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Beijing has thousands of missiles and believes it could overwhelm Taiwan with them in a surprise attack during a war. ( read original story ...)

As a draconian new national security law is imposed in Hong Kong, locals face a bleak choice: fight or flight. While plenty remain committed to defending freedom and democracy in ... ( read original story ...)

The Taipei City Government would make sure the Taipei Dome is as safe as it can be, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) promised yesterday as he announced that the capacity of the Dome complex would be ... ( read original story ...)

Like almost every region, Taiwan has been hit hard by restrictions on international travel imposed because of the coronavirus. Some residents have found comfort in boarding a flight that didn’t take ... ( read original story ...)

The passage of a national security law on Hong Kong has put Taiwan on edge, with pro-democracy activists fearing that Beijing will soon have the self-ruled island in its crosshairs. ( read original story ...)

The nation’s exports last month slid 3.8 percent from a year earlier to US$27.13 billion, as poor shipments of mineral, chemical and plastic products eclipsed record semiconductor sales, the Ministry ... ( read original story ...)

New rules allowing police to demand information from political groups in Taiwan and elsewhere slammed by Taipei. ( read original story ...)

Both Super 100 tournaments have now been removed from the BWF's revamped calendar. However, badminton's World Tour is due to restart with the Taipei Open during the first week of September, followed ... ( read original story ...)

Speaking at the Taipei Water Park this spring, Mayor Ko Wen-je urged audience members to "think about where water comes from when they drink it." Ko's comment came at the premiere of "Tracing Roots," ... ( read original story ...)

The imposition of a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong has sent chills through Taiwan, deepening fears that Beijing will focus next on seizing the democratic self-ruled island. China and ... ( read original story ...)

Somaliland, a self-declared independent region of Somalia in east Africa, has formally recognized Taiwan, another government that lacks United Nations recognition.  The establishment of ties between ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan recorded net foreign fund inflow of US$4.135 billion last month, ending four consecutive months of outflows, Financial Supervisory Commission data showed yesterday. The net inflow came as ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan opened a government office this month to help Hong Kong citizens apply for residency as China passed a security law that worries people in the former British colony who have protested over the ... ( read original story ...)

A newly restored building constructed in Taipei over a century ago to house the railway headquarters of the Japanese colonial government will be opened to ... ( read original story ...)

Giant panda Yuan Zai enjoys its special birthday cake at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, July 6, 2020. Yuan Zai, the female cub of giant panda Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan as goodwill ... ( read original story ...)

Burton died in 1899, leaving his student, Yashiro Hamano, to complete the project, which eventually ... pipeline leading to the city below. When the Japanese left in 1945, 20 per cent of Taipei ... ( read original story ...)