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Taiwanese robot may take your job

National
2009-11-18

TAIWAN researchers have invented a robot that can act as a receptionist, tour guide, security guard and doctor's aide, the latest offering from the island seeking to make its name in the global robotics market. ...

Taiwan inks financial MOU with mainland

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-17

TAIWAN said it signed a long-anticipated memorandum of understanding with China's mainland yesterday allowing banks, securities and insurance firms to conduct business in each other's market for the first time. ...

Taiwan to build undersea seismic station

National
2009-11-16

TAIWAN meteorological authorities are planning to build an undersea seismic station, in order to improve the island's early warning system for earthquakes and tsunamis. The seismic station would be located at...

Merger gives more room for growth

Business | Information industry
2009-11-16

A leading Taiwanese flat-panel monitor maker announced on Saturday its merger with Taiwan's second-largest flat screen producer in a purchase that could raise the island's ranking in the global market. Innolux...

Rally against US beef

National
2009-11-15

THOUSANDS of Taiwanese have taken to the streets to protest a government decision to lift a six-year ban on imports of some kinds of US beef. Participants in the opposition-led protest yesterday demanded the government...

President Hu makes proposal to boost world economy

Business
2009-11-13

CHINESE President Hu Jintao put forward a four-point proposal to boost economic growth and revive the world economy during a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Singapore today. In...

Taiwan bans hot funds flow into banks

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-12

TAIWAN has banned foreign investors from placing money in certain bank accounts to slow an influx of international hot money created by massive government stimulus measures around the world. Tuesday's measures...

'Golden Locks' adapted into opera

National
2009-11-8

TAIWAN Peking opera "A Tale of Golden Locks" will be staged at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing on November 21. The opera is based on a novel by author Eileen Chang and was created...

400 traditional puppets lost to fire

National
2009-11-5

A REGION of Taiwan that prides itself on puppetry, an art that originated centuries ago in China's mainland, lost 400 to 500 of its best pieces to a fire, leaving just one major stash, county officials said yesterday. ...

Geithner: Recovery could be 'a little choppy'

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-1

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the economic recovery "could be a little choppy" and it's going to take a while. Geithner told NBC's "Meet the Press" that bringing back jobs and the confidence of...