TAIPEI: McDonald’s Taiwan said on Friday some of its stores were running out of hash browns imported from the United States and would have to suspend sales due to “unstable global shipping supply”. The company put up signs in some storefronts announcing the suspensions while the item is listed as “temporarily unavailable” on its menus. “There … Read more
HONG KONG: The New Year got off to a broadly upbeat start Monday in holiday-thinned trade as most markets rose, with some cheer provided by data suggesting regional economies improved last month. However, investors remain shackled by concerns about a range of issues including the fast-spreading Omicron variant, inflation, the removal of central bank stimulus and … Read more
KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) will participate in the Intersec 2022 with the Pakistan Pavilion, a statement said on Friday. TDAP will provide subsidised stalls to increase the exports of personal protection equipment (PPE), corporate wear and uniform protecting clothing, gloves, workwear, foot protection, hand and arm protection, it added. These subsidised stalls … Read more
The emergence of the Omicron variant has thrown early signs of recovery in the global supply chain into doubt across the world, including in the Middle East and North Africa, Arab News reported. “There may still be swings, but overall, I think the worst is over,” said Esben Poulsson, who chairs the International Chamber of Shipping, on … Read more
RIYADH: The US-based investment bank Citigroup has chosen favourable bidders for its consumer assets in Asian markets. The investment banking company chose Bangkok’s Bank of Ayudhya to buy its retail assets in Thailand, with an expected potential $2 billion deal to be negotiated in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported. Citigroup has picked Singapore-based United Overseas Bank in … Read more
Saudi Arabia and Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group are looking to form an electric vehicles joint venture, in a move that could boost the kingdom’s effort to diversify its economy. The parties aim to sign the deal by the end of 2021, but plans are still subject to change, Bloomberg reported. The majority stakeholder of the joint venture … Read more
WASHINGTON: China has built what appear to be full-scale outlines of American warships including an aircraft carrier, satellite imagery showed, possible targets to practise striking some of the most potent US weapons deployed in the Pacific. The US Navy’s carrier battle groups — centred around massive aircraft carriers — are among the most powerful weapons in the … Read more
TAIPEI: The head of a European Parliament delegation on Friday urged the international community to interact more with Taiwan to help defuse tensions with China, dismissing its claim that visiting the island was a provocation. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and vows to seize it one day, by force if necessary. … Read more
BEIJING: Beijing said Thursday it opposed military ties between Washington and Taiwan, after President Tsai Ing-wen confirmed a small number of US troops are present on the island. Authoritarian China regards self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if needed, and has ramped up its sabre-rattling … Read more
PRAGUE: Tensions have been flying high between Taiwan and China just as a Taiwanese delegation is visiting central and eastern Europe to boost business ties in a region also targeted by Chinese investors. The 66-member delegation on a tour of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Lithuania has signed 18 memorandums of cooperation in the three countries. Taiwan’s charm … Read more
BEIJING: China insisted Wednesday that Taiwan had no right to join the United Nations, after the United States ratcheted up tensions with a call for the democratic island to have greater involvement in the world body. In a statement marking 50 years since the UN General Assembly voted to seat Beijing and boot out Taipei, … Read more
TAIPEI: A strong earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan on Sunday, with residents reporting violent shaking in the capital Taipei but there were no immediate reports of widespread damage. Taiwan’s central weather bureau said the quake was of magnitude 6.5, the biggest on the island this year, while the US Geological Survey gave a lower figure of … Read more
BALTIMORE: The United States will defend Taiwan if China attacks it, President Joe Biden said, prompting a warning from Beijing on Friday that its determination to take back the democratic island should not be underestimated. Authoritarian China regards self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to one day seize the island, by force … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that the Taiwan question arose out of the weakness and chaos of the Chinese nation, and it will be resolved as national rejuvenation becomes a reality. “This is determined by the general trend of Chinese history, but more importantly, it is the common will of all Chinese … Read more
TAIPEI. Taiwan’s military relations with Beijing have plunged to their lowest point in four decades, the island’s defence minister warned on Wednesday, following a string of record Chinese jet incursions into Taipei’s air defence zone. “For the military, the current situation is the most grim in over 40 years since I’ve joined the service,” Chiu … Read more
TAIPEI: Britain sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait on Monday for the first time since 2008, a move that challenges Beijing’s claim to the sensitive waterway and marks a rare voyage by a non-US military vessel. HMS Richmond, a frigate deployed with Britain’s aircraft carrier strike group, sailed through the strait on a trip … Read more
Typhoon Chanthu is making its last effect on eastern Asia as it tracks across Japan after losing wind strength and spinning just off the coast of China over the East China Sea for some days prior this week. Chanthu has a collective quite the track record and has positively made its spot since first starting … Read more
BEIJING: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off Hualien County in China’s Taiwan at 7:12 p.m. Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 23.15 degrees north latitude and 121.31 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, the center said.–Xinhua [embedpost slug=”//”]
A few days ago, Taiwan-based computer supplier Taiwan Quanta was attacked by hackers. According to the details, the hackers obtained confidential documents and data, including future MacBook Pro plans, images, drawings, and extorted Quanta to pay $ 50 million before April 27. Otherwise, the rescue will continue to double. Several of the drawings were published … Read more
At least 34 people have died in a tragic accident as a train carrying around 350 passengers derailed inside a tunnel in Taiwan. The train was carrying people traveling from the capital Taipei to Taitung. People were traveling for the annual Tomb Sweeping Festival. Many people may have been standing as the train’s capacity was … Read more
The European country Germany has been facing a shortage of auto chip supply and has urged Taiwan to help them out. As per reports, the shortage of semiconductor chips has affected the former’s automobile industry. The shortage has disadvantaged the economic recovery of Germany after the Coronavirus pandemic. At the moment, automobile manufacturers across the … Read more
US Election 2020: In south-east Asia, a common enemy in China means that the people are willing to show their support for Donald Trump. Hong Kong: ‘Only Trump can hit the Communist Party’ Hong Kong has seen a severe clampdown by Beijing in the wake of massive pro-democracy and anti-China protests. “When Donald Trump got … Read more
Taiwan has officially redesigned the passport, the word ‘Taiwan’ has been made larger whereas ‘The Republic of China’ has been written in a tiny font. Authorities explained the changes that the redesign of passport was to stop confusion between its nationals and the people of China. According to the international news agency, the English words … Read more
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that the Speaker of the Senate of the Czech Republic, Miloš Vystrčil, will have to pay a heavy price for violating the “One China” principle by visiting Taiwan. According to reports, the President of the Senate of the Czech Republic is visiting Taiwan with a 90-member delegation, including the Mayor … Read more
Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying beat mainland China’s world number one Chen Yufei 21-19, 21-15 to win the All England badminton Championship for the third time. AFP reported that Tai, seeded second, on a revenge mission in Birmingham after losing last year’s final against Chen. The 25-year-old’s previous All England titles came in 2017 and 2018 and … Read more
Tropical Storm Bailu has killed two people in Philippines and Taiwan and now it hits south China coast. The storm made a second landfall in China’s Fujian province on Sunday with maximum winds weakening to 90 kph (55 mph), the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. More than 48,000 people were evacuated before Typhoon Bailu made … Read more
