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They did not let me sleep […] they really did a number on my body.” From his hostel in the Taiwanese capital Taipei, Chinese political dissident Zhang Wentells HKFP about his experience of prison on ... ( read original story ...)

High-school teachers lack teaching materials on environmental education and climate change issues, Greenpeace Taiwan said on Friday. Greenpeace Taiwan distributed questionnaires to teachers across the ... ( read original story ...)

A pedestrian walks with umbrella in the rain in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 30, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin) TAIPEI, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The business climate for Taiwan's service industries has ... ( read original story ...)

The Taiwan dollar closed at its highest level since 1997, and more gains are likely on the way as the central bank eases its grip on the currency. ( read original story ...)

Customs officers in the Subport of Mactan seized 14 kilograms of live ornamental fish from Taiwan which lacked the required import clearance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). ( read original story ...)

US president-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said that he would ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping just short of a nationwide mandate he ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)