It will be an epochal moment when Lin Hwai-min retires next year from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, the company he founded in 1973. Not only was Lin among the first choreographers to bring contemporary dance to the Chinese world, he also established his ... ( read original story ...)
Council paints over Taiwanese flag on children’s art project ahead of beef expo
Taiwan flag painted over with blue fish design on bull’s ... of a diplomatic row after the council removed the Taiwanese flag from a children’s art project ahead of a major international beef expo. ABC Capricornia reported that students from local ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign Investors Pull Most Cash From Taiwan Stocks Since 2012
Foreign investors are pulling cash from Taiwan stocks as a range of concerns makes them skittish. Foreigners have sold a net $3.9 billion of the island’s stocks from end-March to Tuesday, in line for the most quarterly outflows since June 2012. ( read original story ...)
Council paints over student Taiwan flag art
NADJA LO A colourful bull statue that has country flags in the shape of fish painted on it The blue and red Taiwanese flag was painted to represent the school's cultural diversity 1 An Australian city council has been criticised after it covered up ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan blames China for absence from U.N. health meeting
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China is disregarding the health of the people of Taiwan by blocking the island’s participation in an annual U.N. health meeting later this month, the Taiwan government said. Taiwan’s China policy-making body said late on Monday the ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan’s April exports post double-digit growth, but pace may slow
TAIPEI, May 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s exports expanded at a double-digit pace in April, underpinned by continuing demand for the island’s technology exports even as concerns over global trade protectionism linger. April exports rose 10.0 percent from a ... ( read original story ...)
China slams U.S. criticism of its ‘Orwellian’ Taiwan demand
BEIJING -- China has dismissed White House criticism of its "Orwellian" demand that foreign airlines not refer to self-ruled Taiwan as a country, saying companies operating in China must respect its sovereignty. "Whatever the U.S. says will never change ... ( read original story ...)
China slams U.S. criticism of its Taiwan demand
BEIJING -- China has dismissed White House criticism of its demand that foreign airlines not refer to self-ruled Taiwan as a country, saying companies operating in China must respect its sovereignty. "Whatever the U.S. says will never change the objective ... ( read original story ...)
China slams U.S. ‘Orwellian nonsense’ jab on its Taiwan push
Beijing has dismissed the White House's criticism of China's "Orwellian nonsense" demands that foreign airlines not refer to self-ruled Taiwan as a country, saying companies operating in China must respect the nation's sovereignty. "Whatever the U.S. says ... ( read original story ...)
White House slams China’s ‘Orwellian’ demand that 36 foreign airlines change references to Taiwan
The White House has denounced demands from China that 36 foreign airlines change references to Taiwan as "Orwellian nonsense." It was reported this week that China's aviation authority sent a letter to US and international airlines, including American ... ( read original story ...)
White House condemns China for ‘coercing’ airlines on Taiwan language
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Saturday harshly criticized China’s efforts to require foreign airlines to change how they refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, labeling the effort “Orwellian nonsense.” In a statement, the White House said ... ( read original story ...)
Mecanoo unveils greenery-filled social housing for Kaohsiung
Hot on the heels of their recently completed National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Dutch firm Mecanoo unveiled their competition-winning social housing designs for the southern Taiwan city ... along the railway, the project will kick off a larger ... ( read original story ...)
China’s latest triumph over Taiwan points to its growing influence in the US’s neighborhood
The Dominican Republic said on Monday it was cutting ties with Taiwan and establishing diplomatic relations with China. That is a victory for China, which views Taiwan as part of its territory and wants to isolate it politically. The switch also ... ( read original story ...)
China media say Taiwan has sour grapes as another ally goes
BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan has a case of sour grapes, Chinese state media said on Wednesday, after the self-ruled island accused China of using a $3-billion aid pledge to persuade the Dominican Republic to switch long-standing diplomatic ties to Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Diplomatic Isolation Increases as Dominican Republic Recognizes China
HONG KONG — The Dominican Republic says it has established ties with China, a move that furthers the international isolation of Taiwan, with which it simultaneously severed diplomatic relations. The decision was announced by Flavio Darío Espinal, an ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan loses diplomatic ally as Dominican Republic switches ties to China
These are external links and will open in a new window The Dominican Republic has established diplomatic relations with China and cut its ties with Taiwan. Taiwan has said that it is "deeply upset" by the Caribbean nation's decision, which deepens its ... ( read original story ...)