59th annual Golden Bell Awards held in Taipei

The 59th annual Golden Bell Awards Ceremony was held in Taipei at the Taipei Music Center on Saturday (Oct. 19), hosted by Jack Yao (姚淳耀). Stars began arriving on the red carpet outside the venue at 5 ...

Taiwan’s youth volunteer corps scheme in limbo over wartime combat fears

Authorities in Taiwan are under pressure to scrap a two-decade-old provision that allows high school students to be enlisted into wartime non-combat service. Under the island’s All-Out Defence Mobilisation Readiness Act of 2001, minors can be mobilised for the non-combat youth service corps during conflicts and natural disasters.

US eyes further curbs on Huawei

Washington has also imposed additional sanctions on a host of Chinese companies, including Huawei and Shanghai-based partner Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (中芯), that bar purchases of ...