Taiwan Renews Push for Inclusion in UN, ICAO Meetings

Sunday Ehigiator As the United Nations (UN) marks its 80th anniversary and the world races against time to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lin Chia-lung, has renewed calls for the country’s...

Books and bots take centre stage at International Literacy Day event

The Environment and Language Education Trust (ELET) marked International Literacy Day on Monday, September 8, with a vibrant celebration at its Cato Manor offices. Under this year’s theme, ‘Many Literacies for a Connected World’, the organisation...

Business News | Taiwan Shows Interest in Buying Rare Earth Minerals from India: TAITRA Dy Director

By Kaushal Verma New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Taiwan possesses the technology to manufacture products using rare earth minerals, but needs India's resources to collaborate effectively. Also Read | Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid UEFA...

Business News | Bilateral Trade Between India-Taiwan to Hit Record Level This Year: Taipei Source

By Kaushal Verma New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The bilateral trade between India and Taiwan is expected to grow to a new record level of around $12 billion in the 2025 calendar year, according to Yu-Chi Chen, Executive Director of the...

Taiwan seeks inclusion in International Civil Aviation meetings

Taiwan has also called on the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to include it in its forthcoming conference. Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung, in a statement yesterday, argued that the country is a key player and an...

Policy easing fuels optimism in Asian EM equities despite political headwinds

By Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -Investors are extending bullish bets on Asia’s emerging equities as prospects of further monetary easing outweigh domestic risks, fund managers said this week. A dovish Federal Reserve gives Asian central banks more...

Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Act as Illegal Agent of the Chinese Government in the U.S.

Yuanjun Tang, 68, a naturalized citizen of the United States and resident of Flushing, Queens, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to act in the United States as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Image for illustration...

iPhone maker Foxconn among over 100 companies to participate in Taiwan Expo

A total of 107 Taiwanese companies, including iPhone maker Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group), will participate in the Taiwan Expo 2025 to be held from September 25-27. Taiwan's External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Deputy Director Keven...

China’s ‘developed’ Fujian carrier transits Taiwan Strait

In what seems like an ongoing exchange of soft power activity, following Beijing’s military parade and then DSEI in London, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 003 aircraft carrier Fujian has, once again, passed through the Taiwan Strait...

German reunification could hold lessons for Beijing on Taiwan: government adviser

Beijing could incentivise Taiwan to reunite with the Chinese mainland by learning from German policies adopted after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a Chinese government adviser told a security forum on Wednesday. Zheng Yongnian, a political-science...

World News | Taiwan, Indonesia Sign Marine Debris Pact as Taiwan Condemns China's Cyanide Fishing

Taipei [Taiwan], September 17 (ANI): Taiwan and Indonesia formalised cooperation on marine debris management during the International Conference on Marine Environmental Management in Taipei, underscoring the growing urgency of regional...

Busan International Film Festival opens 30th edition with star-studded ceremony

Asia's premier cinema showcase celebrates milestone with Park Chan-wook's 'No Other Choice,' honors pioneering filmmakers BUSAN — The 30th Busan International Film Festival opened Wednesday evening at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu,...

Taiwan's ex-top security official during the 1996 Strait Crisis dies

Taipei, Sept. 17 (CNA) Former National Security Council (NSC) Secretary-General Ting Mao-shih (丁懋時), who played a crucial role during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 99, an unnamed diplomatic source...

Taiwan to hold nationwide disaster alert drill on Friday

Taipei, Sept. 17 (CNA) Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA) will issue nationwide cellphone messages on Friday to mark National Disaster Prevention Day and boost the public's preparedness, by simulating earthquake and tsunami alerts to...

China's military parade could hurt optics: Military spokesman

Taipei, Sept. 17 (CNA) China's muscle flexing at a recent military parade did not help to create a positive image, a Taiwan military spokesperson said Wednesday. "We do not think that holding a grand display of military equipment to intimidate...

Busan International Film Festival: Park Chan-wook's 'No Other Choice' opens festival; BLACKPINK star Lisa, director Park attend

Director Park Chan-wook and actors attending the Venice Film Festival Celebrated director Park Chan-wook's star-studded murder comedy "No Other Choice" opened Asia's biggest film festival Wednesday, which is launching its first fully-fledged...

UN must end Taiwan’s exclusion, says Lin Chia-lung

In a world marked by rising conflicts, economic coercion, and disinformation campaigns, Taiwan has positioned itself as a steadfast defender of democracy and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Speaking on the global stage, Lin Chia-lung, Minister of...

U.S. woman indicted for smuggling heroin into Taiwan for online fiancé

Taoyuan, Sept. 17 (CNA) An American woman has been indicted in Taiwan after allegedly smuggling heroin from Laos at the request of a man she believed to be the superior of her online fiancé, whom she had never met in person, the Aviation Police...

Taiwan’s inclusion in ICAO is essential for global aviation safety – Taiwan rep to Fiji

Taiwan’s inclusion in ICAO is essential for global aviation safety – Taiwan rep to Fiji As the international community prepares for the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly from 23 September to 3 October, one issue of...

Six or more films to see at the Taiwan Film Festival of Boston

In 2018, controversial remarks made at the Golden Horse Awards, highly regarded for Chinese-language cinema, rippled all the way to Boston. In an acceptance speech for best documentary, Taiwanese director Fu Yue said she hoped Taiwan would be...