TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s premier wants a Taiwanese Olympic speedskater to be punished for wearing what appeared to be a suit from China’s team during training. Symbols of the two sides are ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reveals plans for live-fire drills at islets near Chinese mainland
Taiwan will stage a series of live-fire drills next month at several islets under its control, including two close to the Chinese mainland, to test the combat readiness of its forces there. The drills ... ( read original story ...)
Woman charged, mother scalded to death in bath
The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office has indicted a 37-year ... The Ministry of Economic Affairs would be involved in deciding whether a distinction would be made between business travelers and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan rebukes Chinese ‘propaganda’ at Olympics
... “business travel bubbles” under which business travelers would be subjected to shorter quarantine periods, ‘TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER’: A company executive said it set up a subsidiary in Taiwan to ... ( read original story ...)
Chen hints at Taipei mayoral run
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) yesterday said that a qualification people should consider if he were to run for mayor of Taipei is whether he has properly controlled local ... ( read original story ...)
Johnson warns Russian invasion of Ukraine has implications for Taiwan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that if Western nations failed to fulfil their promises to support Ukraine’s independence, it would have damaging consequences worldwide, ... ( read original story ...)
Boris Johnson says threat to Taiwan if West does not support Ukraine
He has demanded Western unity over Russia's threats to Ukraine, warning any invasion would send a 'shock' around the world including in Asia UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he sees a to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan premier orders probe of speed skater who wore Chinese uniform
TAIPEI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang has ordered an investigation into a Taiwanese speed skater who posted a video of herself wearing a Chinese uniform shortly before the Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
UK sees threat to Taiwan if West does not support Ukraine
And those echoes will be heard in east Asia, will be heard in Taiwan,” he added. “People would draw the conclusion that aggression pays, and that might is right.” China views Taiwan as part ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing 2022: Taiwan remains hot-button issue at Olympics
Like the IOC, she would like to keep politics out of the Games. But when it comes to Taiwan and China, it seems there is no avoiding it. Huang Yu-ting, who competed for Chinese Tapei in Beijing, would ... ( read original story ...)
Thales to Modernize Taiwan’s Airport Surveillance
Taiwan’s air navigation services provider has selected Thales to support the modernization of its airport surveillance systems. Under the terms of the contract, Thales will provide new radar systems ... ( read original story ...)
Beware Comparisons of Ukraine and Taiwan
China’s leader Xi Jinping calls Vladimir Putin his “ best friend.” They do have plenty in common. They’re both “strong men” running authoritarian regimes who are setting themselves up to rule for life ... ( read original story ...)
China’s getting what’s needed for invading Taiwan
The island province of Taiwan, though, is another story. We have so often heard Chinese claims, Chinese vows, Chinese intimidation that we are tempted to shrug off the rhetoric and doubt whether ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan wants to keep China out of its chip technology secrets
Taiwan's government proposed on Thursday a new law to prevent China from stealing its chip technology, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage. ( read original story ...)
Behind China’s Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The post, on China’s Weibo social platform, resembled many others posted by official media during these Olympics — an ode to freestyle skier Eileen Gu, known to Chinese as Gu ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s air force hit by spate of crashes, questions raised on training and manpower
Beijing views Taiwan as a breakaway province to be reunified, by force if necessary. Since September 2019, Taiwan's defence authorities have reported an increasing number of Chinese military jets ... ( read original story ...)