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Thousands of Taiwanese, taking a page from France’s yellow vest movement, protested again Thursday to demand lower taxes.
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An exhausted Taiwanese delivery driver who smashed into three Ferraris has been inundated with donations after his plight and eye-watering repair bill sparked a deluge of public sympathy.
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Read moreIn a referendum held alongside local elections, the Taiwanese electorate voted overwhelmingly to abolish a stipulation in the country’s Electricity Act that called for all nuclear energy-based power-generating facilities to completely cease operations by 2025. Many experts considered it a surprising victory for pro-nuclear activists. In January 2016, Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party garnered widespread support […]
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Taiwan commissioned a pair of guided missile frigates that are expected to boost the island’s ability to counter Chinese submarines.
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Taiwan executed a death-row inmate on Friday, the first execution carried out under President Tsai Ing-wen’s government and despite ongoing calls from rights groups to abolish the death penalty.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is responding to China’s arms buildup by developing missiles and interceptors of its own that could reduce Beijing’s military advantage over the self-ruled island, defense experts say.
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Ozamiz City Councilor Ricardo “Ardot” Parojinog may be sent back to the Philippines in August once his sentence is shortened for his illegal entry case in Taiwan, a Philippine National Police (PNP) official said Monday.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan evacuated thousands of residents in mountainous areas while offices and schools were closed and flights canceled Tuesday as Typhoon Maria churned towards the island bringing torrential rain and powerful winds. Maria was 200 kilometers (120 miles) east-northeast of the northeastern coastal town of Yilan packing gusts of up to 173 kilometers […]
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its budget subsidiary Scoot have redesignated Taiwan as part of China on their websites, in accordance with Beijing’s recent demand, but drawing a protest from the island.
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