The ministry also identified twenty of the aircraft crossing the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan’s armed forces have used aircraft, Navy vessels, and coastal missile systems to monitor the situation. The highest number of detected activities was 33 Chinese warplanes around Taiwan in late January and early February. On Thursday, Taiwan’s defense ministry reported detecting 32 Chinese … Read more
Pakistan defeated Chinese Taipei in the Asian U16 Volleyball Championship. The scoreline of the match was 25-15, 25-18, and 25-16 in favor of Pakistan. Pakistan settled for the Silver medal in the Central Asian U16 Championship. Pakistan got off to a strong start in the Asian U16 Volleyball Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with a convincing … Read more
China and Taiwan engaged in a high-seas game of ‘cat and mouse’ on Sunday. Exercises are in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. TAIPEI: Chinese and Taiwanese warships engaged in a high-seas game of “cat and mouse” on Sunday, prior to the expected end of four days of extraordinary Chinese military … Read more
Taiwanese man undergoes urban warfare training to prepare for what he fears will be a Chinese invasion. Since February, the number of pupils enrolled in an urban fighting course has roughly doubled. Enrollment in firearms and first aid training has also grown as a result. In a parking lot outside of Taipei, “Prof” Yeh peeps … Read more
Asian markets were volatile on Wednesday, following Wall Street losses and data that reminded traders that inflation shows no signs of abating. Oil rose after falling sharply earlier on reports that OPEC was considering dropping Russia from an output agreement, which observers said could allow producers to pump more. Regional equities have enjoyed a largely … Read more
China has made the second greatest intrusion into Taiwan’s air defence zone this year, with Taipei claiming 30 planes, including more than 20 fighters, entered the territory. Taiwan’s defence ministry said late Monday that it has scrambled its own planes and deployed air defence missile systems to keep an eye on China’s latest moves. Beijing … Read more
Asian stock dropped on Tuesday as investors worried about the impact of China’s Covid-19 restrictions on the world’s second-largest economy, as investment banks lowered their growth forecasts. A strong rally on Wall Street, where the Dow closed 2.0 percent higher, did not carry over to Asia, and Beijing’s announcement of a new round of stimulus … Read more
Taiwan, Taipei – Before the epidemic, Yongkang Street in Taipei was a popular tourist destination, with people eating spring onion pancakes, drinking bubble tea, and eating mango ice while shopping gift shops and posh boutiques. To keep up with demand for its dumplings, the famed Taiwanese restaurant brand Din Tai Fung established a second facility … Read more
DUBAI: A giant white diamond named “The Rock” enters the world of the auction in Dubai for the first time on Friday. The bidding price for the precious diamond is expected to go as high as up to $30 million. The 228.31-carat pear-shaped gem, which was mined and polished in South Africa more than 20 … Read more
HONG KONG – Asian markets mostly fell again Tuesday as investors try to assess the economic impact of the Ukraine war, while oil prices extended gains after rocketing to a near 14-year high. As Russia’s invasion of its neighbour continues, commodity prices have been sent to record or multi-year highs, forcing observers to re-evaluate their outlook … Read more
Taiwan’s government has denounced one of its Olympians after the speed skater was seen in an online video wearing the suit of the Chinese national team, with one lawmaker calling her attire the “uniform of the enemy”. The 33-year-old was the flagbearer for the ‘Chinese Taipei’ team at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games opening … Read more
TAIPEI: Every day, Aiden Lee joins the hundreds of thousands of people getting around Taipei on two wheels. But when most of his fellow riders head to a petrol pump to refuel, he takes his e-motorbike to one of Taiwan’s increasingly commonplace battery-swapping stations — tech its creators say could supercharge the shift from fossil … Read more
HONG KONG: Crude oil hit a more than seven-year high on Tuesday on optimism the global recovery will ramp up demand, but concerns about the end of long-running central bank support and rising Treasury yields saw most equity markets reverse early gains. After an almost uninterrupted rally from the early days of the pandemic, world … Read more
MUMBAI: Apple said on Wednesday it has put the Indian plant of its main supplier “on probation” after a mass food poisoning and protests over workers’ living conditions. Some 250 women working at Foxconn’s iPhone factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were treated for food poisoning this month, 159 of whom were hospitalised. … Read more
HONG KONG: The Asian and European markets rose on Thursday and the dollar held gains after the Federal Reserve laid out a more hawkish path by speeding up the taper of its pandemic financial support and indicated a number of interest rate hikes over the coming years. While the much-anticipated decision spells an end to the … 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
