to the government, political parties or the military. The decision follows a ban on settlement on the island by Hong Kong … Continue reading Taiwan tightens up on investment from China
Taiwan offers medical aid to foreign countries
Taipei – Taiwan has intensified its efforts to raise its global profile by offering to donate urgently needed face masks and medical aids to other countries – a move that has angered Beijing. Observers said Taiwan’s efforts to control the … Continue reading Taiwan offers medical aid to foreign countries
Panasonic selling chip-making biz to Taiwan
Osaka/Taipei — Panasonic is selling its loss-making semiconductor business to Taiwan’s Nuvoton Technology, leaving an industry that it first entered almost 70 years ago. The sale will close a chapter in Japan’s transition from a chipmaking powerhouse with a nearly 50% … Continue reading Panasonic selling chip-making biz to Taiwan
China will respect Taiwan’s way of life
Beijing/Taipei – China will “fully respect” Taiwan’s way of life and social system once it has been “peacefully reunified”, as long as national security is protected, the ruling Communist Party said on Tuesday, in another overture to the self-ruled island. … Continue reading China will respect Taiwan’s way of life
Taiwan firm against calls for unification
Taipei – Taiwan has firmly rejected Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call for cross-strait unification under the “one country, two systems” model, saying the proposal was unacceptable on the self-ruled island. In a statement issued on Tuesday in response to Xi’s National … Continue reading Taiwan firm against calls for unification
Taiwan: Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Taipeh – Taiwan is striving to reduce greenhouse gases, with related government policies decoupling economic growth from carbon emissions, according to the Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration Sept. 23. The latest EPA statistics reveal that Taiwan’s emissions increased on average 0.08 … Continue reading Taiwan: Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions