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The ex-commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan told Axios the Biden administration must build up regional alliances in Asia to counter the threat of China. ( read original story ...)

A bilateral trade deal between Taiwan and the United States would reinforce U.S. support for the democratic island in the face of "unrelenting intimidation" from China, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen ... ( read original story ...)

The city will develop the plan as part of the EBRD Green Cities program, which in June welcomed Warsaw as the first Polish city to join the network. The GCCAP is the first of its kind under the Bank’s ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's new envoy to India said Monday that it was time for Taipei and New Delhi to "redefine" their relationship amid both countries' tensions with China. ( read original story ...)

In remarks to be delivered virtually to three US think-tanks over the coming week, Tsai Ing-wen will call for Washington to continue working with Taipei in weaning global supply chains away from China ... ( read original story ...)

Trial runs on the first line of Taichung’s MRT rail system could be further delayed after the Taichung City Government asked for more comprehensive safety checks following a malfunction. Trial runs on ... ( read original story ...)

China is again threatening Taiwan with amphibious attack through a series of live-fire maritime warfare operations. Those military exercises utilized Type 022 stealth missile boats, Type 071 ... ( read original story ...)

The curators of the Taipei Biennial want to use the world's common focus in 2020 to inspire people to change up their perspective. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has begun building its first new submarines in a generation. And when the boats enter service starting around 2025, they could help to tilt the balance of power across the Taiwan Strait—toward ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - COVID-19 "passports" to show peoples' inoculation and infection history will be hard to do in practice but are a good idea, Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on ... ( read original story ...)

When people visit the observation deck on the 89th floor of Taipei 101, the first question they ask usually is whether the Taipei landmark really has a “101st floor.” Against this backdrop, Taipei 101 ... ( read original story ...)

Communist Party newspaper "Global Times" said warplane missions to Taiwan were now "routine" in order to safeguard Chinese territory. ( read original story ...)

The indoor observatory on the top floor of Taipei 101 has been opened to the public on a trial basis, while the cost of visiting the outdoor area has been reduced, Taipei Financial Center Corp (台北金融大樓 ... ( read original story ...)

It has always been ruled independently: first, of course, by the regime of Chiang Kai-shek, who wanted to “recover the mainland.” But since the early 1990s Taiwan has been a vibrant democracy that ... ( read original story ...)

In an interview Tuesday with ABC News program "The World," Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu said Taipei and Canberra would be "stronger together." ... ( read original story ...)

China's effort to cut its reliance on US imports - especially for advanced technologies - by shifting demand to other Asia nations is likely to make big winners out of South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, ... ( read original story ...)