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WEBCentral bank keeps rates unchanged. HOUSING WATCH: Governor Yang Chin-long said he had turned neutral in tackling inflation, but stiffer rules were needed to moderate real-estate lending The central bank yesterday kept its interest rates unchanged, but hiked the required reserve ratio (RRR) on time and demand deposits by 25 basis points, and tightened mortgage rules for retail and corporate ...
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WEBTaiwan in Time: Building shrines in changing times. July 17 to July 23 When Yeh Ken-chuang (葉根壯) came of age, the traditional skills of architecture and carpentry that had been in his family for four generations were disappearing. After helping his uncle Yeh Teh-ling (葉得令) construct ships, residences and temples for more than a ...
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WEB2024-09-16. A new tropical storm formed late yesterday near Guam and is to approach closest to Taiwan on Thursday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.Tropical Storm Pulasan became the 14th named storm of the year at 9:25pm yesterday, the agency said.As of 8am today, it was near Guam traveling northwe.
US closes in on US$567m defense deal for Taiwan: report
WEB1 day ago · The US is to soon approve a US$567 million security aid package to Taiwan, the largest such package ever, Defense News reported yesterday. Citing multiple US congressional aides, the Web site of the magazine said that the US is to expedite the delivery of arms to Taiwan by drawing them from its stockpile, the fastest method that Washington has ...
EDITORIAL: Semiconductors are not deterrence - Taipei Times
WEB1 day ago · As Wu suggested, Taiwan should not rely on the strength of its semiconductor industry alone to protect against a Chinese attack. Taiwan’s post-war economic boom was fueled by the manufacturing of textiles and electronic appliances, and although there was a shift to capital-intensive and knowledge-based industries in the 1980s, Taiwan’s dominance in chips did not occur until roughly two ...
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WEB2024-09-13. Taiwan is to receive the first batch of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 jets from the US late this month, a defense official said yesterday, after a year-long delay due to a logjam in US arms deliveries. Completing the NT$247.2 billion (US$7.69 billion) arms deal for 66 jets would make Taiwan the third nation in the world to receive ...
US introduces bill to support Taiwan and counter China
WEB2 days ago · US Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill to set up the US for success in its competition against China, with provisions that included support for Taiwan. “The STRATEGIC Act comes at an important time as the Chinese Communist Party [CCP] continues its efforts to undermine security and stability in the Indo-Pacific,” US Senator ...
US Senate approves bill mandating aid to Taiwan - Taipei Times
WEBApr 25, 2024 · By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA and AP. The US Senate on Tuesday approved US$95 billion in aid to Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel, with the package of bills containing the funding expected to be signed into law after press time last night. The Senate passed the bills in a 79-18 vote after the US House …
Taiwan’s history and status: Taiwan has never been a part of China
WEBNov 28, 2023 · To correct some popular misunderstandings and to more effectively counter the PRC’s disinformation on Taiwan’s history and status, this article argues that: (1) Historically speaking, Taiwan has never been a part of “China”; and (2) legally speaking, both the Republic of China (ROC; 1912–1949) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC; 1949–present) have never acquired territorial ...
Poll says 72.5% of Taiwanese willing to fight against forced ...
WEBDec 30, 2021 · Most Taiwanese, or 72.5 percent, are willing to fight for the nation in the event that China uses force to achieve unification, a poll released yesterday by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy found. However, asked whether they would fight against China if it attacked after Taiwan declared independence, the percentage of respondents who said ...