The wristband project aims to track quarantined patients ... NASA measurements show. On April 3, residents of Jalandhar, a city in north India’s Punjab, woke up to a view not seen for decades: ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Crisis Offers Taiwan a Chance to Push Back Against China
Saying “Taiwan Can Help,” the island is resisting China’s efforts to isolate the self-ruling democracy that Beijing claims as its territory. ( read original story ...)
traditional red-painted bamboo scaffolding builds the ‘red shine gateway’ in taipei
the xinzhuang old street was once a famous bamboo market in the ancient taipei basin, also known as the ‘bamboo town.’ as the wu shen temple stands in the center of this very street, bamboo was ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan navy races to trace 700 sailors on Pacific ‘goodwill’ tour after Covid-19 cases emerge
Authorities have contacted 200,000 people who could have had contact with the crew of a ship that toured the Pacific on a goodwill mission ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Clusters among crew on 2 ships in Taiwan, Japan
Japanese officials said Wednesday that 33 crew members on a docked cruise ship tested positive for the coronavirus in one day of testing after the first case from the ship was reported. The ... ( read original story ...)
Let Taiwan into the WHO and stop indulging Beijing – lives depend on it
As the world is busy helping each other out of the pandemic, China has been just as busy with attention-seeking behaviour – requesting expressions of gratitude from other countries whilst also ... ( read original story ...)
Cultural aid should help all artists
Roosevelt’s New Deal, which included the Works of Art Project and Works Progress Administration ... adding to the difficulty of introducing new artists. In the past, the Taipei City Government’s ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan defence minister asks to be punished after coronavirus outbreak on ship
TAIPEI, April 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s defence minister apologised and said he was willing to resign after a coronavirus outbreak on a navy ship which visited the Pacific last month just as the country ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Defence Minister Apologises After Coronavirus Outbreak on Navy Ship
Taiwan's defence minister apologised and said he was willing to resign after a coronavirus outbreak on a navy ship which visited the Pacific last month just as the country celebrated a huge drop in ... ( read original story ...)
Seller of books critical of China leaders attacked in Taiwan
The founder of a bookshop specializing in texts critical of China's Communist Party leaders was attacked with red paint in Taiwan on Tuesday, but suffered no serious ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan hasn’t needed lockdowns to fight the coronavirus, but it simulated one anyway
Alarms are sounding and a map on the screen flashes red as news comes through that a city in Taiwan has recorded more than 500 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. Community outbreaks are ... ( read original story ...)
Trump and the TAIPEI Act
Explain the essence of the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act. There are three essential components to the TAIPEI Act: (1) sense of Congress, (2) ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s success against coronavirus cushions economy
As economists rewrite their forecasts to reflect the doom created by the coronavirus pandemic, one country has come off relatively lightly. Taiwan has managed to contain the outbreak better than its ... ( read original story ...)
A Diamond in the COVID–19 Rough? Taiwan Export Orders Surge in March
Taiwan has already received much of the global spotlight for its adept handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which broke out just across the Strait in mainland China. Taipei, even while excluded from ... ( read original story ...)
Why Taiwan Belongs in the World Health Organization (WHO)
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 ...)
Face masks distributed via vending machines in Taiwan
"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 ...)