TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan opened its first travel bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, with the small, tourism-dependent Pacific state of Palau, offering a lifeline to a country ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Palau launch coronavirus travel bubble
Taiwan and the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau launched a coronavirus travel bubble Thursday to promote tourism, in recognition of their success in stamping out the pandemic locally. Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s first ‘travel bubble’ opens between Taiwan and Palau
Asia's first "travel bubble" has finally launched. The islands of Palau and Taiwan have opened a reciprocal travel lane, allowing residents of both places to travel back and forth quarantine-free ... ( read original story ...)
Diplomatic allies Taiwan and Palau begin coronavirus travel bubble
Taiwan and Palau launched what is being billed as Asia's first coronavirus travel bubble on Thursday as the two diplomatic allies try to kickstart their battered tourist industries after successfully ... ( read original story ...)
Is China Preparing for War Over Taiwan? The Evidence Looks Scary.
On Monday, ten People’s Liberation Army aircraft—including fighter jets and reconnaissance planes—flew sorties into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. New reports out of the Asia ... ( read original story ...)
‘Unforgivable’: China Furious With NASA for Calling Taiwan a Country
NASA has hurt the feelings of the Chinese people, a government official said Wednesday, after its website included Taiwan in a list of countries—a decision state media outlets have described as "an ... ( read original story ...)
China Media Warns Japan Against Siding With U.S. Over Taiwan
A Communist Party newspaper says Japan faces "grave" consequences—including countermeasures by Beijing—if it sides with the United States over the question of Taiwan's security in the face of an ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Military Preparing for U.S. Intervention in Taiwan Strait
Analysts in Beijing and Taipei said the Chinese military's pincer movement around Taiwan on Monday was the PLA's way of showing it could isolate the island in the event of a conflict. ( read original story ...)
China’s threat to Taiwan needs more scrutiny
Over the past week, the testimony of America's two most senior admirals in Asia, Philip Davidson of the Indo-Pacific Command and John Aquilino of the Pacific Fleet, before Congress was chilling. ( read original story ...)
BBC’s China Reporter Moves to Taipei After China Criticism
(Bloomberg) -- British Broadcasting Corp.’s China correspondent John Sudworth has left Beijing after intense criticism from the Chinese government and citizens of the outlet’s recent coverage. “John’s ... ( read original story ...)
Palau’s first tourists to get presidential welcome but many locals are unconvinced
As many as 110 tourists from Taiwan are in for royal treatment as they will be escorted to Palau by the island country’s president who personally flew to Taipei to kickstart Asia’s first travel bubble ... ( read original story ...)
Marine Shipper that Got Stuck in Suez Canal Had Reputation for Strict Management
Evergreen Marine Corp., the operator of the giant cargo ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal this month, normally works in a strict, top-down way that reduces the risk of mishaps, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
BBC China correspondent John Sudworth moves to Taiwan after threats
The BBC's Beijing correspondent John Sudworth has left China and moved to Taiwan following pressure and threats from the Chinese authorities. Sudworth, who has won awards for his reporting on the ... ( read original story ...)
BBC’s China Correspondent Moves to Taipei After China Criticism
British Broadcasting Corp.’s China correspondent John Sudworth has left Beijing after intense criticism from the Chinese government and citizens of the outlet’s recent coverage. ( read original story ...)
Majority of Taipei road crashes involve non-residents
More than half of those involved in traffic accidents leading to injury or death in Taipei over the past three years were not registered residents of the city, the Taipei Department of Transportation ... ( read original story ...)
In Taipei, an artist prepares for a Seder with his own Haggadah
The 34-year-old artist will lead the ceremony for a crowd of around 200 people in Taipei, Taiwan, where he has remained through most of the pandemic. It is a city in a country that had the virus ... ( read original story ...)