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The failure to invite Taiwan to join the organization is a political, rather than a legal, determination. And such a determination carries profound significance given the spirit of the WHO ... ( read original story ...)

"When a buyer is certified, allowed to buy and has paid, the buyer has to obtain the masks," said Lu Hsin-ke, a commissioner in the IT department of the Taipei City Government "Automatic mask vending ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan reported 22 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, almost all of them sailors who were on a navy visit to the small Pacific islands state of Palau, which said there was “little chance” it was the ... ( read original story ...)

Playing to empty stadiums, Taiwan has managed to keep its baseball league running during the coronavirus pandemic -- but social distancing went out of the window on Sunday when a game descended into ... ( read original story ...)

Baseball season began this week and was broadcast live with English language announcers so audiences can tune in, no matter where they live. ( read original story ...)

Zoom has been banned from government business in Taiwan in the latest setback for the hugely popular video-calling app. It follows revelations that some Zoom traffic was "mistakenly" routed through ... ( read original story ...)

Russia reported another 4,785 cases and 40 deaths, Reuters reported. That brings the country's total to 36,793 cases and 313 deaths, according to the report. ( read original story ...)

Time is running out for Taiwan. Under the leadership of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Xi Jinping, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been increasingly aggressive in both poaching Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan will put 700 navy sailors into quarantine after three cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed among sailors who had been on a goodwill mission to the Pacific island state of Palau, the ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan warned WHO over the possibility of human-to-human transmission in the virus outbreak in Wuhan back in late December. Perhaps if Taiwan was a member of WHO, its warning would have been heeded. ( read original story ...)

Russia reported another 4,785 cases and 40 deaths, Reuters reported. That brings the country's total to 36,793 cases and 313 deaths, according to the report. ( read original story ...)

The three confirmed cases had all shared quarters on the same ship, but all 700 sailors on all three ships were being re-called and would be put into quarantine, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said. ( read original story ...)

Kwang Tien is the Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC) in India. An ace diplomat, he has held several important positions in Taiwan’s foreign ministry and in different ... ( read original story ...)

As sports arenas and stadiums sit empty around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan's baseball season is getting back into the swing, but with a twist - it's being played in front of a ... ( read original story ...)

What is most impressive is that Taiwan has done all this without ordering its population to shelter in place or shutting down schools, restaurants, stores and other businesses. As a result, Taiwan’s ... ( read original story ...)

The pandemic cancelled sports around the world, but in Taiwan, which has only seen 6 deaths and less than 400 cases due to its aggressive management of the coronavirus, the professional baseball ... ( read original story ...)