The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can ... ( read original story ...)
Zoom security fears prompt Taiwan government ban
Zoom has been banned from government business in Taiwan in the latest setback for the hugely popular video-calling app. It follows revelations that some Zoom traffic was "mistakenly" routed through ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Even on Sunday, Taipei vending machines open
A total of 4,614 batches, or 41,526 masks, were sold from the center’s three vending machines from April 11 to Thursday, the Taipei Department of Information Technology said yesterday. Most people ... ( read original story ...)
NBA Owners Were Briefed By Coronavirus Expert And Executive Chairman Of Disney
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - APRIL 17: Taiwan president-elect Chen Shui-bian (L ... but in particular how Disney with its theme parks and cruise ships, theatrical business, was addressing this virus and what they ... ( read original story ...)
Report on neuroscience trends to aid researchers
Clarivate Analytics and the Science and Technology Policy Research and Information Center on Friday published a ... Over the past five years, Taiwan has published nearly 650 papers per year, Joung ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Chinese help in France raises concerns
Skeptical of the French government’s response to the epidemic, the Chinese embassy, business leaders and expat associations ... Final decision will be at the discretion of the Taipei Times. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Russia reports spike in cases; Taiwan to quarantine 700 navy sailors
Russia reported another 4,785 cases and 40 deaths, Reuters reported. That brings the country's total to 36,793 cases and 313 deaths, according to the report. ( read original story ...)
F-35s Are Not A Magic Weapon: Why Taiwan Should Admit Conventional Military Defeat
Time is running out for Taiwan. Under the leadership of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Xi Jinping, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been increasingly aggressive in both poaching Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to quarantine 700 navy sailors after virus outbreak
Taiwan will put 700 navy sailors into quarantine after three cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed among sailors who had been on a goodwill mission to the Pacific island state of Palau, the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Tried to Warn the World On Coronavirus. No One Was Listening
Taiwan warned WHO over the possibility of human-to-human transmission in the virus outbreak in Wuhan back in late December. Perhaps if Taiwan was a member of WHO, its warning would have been heeded. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: Russia reports spike in cases; Taiwan to quarantine 700 navy sailors
Russia reported another 4,785 cases and 40 deaths, Reuters reported. That brings the country's total to 36,793 cases and 313 deaths, according to the report. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to Quarantine 700 Navy Sailors After Coronavirus Outbreak
The three confirmed cases had all shared quarters on the same ship, but all 700 sailors on all three ships were being re-called and would be put into quarantine, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said. ( read original story ...)
Saturday Interview | ‘Taiwan will help India with Covid-19’
Kwang Tien is the Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC) in India. An ace diplomat, he has held several important positions in Taiwan’s foreign ministry and in different ... ( read original story ...)
Rents set to fall in Hong Kong but could rise in Singapore and Taipei, predict forecasters, as expats flee coronavirus
“Future years may lead to more stability in the rental market though, with the local government making efforts to increase the availability of land for new property construction,” he says. Taipei was ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s professional baseball league replaces human fans with cardboard spectators
As sports arenas and stadiums sit empty around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan's baseball season is getting back into the swing, but with a twist - it's being played in front of a ... ( read original story ...)
As Taiwan shows, the antidote to the virus is freedom
What is most impressive is that Taiwan has done all this without ordering its population to shelter in place or shutting down schools, restaurants, stores and other businesses. As a result, Taiwan’s ... ( read original story ...)