CPTPP is a landmark trade pact agreed in 2018 between 11 countries - Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. Britain will become the 12th ...
Taiwan flags space ambition with domestically developed weather satellite
Taiwan's first domestically developed weather satellite shows its determination to develop its space industry, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, lauding the programme as a step to take the island ...
US needs to speed up delivery of weapons to Taiwan – US general
The United States and its allies need to speed up the delivery of weapons to Taiwan in the coming years to help the island defend itself, the top U.S. general said on Friday.
China Flexes Military Muscles Ahead of Taiwan’s War Games
Since Tuesday, China has sent dozens of fighters, bombers and other aircraft including drones into the skies to Taiwan's south, some crossing the Bashi Channel which separates Taiwan from the ...
What Happens When You Ask a Chinese Chatbot About Taiwan?
The Chinese chatbot said Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, did not invade Ukraine, but “conducted a military conflict.” The strange phrasing was broadly in line with China’s official stance, ...
China scrambles fighter jets as U.S. Navy plane flies through Taiwan Strait
China scrambled fighter jets Thursday in response to a U.S. Navy plane flying in international airspace in the Taiwan Strait during Chinese military exercises.
Taipei prosecutors are now investigating Mickey Huang
14 Jul – Mickey Huang is now under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct, according to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office.
Cross-Strait film festival opens in Taipei
TAIPEI, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The 14th Cross-Strait Film Festival opened in Taipei Thursday, at which eight mainland films will be screened till Monday.
Build-to-rent project goes ahead near TSMC plant; plus 7 more deals to know
Scottsdale-based Tower Capital arranged $88.5 million in construction financing for a 354-unit build-to-rent community that Empire Group of Cos. is building on 40 acres in north Phoenix. Tower Capital ...
US Navy plane flies through Taiwan Strait, China carries out more drills
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chinese fighter jets monitored a U.S. Navy patrol plane that flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, as China carried out a third day of military exercises to the south of the island Beijing views as China's sovereign territory.
Taiwan proposes stricter sexual harassment laws after #MeToo erupts
Taiwan's cabinet on Thursday proposed stricter laws against sexual harassment as a recent surge in allegations brought the #MeToo movement to the island nearly six years after it gained global prominence.
Taiwan Proposes Tougher Penalties for Sexual Harassers Amid #MeToo Wave
President Tsai Ing-wen’s government moved to strengthen Taiwan’s equality laws after a series of sexual harassment scandals rocked the island’s political elite ahead of a critical election.
U.S. Navy plane flies through Taiwan Strait after Chinese drills
A U.S. Navy patrol plane flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, following two days of Chinese military exercises to the south of the island Beijing views as sovereign Chinese territory.
Taiwan #MeToo Scandals Push Tsai to Toughen Equality Laws
President Tsai Ing-wen’s government moved to strengthen Taiwan’s equality laws after a series of sexual harassment scandals rocked the island’s political elite ahead of a critical election.Most Read ...
Taiwan’s #MeToo Scandals Push Tsai to Revamp Law Before Election
President Tsai Ing-wen’s government is racing to plug loopholes in its equality laws after a series of sexual harassment scandals rocked the island’s political elite ahead of a critical election.
China sends swarms of warplanes, navy ships to Taiwan ahead of annual invasion training
A reported 68 warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, have been sent from China’s shores in the direction of Taiwan, with some even crossing the median line within the Taiwan Strait, which ...