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Watch "Taiwan facing surge in new COVID-19 infections; sees highest case numbers since pandemic began", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring ... ( read original story ...)

Bangkok can step inside the 21st century’s events and pop culture moments, from the 9/11 attacks and stormtroopers to Trump-era sexual politics A massive project years in the making by Spanish fashion ... ( read original story ...)

In 1997 the Taiwanese film and theater director Tsai Ming-liang premiered a movie called The River. It starred Lee Kang-sheng, who has had major parts in ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan is seeing a steep rise in daily confirmed COVID-19 cases as the virus surges across the island. Taiwan was hailed as a shining example of how to handle the pandemic last year, after going 253 ... ( read original story ...)

The island’s border controls had shielded it from the worst of the pandemic. But new variants and a slow vaccine rollout gave the virus an opening. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has tested negative for COVID-19, after a worker at her residence tested positive, the presidential office said on Thursday. "The president is healthy and safe," it added ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s worst outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has grown, with a worrisome 63 new cases not having a clear connection to existing cases ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan reported 286 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a slight increase on the previous day that gave the health minister cause for a sliver of optimism that the situation was not dramatically worsening ... ( read original story ...)

A Taiwanese Indigenous hunter facing jail for killing protected animals was granted a rare presidential pardon on Thursday, a gesture that followed an unfavourable court ruling in his long-running ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has been lauded worldwide for its rapid response to COVID-19 but as it battens down the hatches amid a sudden new outbreak of the disease a big weakness has emerged from an unexpected corner: ... ( read original story ...)

The Taiwanese government increased the Epidemic Warning Level to Level Three following the recent jump in new COVID-19 cases, on May 19.Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center announced 275 new ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore and Taiwan have both seen a sudden and aggressive rise in cases - with Singapore logging 248 new cases just last week, and Taiwan 1,200 local infections. Both places have gone into a ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Taipei have located 27 foreign women allegedly working as hostesses in Wanhua District (萬華) and arranged for them to be tested for COVID-19, police said yesterday. The women are ... ( read original story ...)

The coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Meanwhile, vaccinations have already started in some countries as cases continue to rise. Follow here for the latest. ( read original story ...)

Island's entire population of 24 million put under tighter restrictions as infections rise, and just 1% are vaccinated. ( read original story ...)

A number of events and trends are coming together now to drive Taiwan and with it the whole Asia-Pacific region, to the edge of disaster. These include the recent election for Taiwan’s leadership, the ... ( read original story ...)