投稿者: Helen Davidson in Taipei
North Korean leader invited to visit Russia as Zelenskyy says Putin is displaying ‘impunity’ with new Ukraine strikes Europe live – latest updatesVladimir Putin has invited Kim Jong-un to visit Russia during a lengthy meeting in Beijing on the sideline…
Exclusive: Experts say the move could be part of Beijing’s ‘greyzone’ grab for disputed territoryChina is drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a move that analysts believe is likely part of Beijing’s unilateral grab f…
Chinese president hosts bilateral meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in TianjinXi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have met on the sidelines of a showpiece summit in China that seeks to challenge US-led, western-dominated blocs…
Countries agree to resume trade links and work to resolving border dispute after visit to Delhi by top diplomat Wang YiIndia’s prime minister and China’s foreign minister have hailed “steady” progress in their countries’ fractious relationship, agreein…
Voters rejected all the recall motions in a DPP-backed bid to unseat opposition MPs and gain a legislative majorityAn unprecedented attempt in Taiwan to unseat 24 “pro-China” opposition politicians and give a parliamentary majority to the ruling party …
Activists across Taiwan are pushing for the expulsion of dozens of ‘pro-Beijing’ legislators, leading to uproar On a steamy night deep in one of Taipei’s most conservative suburbs, a group of elderly neighbours are yelling at each other next to a garba…
Exit bans used by China for reasons ranging from criminal investigations to diplomatic leverage toolThe Chinese government has blocked a US federal employee from leaving China, the US state department has confirmed.The federal employee works for the US…
Principal at school in Gansu province reportedly wanted to attract more enrolments by ‘enhancing’ the colour and look of the food served to childrenChinese authorities have arrested six people and launched disciplinary investigations into almost 30 oth…
1.2tn yuan project has broken ground in Tibet, premier says, despite fears of downstream nations India and BangladeshConstruction of the world’s biggest hydropower megadam has begun, China’s premier has said, calling it the “project of the century”.The…
Government framework to recognise ‘core rights’ said to barely reach minimum ordered by court rulingDino Wong and Geoffrey Yu count themselves among the lucky ones. The Hong Kong couple were married in 2019, in a hastily arranged trip to the US Pacifi…
Proposal is latest in a series of rules and legislation that have cracked down on the city’s pro-democracy movementA new code of conduct in Hong Kong will require legislators to “sincerely support” Beijing’s jurisdiction on the city and the chief execu…
The team battled a notoriously strong current and used the stars as their guide to reach an island in an unstable vessel made of Japanese cedarDr Yousuke Kaifu was working at an archaeological site on the Japanese islands of Okinawa when a question sta…
Czech intelligence revealed Chinese diplomats allegedly planned staged incident during Hsiao Bi-khim’s 2024 visitTaiwan’s vice-president has said she will not be intimidated after reports by Czech intelligence that Chinese officials planned to stage a …
Messages advise staff to also warn students off celebrations to avoid violating national security lawTeachers in Hong Kong have been warned to keep themselves and students away from any US Independence Day celebrations as they may breach national secur…
First civilian-led military simulation bringing together teams from the US, Taiwan and Japan revealed a series of potential vulnerabilitiesA series of war games in Taiwan has highlighted significant vulnerabilities in how the island and its supporters …