Taiwan’s flagship carrier China Airlines (CAL) has seen its cold chain logistics business double in size from last year thanks to growing global demand for cargo services, particularly with vaccine transshipments amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The number o…
Taipei, Aug. 20 (CNA) Shares of contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) got a boost in the early Friday morning session from a report that Intel Corp. was setting up a partnership with the Taiwanese firm to outsource its produc…
Taipei-Taiwan shares closed down 450.87 points, or 2.68 percent, at 16,375.4 on Thursday on turnover of NT$431.28 billion (US$15.43 billion).Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has kicked off the Prosper Africa Build Together initiative by requesting $80 million from Congress to build trade and investment between the U.S. and Africa.Dana Banks, U.S. senior director for Africa at …
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new push to expand business ties between U.S. companies and Africa, with a focus on clean energy, health, agribusiness and transportation infrastructure on the continent. U.S. industry executives welcomed…
A report by a non-profit group says Africa needs to increase internet access to boost its economies, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The advocacy group found that while Africa’s locally routed online traffic has increased, only one in…
While people in South Sudan have enjoyed independence for the past 10 years, one longstanding problem – food insecurity – still hangs over the world’s newest nation despite vast areas of arable land.A World Food Program report published in June said 60…
