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Business News | Taiwan Allocates NTD 27 Billion for 6G and LEO Satellite Push by 2030
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Taipei [Taiwan], July 11 (ANI): The Cabinet of Taiwan approved a project worth NTD 27 billion for a tenure of six years, with an aim to launch 6G wireless commercial services by 2030, which will help in strengthening Taiwan's role in the...
Taiwan's foreign minister begins Paraguay visit
Focus Taiwan
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July 11, 2025
Taipei, July 11 (CNA) Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) arrived in Paraguay late Thursday to lead a business delegation focused on advancing bilateral cooperation in technology, industry and infrastructure. During the visit, Lin will...
Taiwan civil groups rally to oppose DPP's 'mass recall' campaign, call for peace and cross-Straits unity
Global Times
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Taiwan civil groups rally to oppose DPP's 'mass recall' campaign on June 24, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Taiwan civil groupsCivic groups on the island of Taiwan held a rally outside the "Legislative Yuan" on Tuesday to protest the so-called "mass...
'Taiwan independence' separatism is greatest disaster to island, says mainland spokesperson on Lai's latest remarks on cross-Straits ties
Global Times
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Chen Binhua, a spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, attends a press conference on May14, 2025. Photo: Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council In response to remarks on cross-Straits relations in Taiwan regional leader...
Taiwan Affairs Office slams Lai's speech as separatist act
Global Times
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Photo: Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council When asked for comments on the content related to cross-Straits relations in the "10 Talks on the Country" speech delivered by Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te on Tuesday, Zhu Fenglian, a...
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Trump to host Philippines’ president ‘very soon’ to discuss security, economic ties; date not final yet
Firstpost
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July 11, 2025
President Donald Trump will host his Philippine counterpart in the White House “very soon” to discuss how the longtime treaty allies can further deepen their security and economic engagements, the Philippine ambassador to the U.S. said Friday. No...
Taiwan shows off first US Abrams tanks at largest war games
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
US Secretary of State Rubio meets China Foreign Minister’s Wang on sidelines of ASEAN talks
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 11, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi Friday on the sidelines of ASEAN talks in Malaysia, where Washington’s tariffs are in sharp focus. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the ASEAN Post-Ministerial...
US unlikely to reduce military trainers in Taiwan: CSIS expert
Taipei Times
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July 10, 2025
Defending Taiwan is one of the top priorities of the Pentagon, and the US is “very unlikely” to reduce its military presence in the nation, a US defense expert said today. This came after Defense Priorities, a US think tank, on Wednesday released...
Rubio to meet China’s foreign minister in Malaysia as U.S.-Chinese tensions mount
The Asahi Shimbun
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KUALA LUMPUR-- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping his up his second and final day at a Southeast Asian security conference with a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart as tensions grow between Washington and Beijing over...
USD 235 Million Birkin International Hotel Opens in Melaka, Redefining Sustainable Luxury for the Modern Traveller
Macau Business
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July 11, 2025
MALACCA, Malaysia, July 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Birkin International Hotel, a landmark in sustainable luxury, had officially opened its doors on July 9 in a grand celebration officiated by His Excellency Tun Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd...
world Philippines' president to discuss tariffs in Trump meeting this July, top diplomat says
Asiaone
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July 11, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington this month, Manila's top diplomat said on Friday (July 11), with an increased trade tariff on one of Washington's top defence allies set to...
Taiwan reports heightened Chinese incursions around territory
Oklahoma Star
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Taipei [Taiwan], July 11 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Friday detected one Chinese aircraft and nine Chinese naval vessels operating around territorial waters as of 6am (local time). The aircraft crossed the median line and...
Trump to host Philippine president to discuss trade, security in Asia
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 11, 2025
The US, Japan and the Philippines have been building a trilateral bloc to broaden security and economic cooperation President Donald Trump will host his Philippine counterpart in the White House 'very soon' to discuss how the longtime treaty...
The 8-point buzzsaw facing any invasion of Taiwan
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 11, 2025
The groom is Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s new president, a former jihadist leader who has swapped his fatigues for a suit. Al-Sharaa assumed power just six months ago and sits atop a transitional government formed from the ashes of a 14-year civil...
U.K., France reaffirm commitment to Indo-Pacific, Taiwan stability
Focus Taiwan
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July 11, 2025
Taipei, July 11 (CNA) The United Kingdom and France on Thursday underscored the growing strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan, to European security, as well as their commitment to the region's stability, during a leaders'...
Lai's '10 lectures on unity' another round of fallacies that run counter to legal principles and historical facts: Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson
Global Times
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Photo: Zhu Fenglian In response to the speech delivered by the Taiwan regional leader on Saturday and the third of the so-called "10 lectures on unity" on Sunday, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council,...
Hong Kong police arrest four individuals linked to a Taiwan-based group on suspicion of conspiracy to subvert state power
Global Times
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Photo: HK Police The Hong Kong Police Force's National Security Department has arrested four males aged between 15 and 47 on suspicion of conspiracy to subvert state power. The suspects are allegedly linked to an organization established in the...
Taiwan’s military has to woman up
Taipei Times
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July 10, 2025
Starting this month, young women in Denmark would be subject to conscription on the same terms as men. All Danes, regardless of gender, would be required to register for military assessment, and eligible individuals would be selected through a...
Police arrest four men linked to a Taiwan-based group and accuse them of subversion
Macau Daily Times
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July 11, 2025
Hong Kong police announced yesterday that they arrested four people linked to a Taiwan-based group under a Beijing-imposed national security law, accusing them of conspiracy to commit subversion. Steve Li, Chief Superintendent of the National...