powerful taiwan gas explosions kill 20 injure 270

Powerful Taiwan gas explosions kill 20, injure 270

Gas leaks triggered a series of powerful explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, killing at least 20 people and injuring up to 270, officials said on Friday (August 1), warning that the toll is expected to rise.
taiwan excellence launches 5th year campaign in vietnam

Taiwan Excellence launches 5th year campaign in Vietnam

The fifth edition of Taiwan Excellence, a trade promotion campaign by the Taiwanese government to market Taiwanese firms’ products in emerging markets, was officially announced at a launch ceremony yesterday in Hanoi.
taiwan plane crash toll hits 48 officials defend flight clearance

Taiwan plane crash toll hits 48, officials defend flight clearance

Taiwanese officials Thursday (July 24) defended flight clearance given to a plane which crashed while trying to land during stormy weather, killing 48 people, as sobbing relatives gathered to identify their loved ones.
government offers cost saving solutions to formosa steel project

Government offers cost-saving solutions to Formosa steel project

The Vietnamese government has offered a slew of solutions to support Taiwanese Formosa Group’s $10 billion steel and port complex to keep its schedule.
taiwan to expand investment in vn

Taiwan to expand investment in VN

Taiwanese businesses will expand investment activities and continue with projects in Viet Nam, said Chairwoman of the Council of the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce to Viet Nam Liu Mei Teh.
asus launches new five mode hybrid laptop

Asus launches new "five-mode" hybrid laptop

Leading Taiwanese tech firm Asus unveiled a hybrid device which combines a laptop, tablet and mobile phone on Monday in what it hailed as a "world first".
foreign businesses in hcm city reopen after riots

Foreign businesses in HCM City reopen after riots

All foreign businesses in HCM City’s export processing and industrial zones, including Taiwanese resumed production on May 19, following recent anti-Chinese protests.
apple plans august launch for iphone 6

Apple plans August launch for iPhone 6

Apple plans to release its new iPhone in August, a month earlier than expected, after sales were hit by new big-screen models from its rivals, a major Taiwanese newspaper reported on Friday, citing supply chain sources.
girl abducted in vietnam for 23700 ransom is taiwanese police

Girl abducted in Vietnam for $23,700 ransom is Taiwanese: police

The 14-year-old girl who was set free by police in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from a kidnapping ring on Wednesday is a Taiwanese person who has a Vietnamese mother and a late Taiwanese father, Vietnamese police said Thursday.
vietnam indicts 3 taiwanese for sending 229kg of heroin to taiwan

Vietnam indicts 3 Taiwanese for sending 229kg of heroin to Taiwan

Vietnamese police have taken legal proceedings against three Taiwanese for their involvement in a case in which 600 bricks of heroin weighing 229 kg, worth nearly US$400 million, were sent by air without detection from Ho Chi Minh City to Taiwan in November last year.
gold long john microsoft reach settlement in vietnams first copyright case

Gold Long John, Microsoft reach settlement in Vietnam’s first copyright case

Taiwanese-invested Gold Long John International Co. has issued a public apology to Microsoft Vietnam and Lac Viet in Vietnam’s first software piracy case.
blackberry unveils first smartphones made by foxconn

Blackberry unveils first smartphones made by Foxconn

Struggling Canadian handset maker Blackberry unveiled on Tuesday its first smartphones built by new Taiwanese partner Foxconn as it fights to recover from huge losses.
apple fined in taiwan for fair trade violation

Apple fined in Taiwan for fair trade violation

Taiwanese authorities on Wednesday slapped a fine of Tw$20 million (US$667,000) on US tech giant Apple for violating a fair trade law over local iPhone pricing.
taiwan excellence campaign promotes taiwanese brand recognition in vietnam

Taiwan Excellence campaign promotes Taiwanese brand recognition in Vietnam

Taiwan Excellence - an integrated marketing communications programme has successfully boosted the profile of 63 award-winning Taiwanese brands in Vietnam via a wide range of activities. The campaign is promoted by Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade (MOEA) and implemented by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
vietnam probes 229 kg heroin case busted by taiwan

Vietnam probes 229 kg heroin case busted by Taiwan

Vietnamese customs and police are investigating a case in which Taiwanese authorities discovered 600 bricks of heroin hidden inside an air shipment sent from Vietnam.