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Taiwan Vice president delivers speech at EU Parliament; China lodges prote
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Chinese Mission to the EU said on Saturday the European Parliament, despite China's strong opposition and solemn representations, allowed prominent "Taiwan independence" separatists such as Hsiao to enter the European Parliament building to attend the annual meeting and carry out "Taiwan
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38 Chinese military aircraft, 9 naval vessels detected near Taiwan
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Friday said that 38 Chinese military aircraft and 9 naval vessels were detected operating around Taiwan until 6 am today. The ministry said that 31 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's air defe
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Taiwan detects 12 Chinese aircraft, 10 naval vessels around island
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the MND, all 12 aircraft from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
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North fired rockets during Hegseth visit, says S Korea; US Defence Secy vo
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Meanwhile, Hegseth while addressing a press conference today alongside his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back, said that Washington will make interagency efforts "in a deliberate manner" to help fulfill a pledge by US Pres
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Taiwan's KMT chair Cheng Li-wun pledges democracy, economic revival, cross
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The newly elected Chairperson of Taiwan's opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), Cheng Li-wun, vowed to lead the party in defending democracy, revitalising the economy, and pursuing long-term peace across the Taiwan Strait during what she described as Taiwan's most challenging period, Focus Tai
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China using religion and matchmaking to infiltrate Taiwan's society: MAC D
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Taipei Times, during a recent session of the Legislative Yuan's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Chen Chun-yu cited findings from the Taiwan Information Environment Research Center, revealing that more than 16,000
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Japan PM Takaichi, China's Xi to hold first-ever talks in South Korea
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting during the APEC summit in South Korea to discuss building stable ties amid strained relations over territorial and historical disputes, Kyodo News reported.
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Taiwan expresses "serious concerns" over Singapore PM's reaffirmation of O
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry expressed "serious concerns" after Singapore PM Lawrence Wong reaffirmed opposition to "Taiwanese independence" during talks with China's Premier Li Qiang. MOFA urged Singapore to respect Taiwan's sovereignty, stressing that the island's future "can only be determin
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China using civilian fishing boats for 'gray zone' operations in Taiwan St
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A US think tank report says China is using civilian fishing boats for "gray zone" operations in the Taiwan Strait. CSIS tracked suspicious vessels showing AIS irregularities. Taiwan is enhancing surveillance with uncrewed vehicles while the PLA conducted thousands of sorties and deployed 2,0
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True peace with Beijing cannot be built on illusions: Taiwan President rej
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Lai expressed these thoughts during the opening ceremony of the Overseas Community Affairs Council Conference in Taipei following the election of former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmaker Cheng Li-wun as KMT chairwoman. Cheng advocates for closer relations with Beijing.
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Taiwan detects 2 sorties by Chinese military aircraft, 5 vessels around it
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) detected the presence of two sorties by Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Tuesday.
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Storm Fengshen: 7 dead in Philippines, forces thousands to evacuate; Typho
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Typhoon is expected to move northwest at 25-30 km per hour while gradually intensifying. From Tuesday onward, it will steer southwestward over the central and northern parts of the South China Sea, heading towards Vietnam's central coast before gradually weakening.
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