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COVID-19 vaccines produced in the country for itself due to the severity of the pandemic there, which has delayed deliveries to Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

A top Japanese official says relations with Taiwan are non-governmental and practical, based on the “one country, two systems” policy that recognizes China as the sole legitimate government ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese officials are fretting about whether a severe outbreak of Covid-19 could jeopardize the island's critical role in the global semiconductor supply chain. But there's another threat to the ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese forces tested their ability to deploy ballistic missiles designed to strike U.S. aircraft carriers, as Beijing raises the specter of an invasion of neighboring Taiwan in response to a recent ... ( read original story ...)

President Joe Biden's administration committed Thursday to resuming trade talks with Taiwan in its highest-level contact yet with the island, brushing off warnings by Beijing against pursuing an ... ( read original story ...)

The People's Liberation Army has released images from a series of military exercises this week, following the high-profile visit to Taiwan by three U.S. senators on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

Executive Director of Global Taiwan Institute, Russell Hsiao, said that while China's views have 'some influence' on Washington, they are secondary to USA's own national interests. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan discussed with AstraZeneca Plc producing its COVID-19 vaccine but the talks fell through as the government felt it could not produce the 300 million shots the company requested, Health Minister ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga mentioned Taiwan in Japan's legislature when discussing different countries' responses to their respective COVID-19 outbreaks on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

ANGE Kouame won't be the only new naturalized player debuting in the third window of the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers. Chinese Taipei will be parading Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga, more known locally ... ( read original story ...)

Brent Christensen, who heads the American Institute in Taiwan, reaffirmed Washington's firm backing of Taiwan's leadership during an interview with Taipei newspaper 'Apple Daily.' ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese rights activists on Thursday urged authorities to revoke a "discriminatory" ban on migrant workers going outside after a coronavirus outbreak spread to the island's lucrative tech sector. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan is "cautiously optimistic" about resuming stalled high level trade talks with the United States this year, a senior official said on Thursday, after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ... ( read original story ...)

For then-Hillsboro mayor Tom Hughes and the other politicians gathered to cheer the opening of a US$440 million solar panel plant in the city just west of Portland, Oregon, it was a moment of glory. ( read original story ...)

China's state-owned media outlets were flooded with comments by unsatisfied Weibo users this week. This follows reports of the government's response to Sunday's visit to Taipei by three U.S. senators. ( read original story ...)

The Chinese military's Eastern Theatre Command has included naval warfare as a compulsory training unit since September. ( read original story ...)