Taiwan Calling: Scholarships For Higher Learning Awarded To Paraguayan Students

Sixty-four students from Paraguay have been awarded scholarships to go study in Taiwan. It will give them an opportunity to study Mandarin, or pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the country. While they will get to learn in different areas and …

Unable to match innovation, China resorts to disinformation against Taiwan’s submarine

Taipei [Taiwan], June 22 (ANI): Taiwan's first indigenous submarine, Hai Kun (Narwhal), has become the latest target of China's intensifying disinformation war, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) scrambles to undermine Taiwan's growing …

SB19 stuns Taiwan’s HITO Music Awards 2025 stage with fiery performance

It may be SB19’s first time to perform in Taiwan’s annual HITO Music Awards, but Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin showed no signs of nervousness as they stunned viewers with a fiery set. The P-pop powerhouse performed their songs “Gento,” “DAM,” and “ …

Taiwan is 'of course' a country, president says in rebuke to China

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan is "of course" a country and China lacks both the historical evidence and legal proof to back up its sovereignty claims, President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday in a strong rebuke to Beijing and its stepped …

Taiwan shipbuilder refutes submarine prototype hull deformation rumor

Taipei, June 22 (CNA) Shipbuilder CSBC Corp., Taiwan has refuted a widespread internet rumor that the nation's first indigenous submarine prototype showed signs of hull deformation during initial sea trials last week. In a statement issued last week, …

Trade Vulnerabilities: South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand Banks Brace for Deteriorating Economic Outlook

The banking sectors across South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, and China are bracing for challenging times ahead, with a deteriorating outlook for 2025 driven by increased trade tensions and tariff impacts that are expected to hamper loan growth and …

Cars, motorbikes outnumber the population in Taiwan

Taipei, June 22 (CNA) The number of registered motor vehicles -- including motorcycles, trucks, coaches, and specially built vehicles -- had exceeded 23.357 million units in Taiwan by the end of May, surpassing the total population, government statistics …

Taiwan retailer says it did not import defective power banks

Taipei, June 22 (CNA) Taiwanese tech retailer Chicony has confirmed that it did not import power bank models from Anker Innovations Co., Ltd. that were voluntarily recalled by the Chinese manufacturer due to fire hazard concerns. Chicony, one of Anker' …

Chinese coast guard ushered out of waters near Taiwan's Dongsha Island

Taipei, June 22 (CNA) Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said it took responsive measures Sunday that resulted in an intruding Chinese coast guard ship leaving Taiwan-controlled restricted waters off Dongsha Island in the South China Sea. The …

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