Month: October 2020

The National Academy of Marine Research yesterday announced a deal to open an ocean research branch in Taipei, as well as plans to construct three research vessels. The branch at National Taiwan Ocean ... ( read original story ...)

Back-to-back tropical storms left at least 28 people dead in Vietnam over the past week, raising fears climate change has brought the Southeast Asian country a spike in severe weather.   Vietnam lies ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has blocked Taiwan from flying to the Pratas Islands in the South China Sea after placing the flight path in a danger zone "until further notice", according to new information released by ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan should prepare to deter a Chinese invasion, White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien said Friday. "I think Taiwan needs to start looking at some asymmetric and anti-access area ... ( read original story ...)

National Security Adviser Richard O'Brien said on Friday that Taiwan should "really fortify itself in a manner that would deter the Chinese from any sort of amphibious invasion." ... ( read original story ...)

A top White House official on Friday urged Taiwan to build up its military capabilities to protect against a possible invasion by China, saying Beijing would have that ability in 10 to 15 years. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's fishery regulator this week rebuked last month's U.S. inclusion of Taiwan-caught fish for the first time in its list of goods produced by forced labor, saying the move inflicts "unfair" harm ... ( read original story ...)

China told Indian media not to call Taiwan a country ahead of its national day. It became the perfect opportunity for Taiwan and India to celebrate their friendship. ( read original story ...)

While China probably is not ready to invade Taiwan for now, the island needs to "fortify itself" against a future attack or any bid to isolate it through nonmilitary means, such as an embargo, the ... ( read original story ...)