Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Taiwan has threatened to take action after China banned the import of fish

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Taiwan threatens to take China to the World Trade Organization. China has suspended imports of grouper fish from Taiwan. It is the latest agricultural spat between the two over pests and Taiwan’s pineapples. Taipei and Beijing’s relations are at their lowest in decades. Taiwan’s administration took steps to take Beijing to the World Trade Organization … Read more

Taiwanese consumer confidence fell in May

According to the latest Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development poll, Taiwan’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell 7.07 points year on year to 67.81 points in May, a two-year low. According to the survey report released this week, the index declined 3.96 points from April, while all six sub-indices plummeted. The CCI is made up … Read more

E-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia

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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