Former SEF Chairman Chiang Pin-kung dies aged 85

Dec 10, 2018 admin Sports Comments Off on Former SEF Chairman Chiang Pin-kung dies aged 85

Taipei, Chiang Pin-kung (???), a former chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) died Monday at the age of 85 due to multiple organ failure, according to a statement from the Mackay Memorial...

Why One Philippine Island Can’t Get Enough of Martial Law

Dec 10, 2018 admin Sports Comments Off on Why One Philippine Island Can’t Get Enough of Martial Law

TAIPEI Martial law seldom excites people who live under it. Ukrainians were nervous when an order took effect last month, against a growing threat from Russia, to let the military mobilize...

Taiwan remains in 5th place in Asian corporate governance rankings

Dec 10, 2018 admin Human Rights Comments Off on Taiwan remains in 5th place in Asian corporate governance rankings

Taipei, Taiwan has taken fifth place in the 2018 Asian corporate governance (CG) watch rankings conducted by the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA).The ranking was unchanged from the...

Taipei premium office rents 45th-highest worldwide

Dec 10, 2018 admin Politics Comments Off on Taipei premium office rents 45th-highest worldwide

Taipei, Taipei is in 45th position in rent rankings of premium office space worldwide, according to U.S.-based real estate agency Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).In JLL's latest Premium Office Rent Tracker,...

Taiwan ‘very poor’ on climate change, but EPA says it’s ‘committed’

Dec 10, 2018 admin Business & Finance Comments Off on Taiwan ‘very poor’ on climate change, but EPA says it’s ‘committed’

Taipei, Taiwan is committed to playing its part in the global efforts to tackle climate change and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, an official with the Environmental Protection Administration...

SEF mourns the death of its former chairman Chiang Pin-kung

Dec 10, 2018 admin Information Technology, Science & Technology Comments Off on SEF mourns the death of its former chairman Chiang Pin-kung

Taipei, Taiwan's quasi governmental organization handling affairs with mainland China, the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), expressed deep condolences for the death of its former chairman Chiang...

Taiwan’s interest rates to remain intact in 2019: Standard Chartered

Dec 10, 2018 admin General Comments Off on Taiwan’s interest rates to remain intact in 2019: Standard Chartered

Taipei, Taiwan's central bank is expected to leave its key interest rates unchanged for 2019 because the global economy is expected to face some downside risks amid trade tensions between the United...

Taiwan to upgrade Navy ships’ self-defense system against air threats

Dec 09, 2018 admin Entertainment Comments Off on Taiwan to upgrade Navy ships’ self-defense system against air threats

Taipei, Dec. 9 (CNA) Taiwan plans to spend nearly NT$2 billion to upgrade the electronic warfare system on its four Kidd-class destroyers in response to China's missile threats and to enhance...