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Covid 19 coronavirus: How Taiwan largely escaped the pandemic 29 Dec, 2020 08:28 PM 6 minutes to read Taiwan has battled the Covid-19 pandemic with spectacular efficiency. The country of nearly 24 million on an island a fraction of the size of New Zealand has been praised as a leader in controlling the coronavirus. Taiwan's virus figures have been minimal, too. Throughout the pandemic the country has only recorded 793 total cases with a total of seven deaths, with the latest case of community-transmission breaking its streak of 254 days, a global record. In comparison, New Zealand has a total...

2020/12/24 18:27 (Snappy Goat photo) (Snappy Goat photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Bloomberg tech columnist described his life in Taiwan over the past 10 months in an article titled "My Ridiculously Good Life in Taiwan Amid the Global Pandemic," which was published on Thursday (Dec. 24). When New York, London, Melbourne, and other major cities around the world were locking down to thwart the spread of the coronavirus, businesses across Taiwan remained open, wrote Tim Culpan. In the past few months in Taipei, the writer has attended concer...

Tesla has given the automotive industry a proper shake up in recent years. Introducing a range of desirable electric vehicles was always going to be difficult. But with Musk behind the wheel, Tesla has proven to be a huge success. The maker of premium EVs offers a range to rival the likes of Lexus, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Musk has built a successful luxury car company with a strong image and desirable products. Now, as the future of the automobile appears electric, traditional car manufacturers are offering products to take Musk on. But the biggest threat to Tesla isn’t coming from Stuttgart...

Apple puts contract partner Wistron on probation after violence at India plant Apple has placed its contract manufacturing partner Wistron on probation and won’t give the Taiwanese firm any new business until it takes “complete corrective actions” following lapses at its southern India plant earlier this month. The iPhone maker said on Saturday that its employees and independent auditors hired by the company to investigate the issues at Wistron’s Narasapura facility found that Apple’s “Supplier Code of Conduct” was violated at the facility and Wistron failed to implement proper ...

Thursday, 17 Dec 2020 The escalating technological, geopolitical and economic rivalry between the superpowers gives greater urgency to a plan for diversification. But this requires that Biden (pic) focus on making supply chains more efficient, rather than merely bringing masses of manufacturing jobs back to American shores. WHILE much of Joe Biden’s first term in office will involve digging out from the Covid-19 pandemic and recession, the incoming president has also vowed to change the way the US manages its supply chains. This is framed as a way to make America more re...