"If they play around, if they want to play the game, they've got some big problems," President Donald Trump warned. ( read original story ...)
China’s Luckin Coffee suspends employee for Taiwan independence comment
Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee Inc. reportedly suspended a Taiwan-based employee after the staff member said on social media Taiwan is an "independent country." ... ( read original story ...)
Lee Teng-hui’s Memorial Service Provides Catalyst for Diplomatic Outreach to Taiwan
When former Taiwanes Lee Teng-hui died on July 30, he left behind a legacy as the man who helped democratize his country. He was also remembered as a strident champion of Taiwanese identity as the ... ( read original story ...)
CNA to build global video-streaming platform
The Central News Agency (CNA) is to undertake a pilot project to build an “international video-streaming platform” to bring Taiwanese culture and values to global audiences, the Ministry of Culture ... ( read original story ...)
Swedish MP calls for name change to Taipei office
Swedish Member of Parliament Hampus Hagman is pushing for changing the name of the nation’s trade office in Taipei to signal improved relations with “Asia’s perhaps foremost democracy.” Hagman on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Strait: Almost 40 Chinese warplanes breach median line
Taiwan's President has accused Beijing of purposefully inflaming tensions in East Asia, after Chinese warplanes crossed the sensitive median line across the narrow strait that separates the mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese model Chiling Lin goes for surgery at Taipei hospital over bronchial problems
Taiwanese model-actress Chiling Lin has reportedly been trying to get pregnant ever since she married Japanese actor Akira, 39, in June last year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says It Can ‘Counter Attack’ After China Practices Invasion
Chinese jets crossed the midpoint of the Taiwan Strait this weekend while troops conducted combat drills nearby. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Plant Hunters Race to Collect Rare Species Before They’re Gone
In the forests and on remote offshore islands of Taiwan, a group of conservationists are racing to collect as many rare plant species as they can before they are lost to climate change and human ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Military Says It Has Right to Counter Attack Amid China Threats
Taiwan said on Monday its armed forces have the right to self-defence and counter attack amid "harassment and threats", in an apparent warning to China, which last week sent numerous jets across the ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Why is Taiwan-China tension rising and what are the risks?
China sent numerous aircraft close to Taiwan during two days of drills from Friday, causing the island's air force to scramble, as Beijing expressed anger at the visit of a senior U.S. official to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Says Drills Show China Is Threat to Region
Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said on Sunday the island plans to hold a formal economic dialogue with the United States, after having what she called informal talks with Kr ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Says Has No Plans to Talk to Japan’s New PM
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Says Drills Show China Is Threat to Whole Region
The last two days of Chinese aircraft approaching Taiwan demonstrate that Beijing is a threat to the entire region and have shown Taiwanese even more clearly the true nature of China's government, ... ( read original story ...)
Apple partner Pegatron mulls US$1-billion investment in hi-tech projects in Vietnam
Taiwan-based Pegatron, manufacturing partner of the world’s major tech firms such as Microsoft, Apple or Sony, has plans to invest US$1 billion to build a manufacturing complex at Nam Dinh Vu ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan bids farewell to ‘Mr Democracy’
Dubbed "Mr Democracy", a memorial service took place on Saturday (September 19) for Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui. Lee was credited with ending autocratic rule in favor of free elections. He ... ( read original story ...)