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Beijing-Washington tensions remain high, setting the scene for the first meeting between the two governments this week. ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese officials urged people to consider the implications before changing their name to "Salmon," after dozens flooded government offices to register a name change so they could qualify for a ... ( read original story ...)

A veteran French senator is still planning to visit Taiwan, the island said Thursday, accusing China of using "wolf warrior" diplomacy to try and scupper the trip. ( read original story ...)

Dozens of people officially changed name to ‘Gui Yu’ to take advantage of two-day sushi promotion ... ( read original story ...)

A day after confirming the launch of a travel bubble with Palau, Taiwan's health minister said the next on the island's list for a travel bubble would likely be Singapore. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan allows people to officially change their name up to three times. But Taiwanese officials were not amused. "This kind of name-change not only wastes time but causes unnecessary paperwork," ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has completed checks on its first batch of AstraZeneca Plc COVID-19 vaccines and the first shots may start being administered from Monday, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said. ( read original story ...)

To help protect the nation’s forests and guard against illegal logging, the government has established a DNA database for Taiwan cypress and Taiwan cedar trees, Minister of Justice Tsai Ching-hsiang ... ( read original story ...)

The Taipei City Government, in cooperation with the Overseas Community Affairs Council, has launched a special program to share the resources on the city’s online learning database with overseas ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei Zoo is searching for a Patas monkey that escaped from its enclosure on Monday, and authorities are urging people to keep a safe distance and call the zoo if they encounter the animal. The eight ... ( read original story ...)

AstraZeneca Plc’s embattled Covid-19 vaccine was defended by the World Health Organization, which said the shot’s benefits outweigh its risks and advised resuming immunizations after more than a dozen ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan and the Pacific nation of Palau will launch a travel bubble next month, allowing people to travel between the islands without a COVID-19 quarantine. Palau is ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will form its first travel bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, the government said on Wednesday. Taiwan has kept the pandemic well ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's newly-appointed defence minister said on Wednesday it has strengthened deployments in the disputed South China Sea and that the United States has approved the export of sensitive technology ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has stepped in with an offer to help Paraguay buy vaccines after protests in the South American country over its government’s handling of the pandemic. Thousands of Paraguayans protested in the ... ( read original story ...)

Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, is considering making electric vehicles at its highly anticipated Wisconsin plant that has been scaled back since its ... ( read original story ...)