Taiwan recorded more than 10,000 new infections for the first time on Thursday following the government's decision to move away from its zero-COVID strategy and begin living with the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s daily COVID cases top 10,000 for first time
Taiwan reported on Thursday that the daily number of confirmed domestic COVID-19 cases had topped 10,000 for the first time, in line with predictions, and the health minister said infections would ... ( read original story ...)
Master Trans, Tron-e export electric buses to SE Asia, Europe
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs plans to electrify 35% of the total 12,000 city buses by 2025 and 100% by 2030. Around 15,000 long-distance intercity buses will also be replaced by electric ... ( read original story ...)
Bill to help Taiwan regain WHO status passes Congress, sent to Biden for signature
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation on Wednesday calling on the State Department to submit a plan to help Taiwan regain its observer status at the World Health ... ( read original story ...)
China loophole: Why Taiwan relies on Indigenous diplomacy
As China’s economic and political clout grows, Taiwan’s Indigenous communities offer the government an international relations lifeline. ( read original story ...)
China Suggests Attack on Taiwan Can’t Be Called ‘Invasion’
The U.S. has stepped up efforts to help Taiwan bolster its self-defense, but it hasn't publicly committed to come to its defense in the event of a Chinese attack. ( read original story ...)
China says US hyped sailing of Navy warship in Taiwan Strait
China protested Wednesday against the sailing of a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer through the Taiwan Strait the previous day, accusing the American side of hyping the maneuver.The Navy's ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says Ukraine conflict will inform this year’s military drills
Taiwan's main military drills this year will draw on the experiences of the war in Ukraine, focusing on asymmetric and cognitive warfare as well as use of reserves as it practices fighting off a ... ( read original story ...)
US will keep supporting Taiwan’s ‘asymmetric’ defence efforts, Antony Blinken says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken faces questions from US lawmakers of both parties about President Joe Biden’s resolve on Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan sees ‘relatively small’ hit from China lockdowns, Ukraine war
Taiwan is taking a cautious approach but at the moment sees only a "relatively small" impact on its economy from both COVID-19 lockdowns in eastern China around Shanghai and the war in Ukraine, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-China Tensions Over Taiwan Add Pressure On The Yen
Then there are geopolitical factors like the rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait, which further undermine the yen's status as a safe-haven currency. "Although the yen is usually thought of as a ... ( read original story ...)
‘House of Sweden’ in Taipei motion tabled at Riksdag
Swedish lawmakers have proposed a motion to have a building in Taiwan similar to the House of Sweden in Washington, with the motion expected to be debated and voted on soon, the Ministry of Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Doesn’t Need a Formal U.S. Security Guarantee
Richard Haass and David Sacks reignited a debate over providing a formal U.S. security guarantee to Taiwan, ending decades of strategic ambiguity regarding U.S. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan aims to learn lessons of Ukraine in annual military drills
Taiwan will incorporate lessons learned from Russia's invasion of Ukraine into upcoming military exercises aimed at practising fighting off a Chinese attack, the island's defence ministry said on ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Q1 economic growth seen slowing, but exports strong: Reuters poll
Taiwan's trade-reliant economy is expected to have expanded at a slower pace in the first quarter, supported by strong exports though unable to match the barnstorming pace of the last three months of ... ( read original story ...)
Will Taiwan’s banks stay stuck in a ‘1980s’ time warp?
The afternoon fruit delivery came in, everyone passed around the boxes, and I was still waiting for my money order [to go through]." Painstakingly slow, overly bureaucratic, and often edging into ... ( read original story ...)