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The Taipei Department of Transportation is holding raffles to stimulate residents’ willingness to resume taking public transportation after a COVID-19-induced ridership slump. Prizes include an iPhone ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's president says Russia ... on Russian forces to heed the calls of residents in the occupied city of Melitopol who protested to demand their mayor be freed. ( read original story ...)

Concern is rife in Taiwan that China may be emboldened by Russia’s invasion and decide to attack the island, over which it has long claimed sovereignty.  The parallel is one that residents in the ... ( read original story ...)

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has given new boost to Taiwan's military's level of alertness and military reservists reforms. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday visited army reservists ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited army reservists training under a new scheme to bolster war readiness on Saturday, a programme that has gotten added impetus from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ... ( read original story ...)

Vietnam resolutely opposes and demands Chinese Taipei to cancel its live-fire exercises in the waters around Ba Binh island in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and not to repeat similar ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei Kuei Shan School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, fully accredited by the Taipei City Government Department ... Hui-Ying as a research project to improve Taiwan Education. ( read original story ...)

Beijing appears unnerved by the strength of the condemnation of Moscow and the Russian military's struggles in the first two weeks of the war. ( read original story ...)

Mike Pompeo’s Taiwan visit last week made global headlines when he said the U.S. should recognize Taiwan as a "free and sovereign country." But reports that he was paid $150,000 by Taiwan’s diplomatic ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing has not confirmed the reports but Taiwanese officials say the PLA launched search-and-rescue operations under the guise of training drills. ( read original story ...)

Solar PV panels placed over fishponds will generate 180 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year. Power from the panels will be enough to power nearly 50,000 households in Taiwan. J&V Energy ... ( read original story ...)

A man identified in a video as Gary Chaw was heard using English swear words repeatedly at a restaurant in Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

A conflict with China, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan, would be a disaster for all sides regardless of the outcome, the island's defense minister said Thursday. ( read original story ...)

The Chinese mainland is committed to the one-China principle and firmly opposes any separatist activities seeking "Taiwan independence," Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday, adding that common ... ( read original story ...)

In the short-term there will only be a moderate impact on Taiwan’s economic growth from the war in Ukraine, the island’s central bank said on Friday, adding it also saw a limited effect on supply ... ( read original story ...)

Ukraine’s stiff resistance against the invasion by Russian forces could be a model for Taiwan to defend itself should China choose to violate the island’s ... ( read original story ...)