Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) thanked Foxconn Founder Terry Gou (郭台銘) on Monday for asking BioNTech (BNT) to give priority to Taiwan's vaccine purchase. ( read original story ...)
Japanese and Taiwanese ruling parties hold talks aimed at Beijing
In highly inflammatory remarks afterward, both sides referred to Taiwan as a country, thus calling into question the “One China” policy, which recognizes Taiwan as part of China. ( read original story ...)
10 domestic COVID-19 cases part of same-family cluster: CECC
Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時ä¸) said the cases posed little threat to the community, however, as 10 of the 13 cases were part of a family cluster who tested positive in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan receives 30,000 Moderna doses donated by Czech Republic
Taiwan receives 30,000 Moderna doses donated by Czech Republic. ROC Central News Agency. 08/29/2021 06:00 PM. Taipei, Aug. 29 (CNA) Taiwan on Sunday received 30,000 doses of the M ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn founder asks BioNTech to reserve 30 million more vaccines for Taiwan
TAIPEI: Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, has asked BioNTech SE to reserve 30 million doses of its ... ( read original story ...)
China mocks ‘Daddy America’ and threatens to ‘freak out’ Taiwan as invasion fears grow
The PLA have also carried out multiple naval and military drills in and around the Taiwan Strait. The US has responded to Beijing's aggressive military actions by increasing naval patrols in the ... ( read original story ...)
Ian Easton On Taiwan: The wrong way to peace
Ian Easton is a senior director at the Project 2049 Institute and author of The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan’s Defense and American Strategy ... premier Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) in New York City. In ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese contractor for airport MRT to be fined
More than NT$700 million (US$25.06 million) is to be deducted from a payment to Marubeni Corp, after the Japanese firm failed to meet several criteria set in the contract for the electromechanical ... ( read original story ...)
Gilas women drawn with China, Australia, Chinese Taipei; WNBL vows support for national team
The national women's basketball team will be pooled with world no. 3 Australia, no. 7 China, and no. 34 Chinese Taipei in the group phase of the tournament's Division A. According to reports, the ... ( read original story ...)
Countries condemn Beijing’s move to build pressure on Lithuania to cut ties with Taiwan
Taipei [Taiwan] August 29 (ANI): Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez along with a group of pro-Taiwan legislators from Europe strongly condemned China's political, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan faces slow vaccination amid sporadic local vaccination deaths
China's Taiwan has welcomed good news in fighting against COVID-19 as no local transmission cases reported since Friday. However the news was shrouded with several suspicious deaths after local ... ( read original story ...)
US warship transits Taiwan Strait after Chinese assault drills
China called the move ‘provocative’, saying the Eastern Theater Command of People’s Liberation Army organised troops to follow, monitor and guard the course of the US ships operations A US warship and ... ( read original story ...)
US warship, cutter transit Taiwan Strait
A US warship and a US Coast Guard cutter on Friday sailed through the Taiwan Strait, making the eighth transit under the administration of US President Joe Biden since he took office in January. The ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Taipei secures final ticket to FIBA Asia Cup 2021
BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 16-team field for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup has been completed as Chinese Taipei punched the last ticket to Asia's flagship basketball event. Chinese Taipei edged off ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing opposes Tokyo-Taipei security talks, urges Japan to
China has lodged a strong opposition to first-ever security talks between the ruling parties of Japan and Taiwan and urged Tokyo to stop interfering in China ... ( read original story ...)
In Taiwan’s Mountains, a Director Works to Slow Life Down
There’s another kind of life here, slower. You have to take care of your surroundings. You need to cut the grass, tend to the trees.” Tsai pointed proudly to his hand-held mower resting outside. “This ... ( read original story ...)