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Chinese spy case in Taiwan raises issue of reviving military trials

Scholars and lawmakers in Taiwan suggested on Tuesday that the government consider reinstating military trials during peacetime or amending laws to better deter military espionage after an Army colonel was indicted Tuesday for working for China.   At present, Taiwan’s Military Trial Act only applies to active military personnel who

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Hon Hai unit signs MOU with Canadian group on quantum research

Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said on Wednesday that its research arm — the Hon Hai Research Institute — has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Canadian group to develop quantum technologies. In a statement, iPhone assembler Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn globally, said Hon Hai Research

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Taiwan shares close up 0.46%

Taiwan shares closed up 66.34 points, or 0.46 percent, at 14,608.54 Wednesday on turnover of NT$187.43 billion (US$6.01 billion).   Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

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Taiwanese fans show love for Messi as Argentina’s World Cup kicks off

Taipei-Taiwanese football fans spilled onto the street in one of Taipei’s trendy commercial districts Tuesday, showing support for one of the greatest football players of all time, Lionel Messi, as Argentina prepares to take on Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 2022 FIFA World Cup marks

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University, firm partner to make footwear textiles from industrial waste

Kaohsiung-National University of Kaohsiung (NUK) said Monday that it has been working with a company in the semiconductor industry to produce a type of textile from waste in that sector, which is now being used to make shoes. The material that has been successfully produced is suitable for making shoe

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No contact yet with incoming U.S. House speaker on Taiwan trip: FM

Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Monday said that no official contact had yet been made with the U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy regarding a trip to Taiwan. McCarthy — the likely next speaker of the House following gains for the Republican Party in recent midterm elections — had

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