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The drums of war are sounding across the Taiwan Strait. Last week 28 Chinese warplanes mounted the biggest incursion yet into the island state’s air defence zone, accompanied by growling threats of ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan, which had been relatively unscathed by the virus, has been caught off guard by a surge in new cases since May ... ( read original story ...)

China beat Chinese Taipei 91-73 in their last FIBA Asia Cup qualifier game in the Philippines on Sunday, finishing the tournament with four straight wins. China's victory over Japan on Saturday had ... ( read original story ...)

Prior to Taiwan's May outbreak, its COVID-19 death toll was about a dozen. Now, more than 500 people have died of the disease. ( read original story ...)

CHINA clinched its seat in the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup as it used a second half breakaway to down Chinese Taipei, 91-73, on Sunday at the Angeles University Foundation Gym. Zhou Peng led the way with 21 ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. sent 2.5 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan on Sunday — More than triple the number it had previously pledged, AP reports.Why it matters: The donation is a show of support for ... ( read original story ...)

A plane with 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Taiwan from the U.S. in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan said seven employees of its trade office in Hong Kong left the financial hub on Sunday after authorities there demanded they sign a pledge recognising China's sovereignty over the self-ruled ... ( read original story ...)

The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Sunday more than 178 million global COVID-19 infections and almost 4 million global deaths. More than 2 billion vaccines have been ... ( read original story ...)

The US donation has more than doubled Taiwan’s available vaccine stocks as it battles a rise in coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. is sending 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning. The shipment was due to ... ( read original story ...)

The United States is more than tripling its vaccine allocation to Taiwan, as the island battles a Covid-19 outbreak and resists pressure from Beijing to take China's homegrown inoculations. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan will "adjust" the operations of its representative office in Hong Kong after the government there demanded its officials sign a document supporting Beijing's claim to Taiwan under its "one ... ( read original story ...)

A deal for Taiwan to purchase vaccines from Germany’s BioNTech SE fell through this year, with Taiwan’s government blaming pressure from Beijing. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan reacted with an outpouring of thanks to the United States for shipping 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the major semiconductor-producing island, more than doubling its arsenal as it deals ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. sent 2.5 million doses of Moderna Inc.’s vaccine to Taiwan, reflecting part of President Joe Biden’s pledge to donate 25 million shots worldwide to stem the pandemic. Amid a spike in cases ... ( read original story ...)