Taiwan

Celebration of 10 October, "double ten", has been particularly significant this year: tensions with Beijing, that claims Taiwan as its territory, are at an all-time high and leader Xi Jinping, who spoke about "reunification", is likely to win a 3rd term

According to semiconductor trade association SEMI, Taiwan is expected to spend $30 billion on semiconductor manufacturing equipment this year, the highest figure of any country in the world

In Taichung, 45 teams took off in front of 50.000 spectators from a 3-storey high ramp to fly their homemade flying machines at the 'Flugtag' organised annually by energy drink Red Bull, for the 1st time in Taiwan

The National Symphony Orchestra hopes its 2022-2023 season opening concerts will bring back audiences lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the orchestra's music director Jun Markl

Taiwan's largest source of gold last year has been Japan, overtaking Switzerland among main suppliers

The recall of 450.000 cups of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, for a total of 60.000 kilograms, has been ordered due to the possible presence of a cancer-causing pesticide in the vanilla extracts used; the substance was first detected in the EU

Peak electricity consumption reached 40.301 million kilowatts, passing 40 giga Watt for the first time at the end of July and while high temperatures persist consumption is not expected to diminish; per capita power use is 3 times higher than Asia average

The government-funded hotel subsidy program has been used on a total of nearly 100.000 hotel rooms in just the first weekend Sunday 17th - Tuesday 20th; so far a total of 9.485 accommodation facilities have participated in the program

Daxi-Daxi Folk Festival, a very participapated pop encounter of traditional culture and young generations, returns in person today after a 2-years COVID hiatus

Taiwan's EVA Airways was judged the best airline in East Asia at the recent Airline Passenger Experience Association ceremony, receiving the 'Five Star Global Airlines' rating for the fourth consecutive year

Minister of Labour seemed hesitant about a minimum wage increase next year, after President Tsai Ing-wen called for it; traditionally, a committee is convened to decide on the wage rate in the third quarter with government officials and business leaders