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
EVA Air strike with hundreds of flights cancelled
Taipeh – The strike by Taiwan’s EVA Air cabin crew is set to continue, with 550 more flights cancelled through to mid-July after negotiations on work conditions and wages broke down this week. Flight attendants at the airline have been … Continue reading EVA Air strike with hundreds of flights cancelled
Foxconn’s Gou wants to be peacemaker
Taipei – The chairman of Apple supplier Foxconn said on Monday he wanted Beijing to recognize the existence of Taiwan, as he outlined his plans to be the peacemaker between China, the United States and the self-ruled island Beijing sees … Continue reading Foxconn’s Gou wants to be peacemaker
Taiwan: Foxconn Boss wants to be become new President
Taipeh – Taiwan’s richest man, the boss of Foxconn, Terry Gou, announced on Wednesday he will likely run for the Taiwanese presidency. The party he intends to run for favors closer ties with Beijing, which would likely help with Gou’s … Continue reading Taiwan: Foxconn Boss wants to be become new President
Taiwan: Train derailment kills 18 people
Taipei – Eighteen people were killed and at least 160 others were injured Sunday when one of Taiwan’s newer, faster trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route, officials said. The Puyuma express train was carrying more than … Continue reading Taiwan: Train derailment kills 18 people
US-China trade war also endangers Taiwan firms
Taipeh – Taiwanese businesses are weighing up whether to move manufacturing operations from the Chinese mainland if the US trade dispute worsens. Such a move would be hugely expensive, but the island’s companies are likely to be one of the … Continue reading US-China trade war also endangers Taiwan firms