Her trip cancelled in the final days of the Trump administration, US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft instead met virtually Wednesday night with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and told her: ‘The United States will always stand with Taiwan.’ And though she’ll leave office with the president next week, Craft said she still hopes … Read more
Taiwan records its first locally transmitted Covid-19 case in 253 days after woman catches it from a New Zealand pilot friend Taiwan has not had a locally transmitted case of Covid-19 since mid-April Authorities are now testing more than 100 contacts of the unnamed woman Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Tuesday that the New … Read more
China appears to send a new warning to Taiwan after releasing footage of its army tanks engaging in a simulated street battle during a recent urban warfare exercise. In a video released by state broadcaster CCTV, the Chinese battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles are seen rolling past the streets, a mock invasion reported by … Read more
Powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattles Taiwan The epicentre struck around 37 miles south-east of the country’s Taipei capital There were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage in the region City government said there was scattered reports of light damage Subway system continued to operate normally while high-speed railway paused By Chris Jewers For Mailonline Published: … Read more
U.S. Navy sends a warship through the Taiwan Strait for the second time in two weeks – days after an American destroyer sailed near disputed South China Sea islands amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing A U.S. warship transited the sensitive Taiwan Strait, Taiwan confirmed Monday Ship was on an ‘ordinary mission’ and situation … Read more
Pizza Hut Taiwan has launched a very unique ramen pizza – complete with thick noodles, pork slices, and a soft-boiled egg. The pizza giant has teamed up with Menya Musashi, a popular ramen restaurant from Tokyo, to create the world’s first Japanese-inspired pizza topping. The unusual mashup consists of ramen noodles, barbecue pork slices, white … Read more
Security cameras watching a highway in Taiwan captured the moment a white Tesla Model 3 vehicle plowing into truck that was rolled over on its side. Reports say the driver of the Tesla did not see the overturned Truck while cruising with the Autopilot driver assistant feature activated. The footage also shows that the car’s … Read more
China is reportedly sending its two new aircraft carriers into war games near the Pratas Islands, playing into fears that a Taiwan invasion could be next as tensions with the US continue to worsen. The aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong are currently in Bohai Bay in the Yellow Sea on a combat readiness mission before … Read more
Life goes on almost as normal in Taiwan. The schools are full of children, the streets thronged with shoppers, the bars busy. Even the national sport of baseball has resumed – albeit with no more than 1,000 fans in the stadium. This makes the island nation of 23million people almost unique among locked down developed … Read more
China appears to be taking advantage of the USS Theodore Roosevelt being crippled by the coronavirus by sending an aircraft carrier and fighter jets close to Taiwan over the weekend. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the Liaoning, China’s first operational aircraft carrier, and five accompanying warships passed first through the Miyako Strait, located between Japan’s islands … Read more