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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that it was "very regrettable" that Taiwan was not accepted to take part as an observer at the World Health Organization assembly last month. "It is ... ( read original story ...)

Nearly 200 Hong Kong people have fled to Taiwan since protests flared last year and about 10% have been granted visas under a law that protects Hong Kong people who are at risk fo ... ( read original story ...)

Protesters yesterday were to take to the streets again across the US, one day after the funeral of George Floyd, whose death in police custody has ignited the biggest surge of anti-racism activism ... ( read original story ...)

The company is investing about 15bn New Taiwan dollars ($500m) in the factory to boost production of equipment such as telecommunications devices used in servers. “We haven’t been affected by the ... ( read original story ...)

Unsurprisingly, the novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc on globalization and free trade. Driven by diminished demand and “socially distant” logistical difficulties, international imports and exports ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore kicked off a global rush to develop contact tracing apps for the novel coronavirus when the city-state launched an apparently new system in March, but the project actually drew inspiration ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM), the semiconductor company building a $12 billion plant in Arizona, has reportedly secured aid from federal and state governments. Citing TSMC Chairman ... ( read original story ...)

The skies over Taiwan have been a busy place in recent days as Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker fighter jets were given verbal warnings by Taiwanese Air Force fighter jets to leave the airspace before ... ( read original story ...)

As Beijing tightens control over Hong Kong, some Hong Kong residents who participated in months of pro-democracy protests are opting to self-exile to avoid being charged with the vaguely defined ... ( read original story ...)

The Taiwan baseball league is continuing as a trailblazer for sports resuming after the lockdown in the coronavirus pandemic. An easing last ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. and Chinese aircraft flew in Taiwanese airspace on Tuesday, amid high tensions between Washington and Beijing. ( read original story ...)

The speaker of the Czech Republic's Senate has announced he will visit Taiwan despite warnings from China and a recommendation from his own government that he not take the trip. ( read original story ...)

A high-profile, China-friendly Taiwan mayor who lost a recall election last week said on Tuesday he would not contest the vote in the courts, smoothing the way for an election for his replacement. ( read original story ...)

Chinese fighter jets briefly entered Taiwan's airspace on Tuesday, forcing the island to scramble its own, Taipei said shortly after announcing plans for its largest annual live-fire military drill. " ... ( read original story ...)

A pandemic, an economic downturn and an untested military have forced Beijing to temper calls for war. The move highlights the dangers of harnessing nationalism to bolster party control. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. Navy has conducted a Taiwan Strait transit to “demonstrate the U.S. commitment to a free and open IndoPacific,” according to a statement from Naval Sea Systems Command. Navy destroyer USS ... ( read original story ...)