Swedish Member of Parliament Hampus Hagman is pushing for changing the name of the nation’s trade office in Taipei to signal improved relations with “Asia’s perhaps foremost democracy.” Hagman on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Strait: Almost 40 Chinese warplanes breach median line
Taiwan's President has accused Beijing of purposefully inflaming tensions in East Asia, after Chinese warplanes crossed the sensitive median line across the narrow strait that separates the mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese model Chiling Lin goes for surgery at Taipei hospital over bronchial problems
Taiwanese model-actress Chiling Lin has reportedly been trying to get pregnant ever since she married Japanese actor Akira, 39, in June last year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says It Can ‘Counter Attack’ After China Practices Invasion
Chinese jets crossed the midpoint of the Taiwan Strait this weekend while troops conducted combat drills nearby. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Plant Hunters Race to Collect Rare Species Before They’re Gone
In the forests and on remote offshore islands of Taiwan, a group of conservationists are racing to collect as many rare plant species as they can before they are lost to climate change and human ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Military Says It Has Right to Counter Attack Amid China Threats
Taiwan said on Monday its armed forces have the right to self-defence and counter attack amid "harassment and threats", in an apparent warning to China, which last week sent numerous jets across the ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Why is Taiwan-China tension rising and what are the risks?
China sent numerous aircraft close to Taiwan during two days of drills from Friday, causing the island's air force to scramble, as Beijing expressed anger at the visit of a senior U.S. official to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Says Drills Show China Is Threat to Region
Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said on Sunday the island plans to hold a formal economic dialogue with the United States, after having what she called informal talks with Kr ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Says Has No Plans to Talk to Japan’s New PM
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan President Says Drills Show China Is Threat to Whole Region
The last two days of Chinese aircraft approaching Taiwan demonstrate that Beijing is a threat to the entire region and have shown Taiwanese even more clearly the true nature of China's government, ... ( read original story ...)
Apple partner Pegatron mulls US$1-billion investment in hi-tech projects in Vietnam
Taiwan-based Pegatron, manufacturing partner of the world’s major tech firms such as Microsoft, Apple or Sony, has plans to invest US$1 billion to build a manufacturing complex at Nam Dinh Vu ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan bids farewell to ‘Mr Democracy’
Dubbed "Mr Democracy", a memorial service took place on Saturday (September 19) for Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui. Lee was credited with ending autocratic rule in favor of free elections. He ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Travellers Take Sightseeing ‘Flight to Nowhere’
Many frequent flyers miss getting on planes and airlines including Taiwan's EVA Airways Corp and Japan's ANA Holdings Inc, desperate for revenue and to keep their pilots' licences current, have ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan scrambles jets as China military overshadows US visit
Taiwan scrambled fighter jets Friday as the Chinese military conducted exercises near the Taiwan Strait during a rare visit by a high-ranking US diplomat to the self-ruled island. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan scrambles fighters as Chinese jets again fly near island
Taiwan's air force scrambled jets for a second consecutive day on Saturday as multiple Chinese aircraft approached the island and crossed the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait, with the island's ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan scrambles fighters as Chinese jets again menace island
Taiwan's air force scrambled jets for a second consecutive day on Saturday as multiple Chinese aircraft approached the island and crossed the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait, with the island's ... ( read original story ...)