The Central Command Epidemic Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) is expected to issue a statement on Thursday amid reports of a Taiwanese doctor who may be fired after it was revealed he visited his girlfriend ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan leapfrogs Japan and South Korea to top Asia democracy table
Taiwan leapfrogged Japan and South Korea to become the highest ranked democracy in Asia, according to a new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit. A successful election last year and a series of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan opens office in Guyana in push against China influence
Taiwan has opened a representative office in Guyana, the island's foreign ministry said on Thursday, drawing praise from the United States which has worried about deepening Chinese influence in Latin ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Game Show 2021 comes to a close as 2021’s first virtual and physical hybrid gaming event
Taipei Game Show 2021 has wrapped up, and it is a big success as it is the first physical and virtual hybrid video game event of the year. ( read original story ...)
New Taipei City Mayor responds to controversy of sending former, convicted President gifts
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) said on Wednesday that sending out gifts during the Chinese New Year holiday is "customary" after receiving backlash for giving gift boxes to former Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
A Taiwan man’s fine for leaving quarantine is revoked because he was kidnapped by debt collectors.
When the authorities in Taiwan believed a man had breached mandatory quarantine rules, they acted swiftly to issue a fine of $3,500. But in a pandemic-era twist on a classic case of mistaken identity, ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Taiwan Ties Boosted by Military Teamwork in South China Sea
A Taiwan Air Force spokesperson told Newsweek it started publishing U.S. aircraft activity near the island in order to make developments in the Taiwan Strait "more transparent." ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Sneaky Bomber Maneuver Could Encircle Taiwan
To understand the tactics the People’s Liberation Army Air Force might use in the early hours of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, look to the U. S. military’s complex air and missile assault on Syria in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan authorities revoke quarantine fine for man after discovering he was kidnapped
Taiwanese authorities said they will no longer fine a man for breaking quarantine because investigators discovered he was kidnapped in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity. ( read original story ...)
China sparks war fears as Beijing makes ‘concrete steps’ to prepare for battle with Taiwan
CHINESE warplanes were sent over Taiwan almost every day in January according to local outlets, as Beijing warns the island "independence means war". ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Defense: A Hard Problem for the U.S.
It is inconceivable that the powerful, proud and growing menace that is China today would set itself up to lose a war over Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says Chinese warplanes, US aircraft entered its air defence zone
Beijing last week called PLA activities in the Taiwan Strait a ‘stern response’ to external interference and independence forces. ( read original story ...)
Taipei Book Fair Forced to Go Virtual
A last-minute outbreak of Covid-19 cases at a local hospital effectively derailed the planned in-person segment of the 2021 Taipei International Book Fair, which ran from January 26 to 31 as a virtual ... ( read original story ...)
A New Weapon? Chinese Ships Dredge in Waters Claimed by Taiwan
Chinese civil aviation authorities are working on a new civilian airport on Dadeng Island, less than 10 kilometers from the Taiwanese-held island of Kinmen, and Chinese ships can be spotted in sea ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan waives Covid quarantine fine for man who was kidnapped
Authorities revoke £2,600 penalty after it emerges debt collectors had abducted him from self-isolation ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s economy outgrows China’s for the first time in 30 years, as chips demand soars
Taiwan's economy grew 2.98% in 2020 compared to a year ago, advance estimates by the island's statistics office showed. ( read original story ...)