Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:18:18 GMT
Taiwanese official injured in altercation with Chinese diplomats
Taipei [Taiwan], October 19 (ANI): A Taiwanese official was allegedly injured following an altercation with some Chinese diplomats at an event in Fiji, informed Taiwan's foreign ministry.
On October 8...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:12:17 GMT
Most markets rise on US stimulus hope, China growth falls short
Most Asian markets rose Monday on lingering hopes for a new US stimulus package, though Shanghai turned lower after data showed China's economy grew at a slower pace than expected.With a lit...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:42:24 GMT
Asian markets rise on US stimulus hope, China growth falls short
Asian markets rose Monday on lingering hopes for a new US stimulus package, though Shanghai and Hong Kong pared their initial rallies after data showed China's economy grew at a slower pace than fo...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:38:40 GMT
United States' standing wanes on Lowy Asia power index
The United States has registered the largest fall in relative regional power of any country in the Indo-Pacific during the last year, according to the Lowy Institute's Asia Power Index....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 06:37:11 GMT
Chinese forces prepare for possible military invasion of Taiwan
Beijing [China], October 18 (ANI): The presence of the People's Liberation Army is increasing in China's southeast coast as it prepares for a possible military invasion of Taiwan, according to the def...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 06:27:06 GMT
China's forces prepare for possible military invasion of Taiwan
Beijing [China], October 18 (ANI): The presence of the People's Liberation Army is increasing in China's southeast coast as it prepares for a possible military invasion of Taiwan, according to the def...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 06:18:12 GMT
China forces prepare for possible military invasion of Taiwan
Beijing [China], October 18 (ANI): The presence of the People's Liberation Army is increasing in China's southeast coast as it prepares for a possible military invasion of Taiwan, according to the def...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:30:02 GMT
Alibaba acquires controlling stake in hypermarket chain Sun Art
HANGZHOU, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group on Monday announced that it will invest approximately 3.6 billion U.S. dollars to acquire control of Sun Art Retail Group Ltd., ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 00:44:01 GMT
Severe drought forces Taiwan to curtail water use
TAIPEI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Farmers in several regions of Taiwan have stopped irrigating their farms due to local authorities adopting water saving measures, as the island faces a severe drought....[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:17:30 GMT
Indonesia looks to strengthen trade, technology transfers with Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
Indonesia looks to strengthen trade, technology transfers with Taiwan Focus Taiwan News Channel...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 04:41:46 GMT
Guatemalan team takes women's title at Copa America Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:24 GMT
Filipino basketball tournament draws crowd in Taoyuan with muse contest
A winter basketball tournament for 16 Filipino teams yesterday started in Taoyuan, with hundreds gathering at a community center for the opening. In the ceremony of the Confederation of Ilocano Associ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:21 GMT
Host of new laws passed by NPCs premier committee
Chinas National Peoples Congress (NPC) Standing Committee on Saturday passed several new laws covering everything from restricting sensitive exports to protect national security, to preventing and man...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:20 GMT
Sharma scripts stunning Warriors rally
The Taichung Warriors yesterday collapsed in the final at the 15th Taiwan Annual Cricket Cup in Chiayi City, but Chetan Sharmas 50 scripted a near-unbelievable resurgence to snatch the trophy from the...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:19 GMT
Across US, women urged to vote for change
Thousands of mostly young women in masks rallied on Saturday in the nations capital and other US cities, exhorting voters to oppose US President Donald Trump and his fellow Republican candidates in th...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:18 GMT
Ardern credits virus response for election win
A day after winning a second term in a landside victory, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday said she sees the election result as an endorsement of her governments efforts to stamp out...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:17 GMT
Virus Outbreak- Human traffickers profiting as virus makes crime harder to crack, UN says
Human traffickers are capitalizing on the COVID-19 pandemic to target people ranging from unemployed migrants to out-of-school children, two UN specialists said, adding that the fallout from COVID-19 ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:17 GMT
Caleb Clarke hailed as new Jonah Lomu
The All Blacks might have unearthed the next Jonah Lomu after 21-year-old Caleb Clarke yesterday proved to be a one-man demolition squad in the All Blacks 27-7 whipping of Australia in Auckland, New Z...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:16 GMT
