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Taiwan says Chinese military planes have flown into its air defense space six times in a single week and eight times this month, so far.     Although Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense escorts each ... ( read original story ...)

Unwanted for public spaces elsewhere in Taiwan, some 200 statues of the late autocratic leader Chiang Kai-shek stand in the quiet sanctuary of a park surrounding his mausoleum in the north of the ... ( read original story ...)

For two days in a row, U.S aircraft have been spotted flying near Taiwan. On Monday, a U.S. Navy Lockheed EP-3E reconnaissance plane was seen flying above the Bashi Channel, located just south of ... ( read original story ...)

Ken and Sandy host the Loviewer Microfilm Awards in Taipei today. Sandy‘s younger sister will get married to Eric Chu’s nephew Wilson soon. Jacky Wu happily professed in Facebook: “Only my son is a ... ( read original story ...)

South Africa's coronavirus cases have surpassed 100,000 as the country continues to loosen its lockdown due to economic pressure. There are concerns the coronavirus outbreak in the US is "snowballing" ... ( read original story ...)

China should focus on fighting the resurgent coronavirus in Beijing rather than "disturbing" Taiwan with military drills near the Chinese-claimed island, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang told reporters ... ( read original story ...)

The leader of small but strategically located Kiribati has won a closely watched presidential run-off after campaigning on a pro-China platform, in a set back to Taiwan's hopes to re-establish ties ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's Foxconn is planning further investment in India and may announce details in the next few months as the world's largest contract manufacturer views the outlook there very favourably, its ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan unveiled a new locally-built training jet on Monday, a boost for the island's push to manufacture its own defence weapons as it faces off against an increasingly belligerent China. President Ts ... ( read original story ...)

The rival governments of China and Taiwan have both lashed out at Japan after it renamed an administrative area overseeing a disputed set of islands in the East China Sea. Lawmakers in the ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. Navy is now operating three aircraft carriers in the Pacific in what appears to be a strong show of force following Chinese movements and comments regarding Taiwan and the South China Sea. ​​ ... ( read original story ...)

In a mountain meadow in northeastern Lesotho, a tiny kingdom encircled by South Africa, Matholang Hlaha sits on a veranda and displays a check for the equivalent of US$1.60. That is what she said she ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing activists in Hong Kong see Taiwan as an ally against Mainland encroachment—and a potential refuge. For now, though, Taiwan is playing its hand cautiously. ( read original story ...)

TW> has made up its order book with other customers now that it has lost China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], which is subject to U.S. sales restrictions, a government minister said on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Chinese air force jets, including at least one bomber, briefly entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Monday, before being warned off by its air force, the island's military said, the ... ( read original story ...)

Democratic Taiwan lives with the constant threat of invasion by China which views the self-ruled island as part of its territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if necessary. ( read original story ...)