TAIPEI (Reuters) - Hundreds of people rallied ... part of a global campaign to support the pro-democracy movement in the financial hub. The 12 were arrested on Aug. 23 for alleged illegal entry ... ( read original story ...)
Why gender-neutral school uniform collection by Taiwanese designer is so important – for boys, girls, and everyone in between
Taiwanese menswear designer Angus Chiang has released an entirely gender-neutral school uniform collection, called Project Uni-Form, including everything from a ‘shirtskirt’ to a drawstring school ... ( read original story ...)
RWE Expands Renewables Business to Taiwan
RWE is taking part in Taiwan’s largest annual energy trade fair and conference. This underlines RWE’s ambitions to expand its renewables business to Taiwan and the wider Asia-Pacific region. During ... ( read original story ...)
Female team leader on drug prevention and major projects
Team Leader Vu Thi Thu Ha (second from left) shares memories of her work at the Art Exchange Programme “The Love Roses” and a typical advanced honouring ceremony in national drug prevention and fight, ... ( read original story ...)
Gender-neutral school uniform collection, including a ‘shirtskirt’, launches in Taiwan
Taiwan has a reputation in East Asia as a leader on LGBT rights. Last year, it became the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, and its LGBT Pride parade – held every year in the capital ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Military Aircraft Fly Repeatedly Near Taiwan Outpost in South China Sea
Chinese Military Aircraft Fly Repeatedly Near Taiwan Outpost in South China Sea. By Drake Long 2020-10-15 -- China's air force has conducted an unprecedented number of flights int ... ( read original story ...)
As oil dives, Kurds return to sidelined farms
Iraq’s Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to return to long abandoned farms ... ( read original story ...)
Tiny Taiwan caught in the middle as U.S. and China battle for supremacy
"We don’t want to be manipulated or caught in a great power competition," said Evan Tsao, 31, a master’s degree student from Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Caught between superpowers: Taiwan stuck between U.S. and China’s battle for supremacy
"We don’t want to be manipulated or caught in a great power competition," said Evan Tsao, 31, a master’s degree student from Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s handmade item C2C startup Creema files for IPO
Tokyo-based Creema, the Japanese startup behind C2C (consumer-to-consumer) marketplace for handmade items under the same name, that IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has been ... ( read original story ...)
China issues retaliation threat over $1.4B sales of U.S. arms to Taiwan
A spokesman of the Chinese defense ministry suggested that China will retaliate if $1.4 billion U.S. arms sales to Taiwan go through. ( read original story ...)
China invade Taiwan? You must be joking
While Washington keeps repeating the same historic mistakes in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, Beijing has surely learned from the Americans. ( read original story ...)
China issues retaliation threat over $1.4B U.S. arms deal with Taiwan
A spokesman of the Chinese defense ministry suggested that China will retaliate if a $1.4 billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan goes though. ( read original story ...)
New weapons the US is selling Taiwan can reach mainland China, but they’re ‘just a deterrent’
The package includes the first meaningful offensive systems sold to Taiwan since US switched its diplomatic recognition to Beijing in 1979. ( read original story ...)
Beloved Taipei Tea Shop to Open First U.S. Location
One popular international outfit, Taipei -born tea shop machi machi, is opening its first United States location on October 29 in New York City. The cozy shop is famous for its fresh teas, cream ... ( read original story ...)
US missiles give Taiwan ability to strike Chinese mainland
The United States has offered to supply Taiwan with weapons that can strike targets on the Chinese mainland as it helps the island increase its ability to counter any attack from Beijing. Military ... ( read original story ...)