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Seven of the top 10 causes of death in Taipei last year were chronic diseases, with cancer leading the list for the 49th consecutive year, the Taipei Department of Health said on Monday. A total of 17 ... ( read original story ...)

Benchmarks fell in Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Shanghai, but rose in Hong Kong. US futures were higher and the yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to 1.33 percent. On Thursday it fell to 1 ... ( read original story ...)

The Chinese military has already begun gray zone operations. An all-out attack on Taiwan looms if Beijing continues to escalate. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's foreign ministry says Haitian police have arrested 11 armed suspects who tried to break into the its embassy in Port-au-Prince. It gave no details of the suspects' identities or a reason for ... ( read original story ...)

In this week’s roundup, the Transportation Security Administration is encouraging travelers to join its PreCheck program as screening lines grow longer; the U.K. opens the door a bit to international ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s foreign ministry says Haitian police have arrested 11 armed suspects who tried to break into the its embassy in Port-au-Prince. “As for whether the suspects were involved in the assassination ... ( read original story ...)

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has called the Biden administration "weak" on China after the White House's official Twitter account deleted a tweet about vaccination donations to Taiwan. The tweet was sent ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan on Thursday reported 18 new domestic cases and three imported cases of COVID-19 as well as three deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC). The daily case ... ( read original story ...)

A break-in at the Taiwanese embassy in Haiti has drawn the Asian island into the turmoil of the Haitian president’s assassination. ( read original story ...)

Olympics Float for Parade of Roses, Olympic Village Caterer, Torch Relay Invite from Taipei (ATR) A non-Olympic sponsor gets the chance to underwrite a ... ( read original story ...)

The United States has been carrying out a delicate balancing act over Taiwan, and recent comments by a senior White House official opposing a declaration of independence indicate the limits of its ... ( read original story ...)

The White House has apologised for making an “honest mistake” in including the Taiwan flag in a tweet about vaccine allocation.“This was an honest mistake,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki ... ( read original story ...)

Fans are banned from the Tokyo Olympics following a state of emergency aimed at containing rising coronavirus infections in the capital. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the state of ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has asked its office in Washington to remind the United States not to cause "unnecessary speculation or misunderstanding" after the White House deleted a social media post on COVID-19 vaccine ... ( read original story ...)

One month after entering Japan, its first international market, Coupang has launched in Taiwan. The South Korean e-commerce giant began offering its service in Taipei City’s Zhongshan neighborhood, ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan on Thursday received 1.13 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan in the second such donation this year. Once desperately lacking jabs, Taiwan has benefited from vaccine diplomacy, ... ( read original story ...)