Taiwan

Badminton Star Lee Chong Wei Has Cancer, In Taiwan For Treatment

Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 22, 2018

In a statement, Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president said Lee Chong Wei "has been diagnosed with early-stage nose cancer".

Creator of 3-D Printed Guns Flies To Taiwan Amid US Sex Assault Accusation

World News | Reuters | Thursday September 20, 2018

A Texas man at the center of a legal battle over his plan to make instructions available for 3-D printed plastic guns flew to Taiwan after learning police in Austin were investigating an accusation he had sex with an underage girl, police said on Wednesday.

China Says Taiwan Uses "Seduction, Internet Hook-Ups" To Recruit Spies

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 19, 2018

China has accused Taiwan's intelligence agencies of using honey traps to recruit university exchange students as spies, in an effort to "infiltrate" and "sabotage" activities on the mainland.

How A Taiwan Temple Descendant Grew His Online Start-Up By 1,600 Per Cent

World News | Debby Wu, Bloomberg | Monday September 17, 2018

Imagine Jeff Bezos dishing out advice on home appliances, schooling and relationships in chatty YouTube videos. His staff get rent subsidies and marriage bonuses. Once a year, he takes everyone on a two-week trip -- most recently, to Scandinavia.

China Tells Taiwan To Halt All Mainland Spying, Sabotage Activities

World News | Reuters | Sunday September 16, 2018

China on Sunday accused Taiwan's spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal intelligence with the aim of "infiltration" and "sabotage", and warned the island against further damaging already strained cross-strait ties.

Taiwan Courts Security Ties With India, Others As China Snatches Allies

World News | Reuters | Friday September 14, 2018

As Beijing intensifies its effort to further isolate Taiwan diplomatically, Taipei is actively but discreetly broadening security ties with regional powers beyond its long-standing relationship with the United States.

Apple Celebrates New iPhone Models as Asia Suppliers Suffer

Cindy Wang and Debby Wu, Bloomberg | Thursday September 13, 2018

Apple's focus on selling higher-priced devices as well as content and accessories is leading to a boost in revenue and profit even as the number of iPhones it ships remains little changed.

Super Typhoon Is Brewing In Pacific And Heading To Hong Kong

World News | Ditas Lopez and Cecilia Yap, Bloomberg | Wednesday September 12, 2018

A super typhoon is intensifying in the Pacific and is forecast to barrel through the Philippines and Taiwan this week before heading to Hong Kong and south China.

Taiwan Ex-Gangster Turns Chef, Serves Noodles To The Needy

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 8, 2018

For most of his life Yen Wei-shun was on the wrong side of the law, but the former Taiwan gangster says he is making up for lost time by churning out noodles for the needy. Yen, 40, is working alongside his mother to make free bowls of noodles for customers who cannot afford a meal.

Nokia X7 Launch Expected Soon, as HMD Global Teases a New Smartphone

Sumit Chakraborty | Friday September 7, 2018

HMD Global has released a teaser in Taiwan for an upcoming smartphone that comes with a 19:9 display.

Sony Xperia XZ3 to Get a 6GB RAM Variant in Taiwan

Ankit Chawla | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Sony Xperia XZ3, the company's first smartphone to run Android 9.0 Pie out-of-the-box, has been launched by the Japanese phone giant at its IFA 2018 event in Berlin.

China Lures Chip Talent From Taiwan With Fat Salaries, Perks

Reuters | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Attracting such talent from Taiwan has become a key part of an effort by China to put the industry into overdrive and reduce the country's dependence on overseas firms.

Funny Or Mean? Internet Divided Over Dog Watching Puppy Cake Being Cut

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Monday September 3, 2018

By now you've probably seen several videos of those dog-shaped desserts on Instagram. While some on the Internet love the idea of the sweet treats, many have posted their distaste towards them. Now a video on a similar delight has managed to collect mixed responses on Facebook.

Taiwan To Produce New Military Aircraft Amid China Tensions

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 31, 2018

Taiwan will manufacture 66 trainer planes by 2026, develop new engines and key components of state-of-the-art fighter aircraft, the defence ministry announced today.

"His Actions Were Brutal": Taiwan Carries Out First Execution In 2 Years

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 1, 2018

Taiwan executed a death-row inmate on Friday, the first execution carried out under President Tsai Ing-wen's government and despite ongoing calls from rights groups to abolish the death penalty.