The dome has passed a fire safety review, and last month passed a National Fire Agency smoke exhaust review, said Taipei Department of Sports Commissioner Li Tzai-li (李再立). After Farglory Group ... ( read original story ...)
Senate to add $10 billion in Taiwan aid, scale back arms sale reform
A Senate bill more than doubles the initial amount of aid proposed for Taiwan, but scales back language intended to address an arms sale backlog. ( read original story ...)
Emirates resumes daily operations to Taipei starting November
Emirates began its route to Taipei in 2014, operated by a Boeing 777 aircraft Emirates resumes daily operations to Taipei starting November Arabian Business News ... ( read original story ...)
Xi’s Fiery Taiwan Rhetoric Raises Risk of War in His Third Term
President Xi Jinping proclaimed on Sunday that Taiwan’s status should be “settled by Chinese people.” Yet he faces a tricky balancing act managing public opinion among China’s 1.4 billion people on an ... ( read original story ...)
Military conflict over Taiwan is virtually inevitable, strategist says
David Roche, president at Independent Strategy, speaks to CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe." ... ( read original story ...)
Emirates to resume daily operations to Taipei
The return of Emirates’ operations to Taipei from the current four weekly to daily flights demonstrates the airline’s commitment to aid the market’s travel and tourism recovery ... ( read original story ...)
Xi sounds a warning on Taiwan as he bids to consolidate power
President restates policy of pursuing reunification by peaceful means, but says China would not rule out force ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai’s Emirates to resume daily operations to Taipei
Dubai carrier Emirates will resume daily operations on its Taipei-Dubai route from November 6. Operated by a Boeing 777 aircraft, Emirates’ flight EK366 from Dubai will depart at 2.50am and will ... ( read original story ...)
China probably isn’t eager to start something to reunify with Taiwan by force: Ex-Singapore diplomat
Bilahari Kausikan, former permanent secretary of Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says "because if you start that, you must win. I don't think any Chinese leader can survive a bungled attempt ... ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping Calls for China to create ‘world-class military’ as he targets Taiwan
Chinese leader Xi Jinping pushed for a world-class military during his speech at the Chinese Communist Party congress. He is poised to receive an unprecedented third term. ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping Suggests China Could Invade Taiwan—Prompting Applause
Speaking at the Communist Party's National Congress, Xi said Beijing would "never promise to renounce the use of force" against Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping warns off US as he piles political and military pressure on Taiwan
China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong condemns foreign ‘interference’ in his legacy project of unification ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei candidates argue over pandemic response
The three main candidates in the race for Taipei mayor yesterday wrangled over the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and quarantine hotels. Independent candidate Vivian Huang (黃珊) ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei slams Xi’s speech on Taiwan
The statement came shortly after Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) said in a speech at the opening of the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress in Beijing that it is up to Chinese to ... ( read original story ...)
President Xi pledges to build a ‘modern socialist’ China, talks ‘reunification’ with Taiwan
President Xi Jinping pledged to build a "modern socialist" China by 2049 and discussed "reunification" with Taiwan as well as the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in a speech Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin ATM fraud suspect arrested
A man has been arrested in Taipei on suspicion of fraud and money laundering using bitcoin ATMs, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said. CIB Telecommunications Investigation Corp Deputy Captain ... ( read original story ...)