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Taiwan declares TikTok a national security threat

TikTok's usage is already restricted within Taiwanese government agencies and their premises.

TikTok Inc. office(Bloomberg)
Published on Mar 23, 2024 04:15 PM IST
ANI |

Nobel Literature laureate Mo Yan is accused in patriotism lawsuit of insulting China's heroes

Nobel Literature laureate Mo Yan is accused in patriotism lawsuit of insulting China's heroes

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Published on Mar 13, 2024 09:41 AM IST
AP |

Taiwan detects 19 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels around nation

According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence, among the 19 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 12 crossed the Taiwan Strait median line.

Chinese President Xi Jinping(REUTERS)
Published on Feb 29, 2024 12:06 PM IST
ANI |

Hong Kongers hoping to settle down in Taiwan, immigration policy change after election: Report

Hong Kong immigrants in Taiwan are seeking increased support through the upcoming Taiwan elections, according to a report by Voice of America (VOA).

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Updated on Jan 12, 2024 05:46 AM IST
ANI |

Taiwan’s presidential election will be a three-way race after all

Even with a divided opposition, polls point to a tight contest

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.(Reuters)
Published on Nov 26, 2023 08:00 AM IST
The Economist

Hundreds throng Taipei as Taiwan celebrates east Asia's largest Pride march

The streets of central Taipei were packed for the annual parade, the 21st since it began and including go-go dancers and drag queens.

The event took place ahead of Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections in January.(AFP)
Published on Oct 28, 2023 03:28 PM IST
Reuters |

China announces plan for new telescope ahead of its space station crew launch

The telescope, dubbed Xuntian, will be installed by China's Tiangong space station and will co-orbit with it.

Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-17 mission, from left, Jiang Xinlin, Tang Hongbo, and Tang Shengjie wave as they arrive for a meeting with the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China(AP)
Published on Oct 25, 2023 03:18 PM IST
AP |

Former UK PM Liz Truss warns of China threats during Taiwan visit

Liz Truss is the first former British prime minister since Margaret Thatcher in the 1990s to visit Taiwan.

Former UK prime minister Liz Truss speaks during a press conference.(AFP)
Published on May 17, 2023 10:45 AM IST
AP |

Best psychological horror games you can experience in 2023

The psychological horror genre continues to make strides in the gaming industry. Luckily, in 2023 there’s no shortage of dreadful psychological horror games.

Image Credit: Red Barrels
Published on Apr 20, 2023 01:00 PM IST
ByTuhin Das Mahapatra

‘Aerospace activities’: China bans ship movement near Taiwan on Sunday

China did not release details of the operations that will disrupt passage of ships, with Taiwan saying as many as 33 flights could also be impacted by the ban

A view of Qiao Zi harbour on Beigan island in Taiwan's Matsu islands (AFP)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 04:45 PM IST

Canadian parliamentary delegation visits Taiwan to boost ties

Their visit comes after China conducted military exercises in the vicinity of Taiwan in recent days, after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visited Central America and the United States

Members of a delegation of Canadian MPs in Taipei for a visit that began on Sunday. (Canadian Trade Office in Taipei)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 10:56 AM IST

US-based Reagan library, others sanctioned by China over Taiwan meeting

China's sanctions target Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & other US-based orgs after US House Speaker's meeting with Taiwan's president.

China is imposing sanctions against the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other U.S.- and Asian-based organizations amid US-Tiwan meet.(Twitter)
Published on Apr 07, 2023 10:05 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Animesh Chaturvedi

China condemns US-Taiwan meet, vows 'resolute' response

Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory and balks at any official contact Taipei has with other countries.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (L) shake hands in the Air Force One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library after making statements to the press on April 5, 2023 in Simi Valley, California(Getty Images via AFP)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 05:09 AM IST
AFP |

Pioneering artist Vivan Sundaram dies at 79

Social activist and friend Shabnam Hashmi said that Sundaram had been ailing for the past few months with multiple issues.

Sundaram is survived by his wife art historian-critic Geeta Kapur.
Published on Mar 29, 2023 01:18 PM IST
PTI |

Choosing China? Honduras ends decades-long diplomatic ties with Taiwan

"The government of Honduras recognises the existence of just one China," the Honduran foreign ministry said in a post on Twitter.

