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Premier Su Tseng-chang says that even though there could be further domestic COVID-19 infections, the government was 'quite confident' in its anti-pandemic measures TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan aims to ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration increasingly believes that China is gauging the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis as a proxy for how America would deal with more aggressive action by Beijing ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corporation said on Monday its wafer fab subsidiary in Suzhou, China, has temporarily suspended production over a suspected COVID-19 infection. The company said in a ... ( read original story ...)

A Russian invasion of Ukraine would be the most consequential use of military force in Europe since World War II and could put Moscow in a position to threaten U.S. allies in Europe. Many in the ... ( read original story ...)

As Australia’s fourth-largest city and a popular destination for Taiwanese on working holiday visas, it would be a reasonable choice for the next Taipei economic and cultural office, Sung said on Jan ... ( read original story ...)

It’s just that for the moment, you can look but you can’t touch. Visits to Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, Bangkok, Manila and Mumbai – referred to throughout its instalment as “Bombay”; virulent, right-wing ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — When 19-year old Maggie Lee fell on her first run down the slope and missed one of the early gates, it looked like the abrupt end of her first Olympics. The teenager from Taiwan, ... ( read original story ...)

The Taipei Lantern Festival was aglow at its opening on Friday, with lantern installations highlighting Taiwan’s international friendships. Among the many installations at the festival in Shilin ... ( read original story ...)

His latest project is tentatively titled “96 Minutes,” and follows a fictional tale about a bomb threat on a train ride from Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan, to Kaohsiung, located in the ... ( read original story ...)

Responding to Ukraine Tensions, Taiwan Says It Is Watching Situation With China TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is closely watching the situation in the narrow strait that separates it from China and ... ( read original story ...)

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 12) — The Philippine government said about 40,000 individuals can be deployed once Taiwan reopens its doors to Filipino workers. "Pagdating sa number of ... ( read original story ...)

“I enjoy taking out the rubbish because it’s a chance to catch up with my friends,” says Kusmi, who is originally from Indonesia and now lives in Taipei, the island’s capital, where she works as a ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's Consumer Price Index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose by 2.84 percent year on year in January, above the 2-percent inflation warning line, according to data ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing and Washington could go to war over Taiwan, or if four other Asian scenarios came to pass, a US-based think tank said in a recent report. Mainland Chinese observers, however, believe US ties ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s decision to substantially ease restrictions on Japanese food imports may not go as far as Japan had hoped. But it could be a significant step toward the elimination of import curbs on ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan ranked as the eighth-strongest democracy in the world last year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's new 2021 Democracy Index, and as the second strongest in Asia and Australasia, ... ( read original story ...)