Taiwan is just about 80 miles from mainland China but managed to limit the spread of the coronavirus, keeping infections under 500 and deaths to just seven. Holly Williams looks at the Taiwan model, a ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Cairo looks to keep clean air brought by lockdown
Fouad said that the government is expanding to more areas a bicycle-sharing project that started in Fayoum city, north of Cairo, in February. The project, backed by the UN Development Programme, the ... ( read original story ...)
Karlovy Vary Sets ‘At Your Cinema’ Program; Taipei Film Festival To Go On; Korea Orders More ‘Voice’ – Global Briefs
While the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival was forced to cancel its 55th edition this summer amid the coronavirus, the event plans to screen 16 films at 96 theaters across Czech Republic ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Film Festival Going Ahead Without Overseas Visitors
The Taipei Film Festival will go ahead in June, making it one of the first significant festivals to do so in the post-coronavirus era. While its film selection is international, audiences will be ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan vows ‘necessary assistance’ to Hong Kong residents
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has promised "necessary assistance" to the people of Hong Kong after protests reignited in the semi-autonomous region over the weekend. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Tsai pledges support for people of Hong Kong after China proposes national security law
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday evening that the self-ruled democratic island "stands with the people of Hong Kong" as she pledged "necessary assistance" to Hong Kongers who need help. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan promises ‘support’ for Hong Kong’s people as China tightens grip
President Tsai Ing-wen pledges ‘necessary assistance’ after a resurgence in protests against newly proposed security legislation from Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan promises ‘necessary assistance’ to Hong Kong’s people
Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with "necessary assistance", President Tsai Ing-wen said, after a resurgence in protests in the Chinese ruled territory against newly proposed national ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan aims for bigger government role in economy
The Taiwanese government expects to take a more active role in the economy as the US-China trade war and the coronavirus pandemic drive a resurgence in industrial policy worldwide. Taipei was “doing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kongers buying more real estate
More Hong Kongers purchased real estate in Taiwan last year than other foreigners, Ministry of the Interior statistics showed. The ministry attributed the spike to a proposed extradition law that the ... ( read original story ...)
Now Taiwan has real cause to fear that it is next in line
There was one key word left out when China reaffirmed its commitment to unification with Taiwan at the National People’s Congress. China has been open about wanting to “reunify” with Taiwan. For ... ( read original story ...)
China Drops Word ‘Peaceful’ in Latest Push for Taiwan ‘Reunification’
China says Taiwan is its most sensitive and important territorial issue, and has never renounced the use of force to bring what it views as a Chinese province under its control, m ... ( read original story ...)
Agile Governance Crushing COVID-19: Taiwan and South Korea
As leadership in global health governance remains in limbo, South Korea and Taiwan stand out with their nimbleness. ( read original story ...)
China Breaks With Taiwan Precedent, Omitting Call for ‘Peaceful’ Unification
Beijing dropped calls for pursuing peaceful ties or peaceful unification with Taiwan in an annual policy blueprint, breaking with nearly three decades of precedent in a sign that it is taking a ... ( read original story ...)
China to encourage Taiwan’s people to oppose independence
China will encourage the people of Chinese-claimed Taiwan to join it in opposing Taiwan independence and in promoting China's "reunification", Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday at the opening ... ( read original story ...)
China to encourage Taiwan’s people to promote ‘reunification’
China will encourage the people of Taiwan to join it in opposing the island's independence and promoting China's "reunification", Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday, a move likely to worsen ... ( read original story ...)