China's government denounced a statement from the Biden administration calling for Taiwan to be included at an upcoming World Health Organization (WHO) meeting on Monday.A spokeswoman for China's ... ( read original story ...)
2 face trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic
More than a year after two amateur computer coders were taken by police from their Beijing homes, they are set to be tried Tuesday in a case that illustrates the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to quarantine pilots of its largest airline amid COVID-19 outbreak
Taiwan will quarantine all pilots for its largest carrier China Airlines Ltd for 14 days as it tries to stop an outbreak of COVID-19, the health minister said on Monday, impacting a lifeline for the ... ( read original story ...)
Satellite survey shows New Taipei City and Taipei have least urban greenery
and 15 percent in New Taipei City (2,067 hectares), the institute said. The survey is part of a research project commissioned by the Council of Agriculture to assess urban forests, institute deputy ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee given 200,000 facemasks for athletes and staff
The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee has been given 200,000 facemasks by Medtecs Group to help safeguard its athletes from COVID-19 when travelling ... ( read original story ...)
Cracked Lake Bed Is a Stark Symbol of Taiwan’s Drought. Influencers Take Notice.
The parched bottom of Sun Moon Lake, once a popular tourist spot, has become popular on Instagram as residents pray for rain. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan depicts China as main source of instability in region
Taiwan's top government agency handling China policy, said in a written report recently submitted to the Legislature that China is the main source of instability across the Taiwan Strait. Reiterating ... ( read original story ...)
French Senate passes unanimous resolution supporting international presence for Taiwan
The French Senate has passed a unanimous resolution calling for Taiwan’s inclusion in several international bodies including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its decision-making body the World ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei police rein in harassment on MRT
Most incidents of sexual harassment and secret photography in Taipei’s MRT metropolitan railway system over the past five years occurred at three stations, the Rapid Transit Division of the Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft Flight Simulator Taipei Songshan Airport in Taiwan Released
Today third-party developer ACO Design Studio released Taipei Songshan International Airport (RCSS) for Microsoft Flight Simulator. ( read original story ...)
Parched Taiwan prays for rain as Sun Moon Lake is hit by drought
Taps are now shut off two days a week, and islanders face worse to come unless action is taken on climate crisis ... ( read original story ...)
Two-day festival celebrating Europe starts in Taipei
This year’s Europe Festival opened yesterday in Taipei to celebrate Europe Day and give people a taste of the continent while international travel is hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-day ... ( read original story ...)
Why A Peaceful Indo-Pacific Needs A U.S.-Taiwan Trade Deal
Think a free trade agreement between America and Taiwan is about one large country (America) trying to reconcile its awkward relationship with a small island (Taiwan), with sure-bet howls from China, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Jeopardizing global health at behest of China is wrong’
Taiwan on Friday thanked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after Washington extended its support for Taipei bid at the World Health Assembly WHA the dec ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Calls for Taiwan to Join WHO Meeting, China Warns Against ‘Separatist Activities’
"All 'Taiwan independence' elements who sell their national interests and split China will eventually be tried and liquidated by history," the Chinese government's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson ... ( read original story ...)
Puyuma protest plan to build solar power plant
Taitung City Councilor Chen ... and would ensure that the project proceeds according to the law. A debt dispute between a restaurant owner and a criminal ring might be behind a bizarre cockroach ... ( read original story ...)