Taiwan's state-owned oil company CPC Corporation announced this week that fuel prices will remain frozen for the fourth consecutive week. The decision was unsurprising. But unsurpr......
A crowdsourced map of budget eateries has become an unlikely symbol of South Korea's inflation woes — and a lifeline for young workers squeezed by rising food, fuel, and import cos......
Just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters he was "ready to resume bombing Iran," he reversed course and unilaterally declared an "indefinite ceasefire" — a patter......
"China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also - And the World. This situation will never happen again.They have agreed not t......
With less than 48 hours before a US-Iran ceasefire was set to expire, the Pentagon confirmed on April 19 that US forces had opened fire on an Iranian cargo vessel attempting to bre......
At the end of March, Reuters reported that the Japanese government was deliberating an extraordinary policy option: deploying part of its approximately $1.4 trillion in foreign ex......
This article uses the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War and the 2026 U.S.-Iran conflict as parallel cases to explain two distinct mechanisms behind oil price increases. The former involved a......
After 21 hours of marathon negotiations ended without agreement, U.S. Vice President JD Vance departed Pakistan, marking the collapse of the highest-level direct talks between Wash......
Less than two hours before his own ultimatum expired, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week pause on military strikes against Iran — adding yet another "TACO" moment to ......
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a wide-ranging assessment of the global economy in his 2025 annual letter to shareholders, warning that geopolitical conflicts, technological ......
President Donald Trump has long treated politics as a highly publicized performance characterized by blunt declarative sentences and consistently raised stakes. He recently extende......
On March 31, President Trump announced plans to end U.S. military operations against Iran within three weeks — with or without a deal. Analysts warn this is less a resolution than ......
The US and Israeli military campaign against Iran, launched on February 28, has evolved into a protracted conflict that threatens global economic stability and inadvertently advan......
Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, promising to tame inflation, revitalize the American economy, and avoid "stupid wars." However, he now faces the most severe politi......
A satirical acronym coined in the financial press has become a serious analytical framework for understanding U.S. foreign policy: "TACO," short for "Trump Always Chickens Out."
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Now entering its fourth week with no ceasefire in sight, the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran is far from over. Independent Chinese economist Andy Xie (謝國忠) is blunt ab......
Gold prices, which had continued their 2025 rally into early 2026 and surged nearly 30% within a single month, subsequently entered a corrective phase and plunged sharply following......
Four weeks into the Middle East conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains only partially accessible — and the consequences are extending far beyond oil markets. Analysts warn that dis......
For commuters and small businesses dependent on logistics in Taiwan, one immediate concern has been fuel costs.Taiwan's state-owned oil firm CPC Corp will raise petrol and diesel p......
Now entering its third week, the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran shows no signs of resolution. Debates continue to swirl in Washington over whether to force open the St......
Retired Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan says even a multinational escort effort would restore only a fraction of normal oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring how diffic......
After Israel struck Iran's South Pars gas field on March 18, Iran launched retaliatory attacks on energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf. Among the hardest hit was Qatar's R......
Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) has signaled a shift in the government's long-held position on nuclear power, telling lawmakers that energy mix ratios — including shares for re......
Israel struck Iran's South Pars natural gas field — the crown jewel of the country's energy sector — on March 18, marking a formal entry into an extreme phase of mutual energy infr......
The ongoing U.S.-Iran military conflict is narrowing Washington's leverage over Beijing while potentially strengthening Chinese President Xi Jinping's strategic confidence toward T......
Two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, the strategic picture is becoming clearer — and considerably less favorable to Washington than early declarations of......
As the Middle East conflict enters its third week, U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran continue to intensify. Global oil prices are swinging sharply, repeatedly testi......
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf entered its 16th day on Tuesday, President Donald Trump escalated pressure on global allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz, calling for an inter......
When the United States and Israel launched large-scale airstrikes against Iran in late February, Washington's political narrative was straightforward: The strikes were a necessary ......
The escalating military confrontation between the United States and Iran has sent a sharp warning to Taiwan. Disruptions to Persian Gulf oil exports, compounded by production cuts ......
The Strait of Hormuz is currently hotter than the Taiwan Strait. As Iran aggressively mines the vital waterway and chokes off oil tanker traffic, U.S. forces are massing in the P......
Nearly two weeks after the United States and Israel launched large-scale military operations against Iran, the Middle East remains engulfed in conflict, raising severe concerns for......
As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate — from the conflict in Gaza to the security crisis in the Red Sea — international commentary has focused largely on military dyn......
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Friday that Japan will independently tap into its national strategic petroleum reserves as early as Monday, citing escalating confl......
Escalating conflicts in the Middle East that briefly pushed Brent crude oil past $100 a barrel are significantly amplifying market volatility, prompting BNP Paribas Wealth Manageme......
The United States and Israel have launched "Operation Epic Fury," a surprise strike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in an air raid. Iran's Revolutionary Guard has r......
Oil prices surged by more than 10% during Asian trading hours on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, after a joint United States–Israeli military operation killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatoll......
The "God of Ramen" has spoken, and for 2025, Taiwan's top instant noodle honor belongs to A-Sha.Hans Lienesch, the American food critic behind the widely followed website The Ramen......
As Taiwan and the United States move closer to finalizing a new set of tariff arrangements, the hardest questions are no longer about the legal text. They are about time. How quick......
Facing escalating tariff threats and diplomatic insults from the White House, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting a high-stakes pivot toward Beijing, aiming to offset......
Modi's government's balancing act between "strategic autonomy" and "America First" represents a major geopolitical shift that reshapes global energy supply chains. But is this $500......
President Donald Trump continues to pressure Denmark over control of Greenland, indicating he will provide details of a potential bilateral agreement within approximately two weeks......
