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These six distinguished laureates will be formally honored at an upcoming ceremony to be held in Taiwan this September. The Tang Prize in Sustainable Development is awarded to Omar M. Yaghi, for his extraordinary contributions to sustainable development ...

CHINA has delivered a disturbing threat to those fighting for Taiwan's independence, promising the death penalty as punishment. As of today Beijing is vowing to use the inhumane punishment for "diehard" advocates and leaders of Taiwan's never-ending fight ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Parts of Hualien County’s scenic Taroko National Park will require seven years of work before they can be reopened to the public, officials said Saturday (June 22). The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit the region on April 3 ...

China’s military could isolate Taiwan, cripple its economy, and make the democratic island succumb to the will of Beijing’s ruling Communist Party without ever firing a shot, a prominent think tank ...

Another accused of being “red” is the man in charge of pushing through the “contempt of legislature” bill, KMT caucus leader Fu Kun-chi. Mr Fu is a powerful power broker with a controversial past, including a spell in prison following a conviction for insider stock dealing and concocting a fraudulent divorce. He too is a ...

With brother Joseph the joint top scorer, Lin’s team beat the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots to capture the Taiwanese P. League+ Finals series 4-1.

As Brussels-based Theresa Fallon of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies told me in response to the FT report, Xi is "sounding increasingly unhinged." We do not know if the Chinese leader believed what he said or why he said it.

China says it has banned a number of business units of American aviation maker Lockheed Martin Corporation and three of its executives over arms deals with Taiwan, the self-ruling island it claims as its own territory.

Taiwan is looking at Ukraine’s resistance under Russian invasion and learning how it can prepare for a possible attack by China, the island’s vice-president said in London on Thursday. Hsiao Bi-khim was speaking at an event hosted by Chatham House ...

Tens of thousands of supporters of Taiwan’s ruling party are expected to gather outside parliament on Friday after it pushed ahead with a hugely controversial “contempt of parliament” bill.The opposition Kuomintang party (KMT) says the new law is badly needed to redress the power imbalance between the legislature and Taiwan’s very powerful presidency.

TAIPEI, June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BitoGroup, the leading cryptocurrency market leader in Taiwan, today announced its partnership with Far Eastern International Bank Bankee to launch the world's first dedicated crypto-friendly bank account. As ...

Taiwan lawmakers again voted to expand their powers to summon public officials, defying both protesters and President Lai Ching-te, who is now expected to ask the Constitutional Court to review the changes and suspend their implementation.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Researchers at Academia Sinica recently discovered a complete muscle replacement mechanism in zebrafish, challenging traditional theories on how vertebrates develop. Chen Chen-hui (陳振輝), an associate research fellow at ...

A triple whammy of tightening factors in Taiwan is pushing banks to scale back purchases of central bank deposits at the fastest pace on record, a sign that market liquidity is shrinking. Monetary policy tightening, a seasonal impact from tax payments ...

Island’s 15GW multiphase third solicitation mired in high costs and offtake woes as local content rules slow development and projects bail

The U.S. has approved a $360 million arms sale to Taiwan, including missiles and drones, part of a broader effort to bolster Taiwan's defense capabilities, as military pressure from China increases.