The new guidelines "encourage US government engagement with Taiwan that reflects our deepening unofficial relationship," State Department spokesman Ned Price said. "Taiwan is a vibrant democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan faces worst water shortage in 56 years Taiwan faces worst water shortage in 56 years
This is the worst drought Taiwan is facing in half a century and the reservoirs ... Meanwhile, beauty salons and restaurants have said they simply can't get enough water to meet their business needs ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Man Reunites With iPhone He Dropped in Lake a Year Ago. The Smartphone Still Works
Facing one of the worst droughts in 56 years, people in Taiwan are struggling with water rationing but for one man it has been a blessing in disguise. For this man discovered his lost iPhone 11 pro in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan drought: Man retrieves iPhone dropped in lake year ago
Taiwan’s worst drought in over half a century ... Though its case was caked in mud, miraculously, the smartphone still worked. Despite spending one year at the bottom of a lake, its waterproof ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Aircraft Skirt Taiwan in Second Show of Force This Week
The Chinese air force sent a fleet of aircraft close to Taiwan for the second time this week in the latest sign of military intimidation against the separately ruled island. ( read original story ...)
US unveils new rules for government contacts with Taiwan
The State Department on Friday unveiled new rules for U.S. government contacts with Taiwan that are likely anger China but appear to reimpose some restrictions that had ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-U.S. issues guidelines to deepen relations with Taiwan
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it had issued new guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from Taiwan, a move that ... ( read original story ...)
Defying Beijing, US loosens restrictions on Taiwan contacts
The United States will still consider only Beijing as China's legitimate government, consistent with its switch of recognition in 1979, but will do away with some of the convoluted rules that ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. issues guidelines to deepen relations with Taiwan
Taiwan's representative office in Washington welcomed a move "substantively reflecting deepening ties between Taiwan and the United States." It noted that it came at a time of increasing cooperation ... ( read original story ...)
Golden Friends sales rise 38.7% amid a recovery
Elevator supplier Golden Friends Corp (崇友實業) yesterday posted NT$330.48 million (US$11.62 million) in revenue for last month, a 38.7 percent rise from a month earlier, amid continued recovery in the ... ( read original story ...)
US to ease restrictions on meeting officials from Taiwan
Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu (left) met with Palau president Surangel Whipps Jr and the US ambassador to Palau, John Hennessey-Niland, last month © RITCHIE B TONGO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Share on ... ( read original story ...)
White House says China’s moves around Taiwan ‘potentially destabilizing’
The White House on Friday said it was keeping a close watch on increased Chinese military activities in the Taiwan Strait, and called Beijing's recent actions potentially destabilizing. ( read original story ...)
China’s Propaganda Against Foreign Media Increases
TAIPEI - China's propaganda machine has ramped up in the ... Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 82 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and ... ( read original story ...)
Exports surge amid shortages
Exports last month soared 27.1 percent year-on-year to a record US$35.89 billion, as inventory demand for all product categories gained unprecedented traction amid component shortages and shipping ... ( read original story ...)
Why cities emptied by COVID-19 are perfect for modern flaneurs
That’s partly because reading his volumes Les Fleurs du Mal or Le Spleen de Paris requires a degree of application, but also because the idea of an individual moving through the city streets and ... s ... ( read original story ...)
China Issues New Threats to Taiwan: ‘The Island’s Military Won’t Stand a Chance’
The threat comes amid a series of provocative actions and warnings in recent days by the Chinese military – the People's Liberation Army or PLA – including a series of air and naval incursions into ... ( read original story ...)