For Samson Ellis's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Taiwan’s broadcast regulator has ordered the closure of one of the island’s most ardently pro-China cable news networks following a monthslong battle over journalistic standards and freedom of the press. The National Communications Commission will not renew the broadcast license of Chung T’ien News, its ...
Taiwan holds the world’s best virus record by far and reached the new landmark on Thursday, even as the pathogen explodes anew in Europe and the U.S.
Fears are growing among analysts, officials and investors that an invasion could actually happen, potentially triggering a war with the U.S.
While the number of incursions this year is still on pace with previous years, the recent outburst is unusual and could augur a dramatic escalation if sustained.
In a democracy, two resounding election defeats in a matter of months might prompt some soul-searching in the losing camp. In China, however, a snub at the polls in territories it claims is more a minor setback rather than a sign of a flawed strategy. ...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. founder and Chairman Morris Chang will retire next June, handing the helm of the world's largest producer of made-to-order microchips to the company's two co-chief executives. Breaking with tradition, Chang used his retirement announcement to issue a 2017 revenue forecast that ...
