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The number of Hong Kong residents seeking emigration to Taiwan has reached new highs since China passed its national security law this summer, a new report said today. Applicants include professionals ... ( read original story ...)

As vice chair and director of the Taipei Film Commission, Jao’s job makes her an eternal optimist. Inbound shoots have slowed due to the coronavirus travel restrictions, but the island stayed ... ( read original story ...)

Regulator says it will not renew licence of Chung T’ien Television after repeated violations ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has grounded its entire fleet of about 140 US-made F-16 fighter jets after one of the planes crashed during a training mission on Tuesday evening. ( read original story ...)

By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics maker Foxconn turned out the first batch of display screens this week at its $26-million factory in Vietnam, the government of the southeast ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's air force has grounded its F-16 fleet after losing a plane on a training mission, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday, the second loss of a fighter jet in less than a month at a time of ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s military says one of the air force’s F-16 fighter jets disappeared during a nighttime training mission ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's Foxconn has opened a factory in northern Vietnam to produce displays after one year of construction, the Vietnamese government said on Wednesday. The $26-million factory in Quang Ninh ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's 605th coronavirus patient first tested positive in September and may be suffering so-called long COVID, the island's health ministry announced Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Chinese Navy releases images showing amphibious crafts offloading troops and armored vehicles in a simulated beach assault amid heightened tensions between Beijing and Taipei. ( read original story ...)

An uptick in Chinese military activity around Taiwan and China Coast Guard presence at the Senkakus have kept the region on edge. Beijing seems keen to use military action short of war to test both ... ( read original story ...)

Worry about the reliability of Democratic presidents is based on a selective reading of past and current events. ( read original story ...)

Judd apparently told the President that he should “try to save Formosa first,” with presumably the rest of China to follow later on. Peraino narrates: “… the President snapped, ‘How many American ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has a way of lingering in the senses. Many a traveller there will recall the crisp, greasy aroma in the air of the bustling night markets, the gentle lilt of Taiwanese-accented Mandarin, and ... ( read original story ...)

Idea first floated two years ago but given the go-ahead after a statement last week by Mike Pompeo, sources say. ( read original story ...)

Confrontation and the risk of military conflict over Taiwan between Beijing and Washington look set to continue under a Joe Biden administration, with military and diplomatic observers predicting no ... ( read original story ...)