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United States passes bill to support Taiwan's participation in WHO

Taiwan's efforts to join WHO begin in 1997

Taiwan to open first Europe office in its name, angers China

The government in Taipei will open its office in the Baltic nation of Lithuania, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said at a briefing.

Japan's govt sees rising Taiwan tensions as regional security risk

Japan believes rising tension surrounding Taiwan requires its attention with a sense of crisis as China intensifies military activities in the area

Global coronavirus update: Taiwan extends level-3 Covid alert to July 26

Taiwan will extend its level-3 Covid-19 alert to July 26, while allowing some regulations to ease for commencing more social activities from next week, the island's disease monitoring agency said.

Taiwan receives shipment of 1.13 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from Japan

Taiwan has received a shipment of 1.13 million AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by Japan on Thursday

Chinese warplane enters Taiwan's air defence zone, 4th incursion this month

A Chinese warplane entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday morning, marking the fourth such intrusion this month

Taiwan calls China's one country, two systems 'facade' intended to annexe

The Taipei government has termed China's "one country and two systems" as a facade, stating that it is really intended to annexe Taiwan

Taiwan's push to shortcut Covid-19 vaccine approval sparks debate

At the end of May, Chen Pei-jer, a member of an expert committee in Taiwan to evaluate Covid-19 vaccines for use on the island, resigned

Hong Kong husband-and-wife team is worth $2.4 bn after bubble tea IPO

Peng Xin and her husband Zhao Lin's Nayuki Holdings is valued at $3.8 billion, even after the stock slumped on debut.

Free Taiwan will continue to support freedom in Hong Kong, says President

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen expressed regret over the closure of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong and said a free Taiwan will continue to support freedom for Hong Kong

A forgotten chipmaker in US may hold key to end worldwide shortage

GlobalFoundries sits pretty with its everyday products as larger rivals battle it out to make ever-more advanced chips.

Taiwan to maintain Hong Kong consulate despite visa problems for staff

Taiwan says it will continue operating its de facto consulate in Hong Kong in spite of visa difficulties for its staffers while also providing consular services online

HCL Tech appoints leaders to expand in South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam

The company has named Joonho Moon in South Korea, Terry Tai in Taiwan and Nguyen Ha Tuan in Vietnam to lead and drive growth in these geographies

US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge

The US sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning.

China military activities near Taiwan up risk of miscalculation: Pentagon

Pentagon has termed the recent incursion by Chinese warplane into Taiwan air defence identification zone as 'destabilising'

'If China takes Taiwan, it's all over': Haley urges US to act 'strongly'

Indian American Republican politician Nikki Haley said the US must act "strongly" against China, stating that if Beijing took control of Taiwan, it would be emboldened to seize other territories

Taiwan reports largest daily incursion by 2 dozen Chinese Air Force planes

Taiwan has witnessed the largest daily incursion as over two dozen Chinese military planes flew into the country's Air Defence Identified Zones (ADIZ) on Tuesday, said the Defence Ministry

Japan says ties with Taiwan are only unofficial

Japan's relations with Taiwan are non-governmental and practical, based on the one country, two systems policy that recognises China as the sole legitimate government, a top Japanese official said

Mcdonald's says S Korea, Taiwan operations hacked; customer info exposed

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Japan enters Taiwan-China fight with Covid-19 vaccine shipments to Taipei

Donating the vaccines to Taiwan could irritate China, Japan's biggest trading partner.