I love this country- US doctors head to New Zealand as cure for Americas ills
When Dalilah Restrepo, then a New York-based physician, clicked on an e-mail in 2018 asking if she was looking for experiencing something abroad, she was skeptical. And then I opened it, and I was lik...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:13 GMT
Taiwans Chou falls to Antonsen
Taiwans World No. 2 Chou Tien-chen on Saturday crashed out of the mens semi-finals at the Danisa Denmark Open, losing two straight games to World No. 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark. The second-seeded Ch...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:13 GMT
Couple brings romance to racetrack
Hollie Doyle is the boss, her boyfriend and fellow jockey Tom Marquand says, but as far as she is concerned, he is the romantic. However, on Saturday, honors were shared at British Champions Day at As...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:09 GMT
The Quad sharpens its edges
The Quad, a loose strategic coalition of the Indo-Pacific regions four leading democracies, is rapidly solidifying this year in response to Chinas aggressive foreign policy. Following a recent meeting...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:09 GMT
Arozarena named MVP as Rays reach World Series
The Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday punched their ticket to their second World Series in franchise history with a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros in a decisive Game Seven of the American League Championshi...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:26 GMT
HSBC Taiwan commits to further carbon reduction
HSBC Bank Taiwan Ltd (?) is committed to enhancing corporate social responsibility by cutting carbon emissions, boosting sustainable financing and conducting projects that result in positive social im...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:23 GMT
Japanese-era granary in Taipei torn down by owner
One of the few remaining Japanese colonial-era granaries in Taiwan was dismantled by its owner on Friday, prompting outrage from conservationists. The granary, which was at No. 16, Lane 11, Hangzhou S...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:23 GMT
Tainan jolted by four earthquakes
Tainan experienced four earthquakes on Saturday, with the largest one reaching magnitude 5.2. No deaths or injuries were reported. A magnitude 4 earthquake struck at 5:06am in the citys Sinshih Distri...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:11 GMT
EMU900 train cars arriving at Hualien port on Saturday
Twenty EMU900 train cars manufactured by Hyundai Rotem Co are to be delivered to the Port of Hualien on Saturday, the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said on Saturday as it unveiled the interior ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:03 GMT
Insurance holdings earnings up mildly
Insurance-focused financial holding companies last month saw milder earnings growth compared with a year earlier, while their banking-focused peers reported steep declines in earnings, several compani...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:01 GMT
Taichungs landmark Central Bookstore officially reopens following renovations
Taichungs Central Bookstore yesterday marked its official reopening after years of renovations and a year of trial operations. The bookstore opened on Jan. 3, 1927, during the Japanese colonial period...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:55 GMT
Cookie firm, ribbon maker enter list of tourism factories
The Ministry of Economic Affairs has named two factories in Changhua County among the nations top tourism factories, which feature tours and do-it-yourself activities for visitors. The ministry this y...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:54 GMT
Foundation launches bid to relocate Ama Museum
The Taipei Womens Rescue Foundation on Thursday launched a fundraising campaign to relocate the Ama Museum. The museum, in Taipeis Datong District (), opened in 2016, the foundation said in a statemen...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:54 GMT
Team aims sea change in waste control
A marine waste cleanup team established last year by the Taoyuan City Government hopes to inspire change in public behavior by exposing the extent of waste near the coast, it said on Saturday. The tea...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:52 GMT
Image of KMT improving among youth, party says
The number of people in their 20s with a positive impression of the KMT has increased by more than 20 percent in the past six months, the Chinese Nationalist Partys (KMT) Department of Youth Affairs s...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:50 GMT
New ministry nearing approval
The Executive Yuan is expected to soon approve the establishment of the Ministry of Digital Development as part of its organizational reform plan, sources said on Saturday. The role and function of th...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:50 GMT
Taiwan remains alone in Asia on support for Trump
Among eight Asia-Pacific countries and regions, only Taiwan prefers US President Donald Trump over his challenger, former US vice president Joe Biden, in the upcoming US presidential election, a surve...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:46 GMT
China deploys new missiles, report says