People hold national flags of Honduras and Taiwan during a gathering.(Reuters)
Published on Mar 26, 2023 06:46 AM IST
Reuters |

Taiwan, India stand on frontline of authoritarian expansion, says Taipei envoy

Other free and law-biding countries will suffer in the long-term if China’s wanton disregard for democratic principles and blatant violation of international law go unheeded, Baushuan Ger said in an exclusive interview

Senior diplomat Baushuan Ger, who served as Taiwan’s representative to India. (BY ARRANGEMENT)
Updated on Aug 05, 2022 12:17 PM IST

Dalai Lama was asked if he wants to visit Taiwan. Here's his answer

Notably, China claims the democratic island of Taiwan as its own territory and says it should be taken by force if necessary. Taiwan resists, saying it is an independent country and will defend its freedoms and democracy in the face of China's aggression.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama (File Photo / REUTERS)
Updated on Nov 10, 2021 06:12 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Taiwan says 16 Chinese warplanes enter air defense zone

It is one of the largest Chinese incursions into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) since early October, coming right after an EU delegation visited Taipei to work on building ties.

The number of aircraft sent into the ADIZ is one of the largest since early October. (Yang Pan/Xinhua/picture alliance)
Published on Nov 07, 2021 01:44 PM IST
ByDeutsche Welle

'No room for compromise': China tells US to act with caution over Taiwan

Authoritarian China regards self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to one day seize the island, by force if needed. Beijing's saber-rattling has ramped up in recent years, exacerbating fears the island of 23 million people could become a major global flashpoint.

Joe Biden said on Thursday that the United States would defend Taiwan if the island were attacked by China. (File Photo / REUTERS)
Published on Oct 22, 2021 01:41 PM IST
AFP |

China steps up psychological pressure on Taiwan with 'grey zone' jet incursions

The sudden spike in Chinese warplanes crossing into the island's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) has focused attention on Taiwan, fuelling concerns it could become a global flashpoint.

This file handout picture taken and released by Taiwan's Defence Ministry shows a Taiwan F-16 fighter (L) jet monitoring one of two Chinese H-6 bombers that flew over the Bashi Channel south of Taiwan and the Miyako Strait near Japan's Okinawa Island. (File Photo / AFP)
Published on Oct 22, 2021 11:28 AM IST
AFP |

Amid concerns over Chinese ‘invasion’, Taiwan seeks to avoid armed confrontation

China claims the democratic island of Taiwan as its own territory and says it should be taken by force if necessary. Taiwan resists, saying it is an independent country and will defend its freedoms and democracy in the face of China's aggression.

Chinese and Taiwanese national flags are displayed alongside a military airplane in this illustration. (REUTERS)
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 07:45 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Travel updates: Taipei bans dining-in, Japan extends Covid-19 emergency

From Japan opening large-scale vaccination centers in Tokyo and Osaka while extending Covid-19 emergency to Taiwan’s capital 'Taipei' banning all on-site dining and drinking and Malaysia imposing new restrictions to curb coronavirus, catch all the travel updates here

Travel updates: Taipei bans dining-in, Japan extends Covid-19 emergency(Photo by Emran Yousof on Unsplash)
Published on May 24, 2021 11:02 AM IST
Bloomberg |

Surge in cases leads to stricter Covid-19 restrictions in Taiwan

On Saturday, Taiwan tightened the Covid-19 restrictions in Taipei and the cities around it due to an increase in coronavirus cases, for two more weeks.

Taiwan tightens curbs after surge in domestic Covid-19 cases(Reuters)
Published on May 15, 2021 01:55 PM IST
Reuters | , Taipei

Changing names to get free meals lands hundreds of Taiwanese in soup!

The offer by Japanese sushi restaurant chain Akindo Sushiro led many people to change their names.

In Taichung, a college student surnamed Kuo changed her name to Kuo
Published on Mar 21, 2021 05:04 PM IST
ANI |

Beijing could be preparing for a full-scale invasion of Taiwan: Report

Gray zone conflicts are activities by a state that are harmful to another state and are sometimes considered to be acts of war, but are not legally acts of war.

Chinese Navy's amphibious transport dock Yimeng Shan takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao. (REUTERS)
Updated on Mar 01, 2021 09:04 AM IST
ANI | , Taipei
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