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Taiwan's official Central News Agency said it would be the highest level visit made by a U.S. Cabinet official since Washington broke formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979. ( read original story ...)

China’s new security law has cast a threatening shadow over Hong Kong’s dynamic book industry, with anxious publishers combing through back catalogues for potentially “subversive” material, and ... ( read original story ...)

Typhoon Morakot left country with more quakes after changing stress pattern in Earth’s crust Eleven years ago, Typhoon Morakot slammed into Taiwan, deluging the country with 3,000 litres of rain per ... ( read original story ...)

A Belgian man who tested positive for COVID-19 in Taiwan last week is likely to have contracted the disease in Taipei in late June, National Taiwan University (NTU) College of Public Health vice dean ... ( read original story ...)

In the Taipei Guest House, a memorial will be open from August 1 to 14. Lee Teng-hui's body will be cremated and the ashes buried in Wuzhi military cemetery, among those who have made significant ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's exports likely fell 0.22% in July, down for a fifth straight month though at a slower pace as the COVID-19 pandemic hit global demand for the island's electronic goods, according to the ... ( read original story ...)

China's new security law has cast a threatening shadow over Hong Kong's dynamic book industry, with anxious publishers combing through back catalogues for potentially "subversive" material, and ... ( read original story ...)

Vestas has secured an agreement with Vena Energy to service its 54 MW Gamesa turbines at Pililla Wind Project in Philippines. The agreement is Vestas' first full scope multi-brand service deal in the ... ( read original story ...)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown his regime’s real intentions. By changing the constitution to allow him to remain in office until 2036 and incorporating conservative new language, it has ... ( read original story ...)

GeneSystems, Inc. is proud to announce that in partnership with Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, the largest hospital in Taiwan, it has won the 2020 Taipei Biotech “Technology Transfer Cooperation ... ( read original story ...)

American lawmakers have introduced a flurry of bills in the past two years to improve Taiwan’s defenses and raise its international exposure as legislators backed by  President Donald Trump step up ... ( read original story ...)

The government is considering tightening mask-wearing rules again in light of a potential domestic COVID-19 infection, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said yesterday. The Central ... ( read original story ...)

Octogenarian laundry owners amass nearly 600,000 followers with attitude-filled fashion portraits ... ( read original story ...)

Pacita Abad is the Filipino artist who was honored with a Google Doodle on July 31. Abad was born in Basco, Batanes, an island in the South China Sea in 1946. The island is located between Luzon and ... ( read original story ...)

The neglected basement of this Taipei apartment has been overhauled by KC Design Studio to feature a series of greyscale rooms and an indoor courtyard. ( read original story ...)

The Taiwanese government on Friday said it will hold a state funeral for former President Lee Teng-hui, a figure respected on the island for ending autocratic rule but branded by mainland Chinese ... ( read original story ...)