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) has reportedly deployed advanced hypersonic missiles along Chinas southeast coast, which Taiwans missile defense system might have difficulty intercepting, an...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:46 GMT
Armenia, Azerbaijan report violations
Despite a second attempt at a ceasefire, Armenia and Azerbaijan yesterday traded accusations of violating the new truce in their conflict over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The truce, whi...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:46 GMT
Prepare for more air disputes- retired air force general
Hong Kong air traffic controllers turning away a Taiwanese flight last week might have been Chinas first move in a broader campaign to restrict Taiwans air access to its outlying islands, a retired ai...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:33 GMT
France rallies in solidarity after beheading
Thousands of people gathered in central Paris yesterday in a defiant show of solidarity with a teacher beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Demonstrators gathered in the centr...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:31 GMT
NPA proposes anti-stalking legislation
The National Police Agency (NPA) has sent the Executive Yuan draft legislation seeking to raise the penalties for stalking and harassment, and give police the power to intervene faster after a complai...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:16:28 GMT
China warns US citizens at risk of detention
Chinese officials warned their US counterparts as early as the summer that they might detain Americans in China if the US does not stop prosecuting Chinese academics linked to the Chinese military, th...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:06:50 GMT
Chinas military moves targeting Taiwan are more about intimidation than invasion, analysts say
China is pushing a new strategy to carefully step up military pressure on self-ruled Taiwan, but not to the point of provoking a real war, analysts said.Recent moves include military drills conducted ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:52 GMT
Walter Lohman On Taiwan- Taiwan as America's next Singapore
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:52 GMT
Pandemic, politics bring end to HK bar
Nearly 15 years ago, Grace Ma () decided to name her bar Club 71, in commemoration of a July 1, 2003, rally where hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers protested a proposed national security law for t...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:41 GMT
Typhoonless year brings water shortage in fall-winter
Most years, Taiwan is hit by typhoons during the summer and fall, but we have yet to see a typhoon this year. This unusual situation has put pressure on water supply levels in reservoirs around Taiwan...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:06 GMT
EDITORIAL- Hot housing market poses risks
Since last month, academics and market watchers have been discussing whether Taiwans housing market is overheating a stark contrast to the chilly situation in the first five months of the year when th...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:18:02 GMT
No to China Olympics amid Uighur genocide
On Oct. 6, the UN Committee on Human Rights released a statement on the concentration camps in Chinas Xinjiang region in which at least 1 million Uighurs and other ethnic minorities are incarcerated. ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:57 GMT
UNs Iran arms embargo over- Tehran
Iran yesterday said a longstanding UN embargo on arms sales to and from the Islamic republic expired yesterday in line with a 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers from which Washington has wit...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:51 GMT
Science essential to head off crises
The announcement of this years Nobel Prize laureates should remind us of the many contributions basic science has made to contemporary life. With COVID-19 ravaging much of humanity, and the world anxi...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:50 GMT
Unilevers makeover- woke-washing or the real thing?
Unilever PLC, the maker of brands ranging from Ben & Jerrys ice cream to Dove soap, is trying to win over customers with a socially responsible makeover, but advocates say that some of it is just cosm...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:48 GMT
Acer, Asustek sales outpace competitors
Acer Inc () and Asustek Computer Inc () saw their shipments for the third quarter of this year soar at double-digit percentages, with growth rates topping those of their rivals, global market informat...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:46 GMT
American sets date for MAX flight
American Airlines Group Inc plans to make Boeing Co 737 MAX passenger flights at the end of this year for the first time since the aircrafts grounding in March last year. The MAX would serve the busy ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:38 GMT
China unveils Shenzhen plan to woo investment
China yesterday announced measures that would grant its southern boomtown Shenzhen more autonomy as Beijing seeks to raise the profile of the region as a tech and financial hub amid tensions with the ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:17:36 GMT
Taitung County police seize unregistered helicopter
Taitung County police on Friday seized an unregistered helicopter and held its owner for questioning on suspicion that he had been flying without a license, a prosecutor said on Saturday. The owner, s...[read more]