Taiwan
12 Dec
Taiwan said Thursday it detected 16 Chinese warships in waters around the island, one of the highest numbers this year, as Beijing intensifies military pressure on Taipei. The navy vessels, along with 34 Chinese aircraft, were spotted near Taiwan in the 24 hours to 6:00 am (2200 GMT) Thursday, according to the defence ministry's daily…
10 Dec
Taiwan has said China is carrying out huge maritime drills around its main island in some of Beijing's biggest-ever military exercises.
30 Nov
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te flew to the United States on Saturday to launch a week-long tour of the Pacific that he said would usher in a new era of democracy, but has ignited fiery threats from Beijing. China considers self-governed Taiwan to be part of its territory and opposes any international recognition of the island…
29 Nov
A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family said. Dong, a senior columnist at the Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, was detained in February 2022 along with a Japanese diplomat at a Beijing restaurant. The diplomat was released after a…
23 Nov
Two Chinese films about same-sex love and Covid-19 vied on Saturday for top prizes in Taiwan's prestigious Golden Horse Awards, which saw the highest number of entries from China in recent years despite political tensions. Beijing banned its entertainers from joining Golden Horse -- dubbed the Chinese-language "Oscars" -- in 2019 after a Taiwanese director…
18 Nov
Taiwan’s Chief of Mission to Nigeria, Andy Yih-ping Liu, has emphasised Taiwan’s commitment to leveraging its advanced technology to support Nigeria’s development goals.
13 Nov
Two nations, each poised on the brink of transformation and monumental growth, stepped into the decades-old dawn of the 1960s.
12 Nov
A state-funded English-language broadcaster in Taiwan removed a video of one of its journalists calling US President-elect Donald Trump a "convicted felon", after the Taipei government said the incident was "very serious". Taiwan has publicly congratulated Trump on his victory, joining other governments around the world in trying to get onside with the next US…
7 Nov
Taipei will help Taiwanese firms relocate their China-based production plants if President-elect Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose a 60 percent tariff on Chinese-made goods, the island's economic ministry said Thursday. Trump's victory in the US presidential election has left world leaders, business owners and stock markets grappling with the potential impact of…
31 Oct
Sir: As part of President Lai Ching-te’s October 10 address, he emphasised that “Taiwan was willing to work with China to address climate change, combat communicable diseases, and maintain regional security in the pursuit of peace and mutual prosperity for the well-being of both peoples.”
26 Oct
The US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms sale package for Taiwan including advanced surface-to-air missile systems and
17 Oct
To equip youths with hands-on experience, the Faculty of Communications and Media Studies, Lagos State University (LASU), in partnership with Taiwan, has trained students on content creation, video editing, lighting, and camera usage.
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