Taiwan has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world. But for single women and LGBTQ+ couples who want babies, one major barrier still stands in their way. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reports second-most COVID-19 weekly cases, deaths behind U.S.
COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging in Taiwan with the second most in the world in the past week after recording only a few a few months ago though it is only about 100 miles away from Mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Manufacturing to hit new high this year
The production value of the local manufacturing sector is expected to rise 6.4 percent from a year earlier to hit a record NT$25.8 trillion (US$872.09 billion) this year as Taiwanese tech exporters ... ( read original story ...)
Ryan Hass On Taiwan: For Taiwan, reading the moment is essential
There has been a lot of global media frenzy about Taiwan’s security in recent weeks. Experts have debated what lessons China might be drawing from Russia’s military setbacks in Ukraine. Pundits grew ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says it’s willing to engage with China, doesn’t want to close the door
Taiwan does not want to close the door to China and is willing to engage in the spirit of goodwill, but on an equal basis and without political preconditions, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
3 reasons Biden’s ‘gaffe’ about defending Taiwan doesn’t matter
If Taiwan is attacked, the US will help defend it, in one way or another, as it has always done. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s CPC buys first crude with carbon offset from SOCAR
Taiwan's state refiner, CPC Corp, said on Sunday it has received the country's first crude cargo with certified carbon offset from SOCAR Trading, the trading arm of Azerbaijan's state oil company. ( read original story ...)
Beijing threatens to wage war with US over Taiwan: What is China’s problem with Taiwan?
"Beijing will not hesitate to start a war if Taiwan declares independence," Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe conveyed a strict warning to his American counterpart Lloyd Austin, once again stirring ... ( read original story ...)
‘China’s Taiwan’: Beijing’s defence minister rails against ‘smearing and interfering’ US
Wei Fenghe says ties are at critical juncture and puts onus on United States to improve bilateral relationship ... ( read original story ...)
They Inhabited Separate Worlds in Taiwan. Decades Later, They Collided in a California Church.
The 68-year-old suspect in a May mass shooting harbored resentment dating back to his formative years in Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Austin stresses Taiwan support
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed American support for Taiwan on Saturday, suggesting at Asia's premier defense forum that recent Chinese military activity around the self-governing ... ( read original story ...)
China accuses US of trying to ‘hijack’ support in Asia
China’s defense minister says the United States is trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking to advance its own ... ( read original story ...)
HTC “Viveverse” smartphone to be launched on June 28
HTC has teased its return to the smartphone market with a "Viveverse" event scheduled for June 28, when the company is expected to launch a metaverse-themed phone. The Taiwanese technology company was ... ( read original story ...)
China blasts US ‘bully’, says it will ‘fight to the end’ for Taiwan
Under US policy, Washington provides Taiwan defensive weapons, but has remained intentionally ambiguous on whether it would intervene militarily in the event of a Chinese attack - ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says it’s willing to engage with China, doesn’t want to close door
Taiwan does not want to close the door to China and is willing to engage in the spirit of goodwill, but on an equal basis and without political preconditions, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Sunday. We ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s health minister contracts COVID, feeling fine
Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung has contracted COVID-19, and is feeling fine and isolating at home, the government said on Sunday. Taiwan has been dealing with a surge of COVID-19 cases since ... ( read original story ...)