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China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that China hopes Japan will refrain from developing official ties with Taiwan. Spokesman Wang Wenbin was asked at a news briefing about China's views on ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei Dangdai Pushes Back 2021 Fair Earlier this month, officials announced that the Melbourne Art Fair would be moved from 2021 to 2022; now comes the news that the third edition of Taiwan’s Taipei ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese military drills off Taiwan's southwest coast last week were a "necessary action" to protect China's sovereignty, Beijing said on Wednesday, after Taiwan complained the large-scale air and ... ( read original story ...)

A bird conservation group is the latest victim of a pressure campaign to squeeze Taiwan's international participation. ( read original story ...)

In 2018, the local council in Rockhampton, a small city in Australia ... or questions on the status of the conservation projects funded by Taiwan. In a comment to the Daily Telegraph newspaper ... ( read original story ...)

A Taiwan conservation group said on Wednesday it had been kicked out of a British-based wild bird protection body after it had been asked and refused to sign a document stating it did not advocate for ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that Taiwan has not disclosed information about the reported detentions of five Hong Kongers who may have attempted to flee there by boat to ... ( read original story ...)

A Taiwan bird protection group said Tuesday it has been kicked out of BirdLife International -- a global conservation partnership -- after refusing to sign a statement saying it would never advocate ... ( read original story ...)

The Vatican has asked Taiwan not to worry about the extension of a deal between the Vatican and China on the appointment of bishops as it was a religious matter and not a diplomatic one, the island's ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing confirms for first time they are likely to face criminal charges, as foreign ministry accuses them of separatism ... ( read original story ...)

The arrests of close to 10,000 anti-government protesters over the past year have forced some Hong Kongers to take great risks to flee the city, even choosing to try to smuggle themselves out by sea. ( read original story ...)

Hundreds of people wearing colorful costumes and big smiling masks are on Sunday to parade through the streets of Taipei in celebration of one of the Philippines’ most joyous festivals, its organizers ... ( read original story ...)

The front gate at the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei. Photo Credit: Rob Garratt Taiwan is not open to U.S. tourism as of this writing. For the latest information, visit https ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has been holding since last month five people from Hong Kong who fled the Chinese-run city by boat and were picked up by Taiwan's coast guard in the South China Sea, sources familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)

However, rising distrust of China is leading American companies to move their supply chains elsewhere, with Wang saying that the main driver for companies coming back to Taiwan is intellectual ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s central bank will likely keep its policy rate steady at a record low this week as the economy weathers the coronavirus pandemic far better than its regional peers, supported by a rebound in ... ( read original story ...)