UK decision to keep Spain on at-risk list is a potential blow to its tourism revival; Taiwan’s daily case numbers remain stubborn as authorities extend level 3 measures to end of June ... ( read original story ...)
Siemens to upgrade 450 km of Taiwan rail network
Siemens Mobility has signed a €231 million contract with the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) to modernise 68 stations that will cover 450 km of the island’s approximately 1110 km total railway ... ( read original story ...)
In visit to Chinese Taipei, US senators promise COVID vaccines in defiance of Beijing
The United States will donate 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) amid the latter's row with China over access to the shots, US Senator Tammy Duckworth announced after ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports 343 COVID-19 cases; Miaoli passes Taipei in new cases
Taiwan on Sunday reported 343 cases of COVID-19, all of which were domestically transmitted, and 36 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC). The domestic cases ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to extend COVID-19 alert level restrictions to June 28
Taiwan will extend its COVID-19 alert level restrictions for another two weeks until June 28, the government said on Monday, adding that the current outbreak has not yet stabilised. ( read original story ...)
Global Cases Decline; Taiwan to Get Vaccines: Virus Update
New infections continued to decline globally, with the share of beds filled by Covid patients in the U.S. at the lowest level since March 2020. But rising cases from Fiji to the U.K. are a reminder ... ( read original story ...)
Senators say U.S. will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, part of President Joe Biden's move to share tens of millions of jabs globally, three ... ( read original story ...)
China’s State Media Blasts ‘Risky Provocation’ of U.S. Senators’ Taiwan Visit on Military Plane
"We should not allow the US-Taiwan relations to break through because they will get bolder and intensify their provocation in the future," the Global Times' editorial board wrote Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Three US senators to visit Taiwan in trip expected to anger China
A bipartisan group of US senators are set to meet with top Taiwanese officials during a visit to the disputed island next Sunday that is likely to further inflame tensions between Washington and ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Will Donate 750,000 Covid Vaccines to Taiwan
The announcement came as three U.S. senators briefly visited Taiwan’s capital on Sunday. The donation is part of the 25 million doses the U.S. plans to distribute this month to countries struggling to ... ( read original story ...)
Hungarians rally against Chinese university plan
Thousands of Hungarians on Saturday demonstrated in Budapest against a plan by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government to build a campus of a top Chinese university in the city. About ... ( read original story ...)
US to send Taiwan 750,000 ‘urgently needed’ Covid-19 vaccine doses after Taipei rejects Beijing’s help
The United States will send 750,000 shots to Taiwan as part of an effort to help combat the coronavirus worldwide, after Taipei rejected similar vaccine assistance from China. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Senators Promise Vaccines for Taiwan Amid China Row
Taiwan faces a severe vaccine shortage and and has geopolitical significance as a flashpoint in U.S.-China relations ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. senators promise vaccines for Taiwan amid dispute with China
The U.S. will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, part of President Joe Biden’s move to share tens of millions of jabs globally, three American senators said Sunday, after the self-ruled ... ( read original story ...)
Fulbright winner Pryor: A Teacher’s Trek to Taipei
His instinct to value equality was evident when 5-year-old William Pryor pulled his mother toward a book he treasured before he could even read. ( read original story ...)
U.S. boosts Taiwan’s COVID-19 fight with 750,000 vaccine doses
The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country's plan to share shots globally, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Sunday, offering a much-needed boost ... ( read original story ...)