Category: NEWS

Taiwan has refused to grant residency to a famous Hong Kong entertainment tycoon -- whose family are vocally pro-Beijing -- on "national security" grounds, the government and media said Thursday. ( read original story ...)

The World Health Organization’s Europe unit is reporting that about one in 10 people who contracted COVID-19 continue to show “persistent ill health” 12 weeks after infection. ( read original story ...)

The U.S.S. Curtis Wilbur made the Navy's second Taiwan Strait transit under Biden on Wednesday, in a move showing Washington's "commitment to secure Taiwan against China's armed aggression," an ... ( read original story ...)

China’s increasing naval power, the country having surpassed the United States as the world’s largest maritime force, is giving Beijing crucial sway in negotiations with Asian governments that dispute ... ( read original story ...)

Malaysian singer Lin Min-chen (林明禎) received praise on Wednesday after inadvertently showing off her beautiful headshot featured on her Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI, 健保署) card. ( read original story ...)

A Taiwan influencer went viral online on Wednesday after she accidentally fell asleep with her camera on, earning around NT$2,000 in just one night. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan will begin slightly easing restrictions on foreign visitors coming to the island beginning Monday. The Central Epidemic Command Center says foreign nationals wishing to come to ... ( read original story ...)

Wave of migration comes amid worsening crackdown on freedoms following the introduction of Beijing’s national security law ... ( read original story ...)

People who attend large gatherings in Taiwan will continue to be required to wear masks and forbidden from eating or drinking anything other than water, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said ... ( read original story ...)

In his inaugural speech as director of the MAC, former Justice Minister Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) on Tuesday pledged to do his best to improve relations between Taiwan and China, saying the two sides ... ( read original story ...)

The USS Curtis Wilbur sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the second time this month the Navy has sent a warship through the contentious waterway. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$52.72 billion in January 2021, decreasing 12.9% sequentially but increasing 49.3% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). ( read original story ...)

Shares of Taiwan's Foxconn rose as much as 4.5% on Thursday, after the company said it will work with Fisker Inc to produce more than 250,000 electric vehicles a year beginning in late 2023. Foxconn, ... ( read original story ...)

A prominent Chinese researcher and military expert connected to the People’s Liberation Army is saying that a potential war with the United States over Taiwan independence essentially relies upon ... ( read original story ...)

Two GE 9HA.02 gas turbines—the largest model of GE’s second-generation H-class heavy-duty gas turbine fleet and one of the largest gas turbine models on ... ( read original story ...)

Beyond Japan, there's a city where Japanese restaurants have flourished to rival even the birthplace of Japanese food. ( read original story ...)