Five years after its exclusion, self-ruled island claimed by China still hopeful it will be able to attend as observer. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan blames China for slowing down its access to Covid-19 vaccines. The reality is more complicated
As countries ravaged by the coronavirus rushed to vaccinate their populations earlier this year, there was little sense of urgency to get inoculated in Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan presses the U.S. for COVID vaccine help
Taiwan is pressing the U.S. for help with COVID-19 vaccines, as it struggles to contain a worrying new outbreak.Taiwan reported several straight days of triple-digit infections this week, after ... ( read original story ...)
How a False Sense of Security, and a Little Secret Tea, Broke Down Taiwan’s COVID-19 Defenses
A Lions Club meeting and tea houses in Taipei's red light district helped break down the world's most vaunted COVID-19 protections. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan-friendly countries petition for Taipei at World Health Assembly
U.N. member states that maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan are expressing support for the island nation's presence at the World Health Assembly. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan presses U.S. health secretary on COVID vaccines
Taiwan's health minister said on Friday he had spoken to his U.S. counterpart to ask for help in obtaining COVID-19 vaccines amid a spike in infections on the island and the U.S. health secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says Taiwan’s ‘gross interference’ in the city led to closure of its office in Taipei
Hong Kong suspended the operation of its representative office in Taipei because of what it described as “gross interference” in SAR affairs by the Taiwan government and to protect its staff from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong blames ‘gross interference’ for Taiwan office closure
The Hong Kong government accused Taiwan of "grossly" interfering with its internal affairs by offering assistance to "violent protesters" seeking to flee the city, days after the financial hub closed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says Taiwan ‘grossly interfered’ in its affairs
Hong Kong's government says it has pulled all of its staff out of Taiwan and accused the island's government of having “grossly interfered" in the semi-autonomous Chinese city's internal affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong accuses Taiwan of interfering in local affairs as row over office closure heats up
The Hong Kong government has lashed out at Taiwan for offering help to protesters who fled the city and severely interfering in local affairs, just days after the abrupt closure of its office on the ... ( read original story ...)
HK says suspension of rep office in Taiwan due to ‘gross interference’
Hong Kong said on Friday its decision earlier this week to suspend operations at its representative office in Taiwan was motivated by Taipei's "gross" interference in internal affairs, including with ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan presses U.S. health secretary on vaccines
Taiwan's health minister said on Friday he had spoken to his U.S. counterpart to ask for help in obtaining COVID-19 vaccines, who had responded that he would take the matter to President Joe Biden, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Not a lot of trust’: Taiwan wrestles with home working in wake of Covid surge
When Amanda asked a colleague to bring her laptop home from their tech-company office, anticipating that Taipei was about to join the ranks of global cities suddenly working remotely, managers refused ... ( read original story ...)
The very first move in the cement industry – Asia Cement Corporation’s “Full Shore Power” for a Green, Low-Carbon Port
TAIPEI, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In the face of the global ... Therefore, Asia Cement Corporation announced on May the 12th that it has completed a full shore power project for cement vessels. In ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei’s Covid-19 spike traced back to hostess teahouses
At least 516 of the 900 people who tested positive for the coronavirus in Wanhua district had links to one or more of its 176 hostess teahouses. ( read original story ...)
Key Areas Traders Watch Out for as Taiwan Lockdown Risk Looms
Taiwan’s collapse from one of the world’s most successful Covid-19 containment stories rattled investors last week. Now, as new daily infections remain elevated and the island extends pandemic-linked ... ( read original story ...)