Taipei, The buildup and deployment of advanced electronic warfare units by the People’s Liberation Army along China’s southeastern coast could
Month: August 2020
Taiwan considering measures to support Czech, Taiwan startups
Taipei, A Taiwanese government official on Monday raised the idea of jointly raising funds with the Czech Republic to support
Passengers allowed to carry pet birds on buses, MRT from Tuesday
Taipei, Passengers will be allowed to travel with their pet birds aboard Taipei city buses and Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)
Military allocates budget to buy tactical UAVs, boost radar capability
Taipei, Taiwan’s military has allocated budgets to buy Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (TUAVs), underwater vehicles, and to improve its radar
Prague Philharmonia to perform in Taiwan in 2021: culture minister
Taipei, The Prague Philharmonia will perform in Taiwan next year, Culture Minister Lee Yung-te (李永得) announced Monday after meeting with
KMT pushes local governments to set, uphold anti-ractopamine rules
Taipei, The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) is urging local governments to act in unison against the government’s decision to lift a
Declassified cables reveal U.S. assurances on Taiwan’s defense
Taipei, Washington’s release of two declassified cables from nearly 40 years ago on its security assurances to Taiwan reflect the
Taipei Zoo to send two pangolins to Prague Zoo
Taipei, The Taipei Zoo will send two pangolins as gifts to the Prague Zoo as part of an animal exchange
Novavax and Canada Reach Agreement in Principle to Acquire Novavax’ COVID-19 Vaccine
• Canadian government to purchase up to 76 million doses of NVX-CoV2373 GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a late stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced it has reached an agreement in principle with the Government of Canada to supply up to 76 million […]
AIR Worldwide Estimates Insured Losses for Hurricane Laura Will be Between USD 4 Billion and USD 8 Billion
Boston, Aug. 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that industry insured losses to onshore property resulting from Hurricane Laura’s winds and storm surge will range from USD 4 billion to USD 8 billion. AIR Worldwide is a Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK) business. “Although comparisons between Laura and Hurricane Rita (2005) have […]