Tag: news

The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Tuesday submitted a budget proposal of NT$471.7 billion (US$17.05 billion) to the Legislature for arms purchases and other defense needs, including jet ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has launched a government-backed English-language streaming platform that is intended to carry a mixture of news, international affairs and local stories. Taiwan Plus went live on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)

"China’s leaders must be made to recognise that more coercive pressure on Taiwan will come with rising costs" says Asia Society Australia Executive Director, Policy Richard Maude in his remarks to the ... ( read original story ...)

Could Communist China blockade Taiwan, which mainland boilerplate portrays as a wayward province? Sure. And the People’s Liberation Army ( PLA) would doubtless do so should Xi Jinping & Co. opt to ... ( read original story ...)

Former Ambassador Kelly Craft said China was exploiting the lives of U.S. and Afghan citizens in a "propaganda" campaign against Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

China's center Yi Jianlian was facing the media when the Chinese national team had a traing before the 2019 FIBA Men's World Cup at Wuhan, China, on August 25, 2019. (xinhau/Xiao Yijiu) China is ... ( read original story ...)

Around 900,000 doses of BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Taiwan soon, the health minister said on Tuesday, the first delivery of a highly politicised, much-anticipated order whose ... ( read original story ...)

The locally produced Covid-19 vaccine by Medigen Vaccine Biologics was rolled out last week, with President Tsai Ing-wen receiving her first shot. ( read original story ...)

Charles Chen of Taiwanese vaccine maker Medigen Vaccine Biologics says in the past week, around 600,000 people in Taiwan were vaccinated with the Medigen vaccine, showing that people are confident in ... ( read original story ...)

TaiwanPlus (Taiwan+), the country’s first English-language international streaming media, went online August 30 following a launch ceremony on the plaza in front of the National Taiwan Museum in 228 ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has launched Taiwan Plus (Taiwan+), the first English-language international streaming platform in the country, unveiled on 30 August. Targeting an English-speaking audience, the service brings ... ( read original story ...)

In 1950, the PLA launched a series of amphibious operations, most notably resulting in the capture of Hainan island in the South China Sea. However, a landing in Kinmen was bloodily repulsed by ... ( read original story ...)

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Monday that Taiwan recorded eight new COVID-19 cases, and that it plans to ease certain restrictions after the current Level 2 COVID-19 alert expires on ... ( read original story ...)

Real estate prices in Asia-Pacific have boomed as homebuyers take advantage of pandemic-induced stimulus and international investors look to invest their cash. ( read original story ...)

The PLA could deploy a blockade to stretch and thin out Taiwan’s defenders around the island’s perimeter while Chinese forces ready a concentrated blow across the strait. Chin ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei 101 is the tallest building in Taiwan and a key landmark that opened to the public in 2004. “We are very proud to help Taipei 101 maintain its iconic facility through the help of Skyjack’s ... ( read original story ...)