Taiwan is set to welcome its first international sporting event following the outbreak of COVID-19. Over 200 delegates from 138 countries will be attending the 4th World Baseball Softball ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan accepts same-sex marriage, so why not adoption?
Taiwan legal loophole allows heterosexual couples, and single people of all sexual orientations, to adopt children to whom they are not biologically related -- but not same-sex couples, making parents ... ( read original story ...)
First on CNN: House Republicans push legislation to require Biden administration to detail the status of major arm sales to Taiwan
Republican House lawmakers are introducing legislation that would require the Biden administration to provide Congress with a detailed report on the status of major arms sales to Taiwan, an effort ... ( read original story ...)
Cranes hatch egg 11 years after Taipei Zoo arrival
A pair of red-crowned cranes have hatched their first egg 11 years after arriving at the Taipei Zoo. The cranes were in 2011 delivered from the Kushiro Zoo in Hokkaido, Japan, as part of a ... ( read original story ...)
Include Taipei in regional security talks: John Bolton
Taiwan should be included in talks about security in the Indo-Pacific region, former US national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday, adding that the US’ policy of “strategic ambiguity” is ... ( read original story ...)
Palau Slams U.N. for Blocking Taiwan Delegates From Attending Ocean Conference
A representative from the tiny Pacific nation of Palau hit out at the United Nations on Friday for not allowing Taiwanese nationals to be part of its delegation list at the Ocean Conference in Lisbon. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan manufacturer representatives tour Borderplex region in search for new sites
Boderplex Alliance economic development organization hosts delegation touring El Paso, Santa Teresa, and Juarez. ( read original story ...)
Defending Taiwan starts with standing up to Putin
U.S. deterrence against a Chinese attack lacks credibility as long as the U.S. fails to break the Russian blockade or to arm Ukraine sufficiently ... ( read original story ...)
Freedom has ‘vanished’, Taiwan says on Hong Kong handover anniversary
TAIPEI: Freedom in Hong Kong has "vanished" and China has failed to live up to its promises of 50 years without change, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Friday (Jul 2), the 25th anniversary of ... ( read original story ...)
What China did to Hong Kong is a ‘horrible omen for what’s about to happen in Taiwan,’ says Kyle Bass
Kyle Bass, CIO of Hayman Capital Management, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss China's relationship with Taiwan as President Xi Jinping makes his first visit outside the mainland for the first time ... ( read original story ...)
China takes down Chinese Taipei in FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers
China's national basketball team has clutched a crucial victory against Chinese Taipei with a 94-58 win in their first matchup for the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers in the Australian city of ... ( read original story ...)
Freedom has ‘vanished’, Taiwan says on Hong Kong anniversary
Freedom in Hong Kong has "vanished" and China has failed to live up to its promises of 50 years without change, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the city's return ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan experiencing one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the world
In recent weeks, COVID-19 cases and deaths have surged in Taiwan, with tens of thousands of new infections occurring daily. This is the result of Taipei’s decision to remove virus mitigation measures ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Believes China Still Hoping to Take Taiwan Without Force
Fears that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would spur China to take a similar approach to Taiwan do not appear to be playing out, at least not yet, according to the top U.S. intelligence official. ( read original story ...)
US-Taiwan trade talks rankle mainland China as ‘inevitable’ deal seen pulling island into US orbit
Taiwan's president heralded trade talks with United States this week as 'golden opportunity' to boost economy But some economists say that reducing the self-ruled island's exposure to mainland China ... ( read original story ...)
The US military is the only thing stopping China from swallowing Taiwan whole
As China steps up its rhetoric against Taiwan, lessons must be learned from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. By Ben Zachariah | Published Jun 30, 2022 9:30 AM Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision ... ( read original story ...)