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Taiwan to set up sovereign wealth fund
Updated : 1 year ago IST
President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday announced a plan during his first anniversary speech for Taiwan to set up a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) to be responsible for foreign investment "to connect with the world."
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Chinese AI translation tools blamed as games open to criticism in Taiwan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The World Masters Games in Taipei and New Taipei City opened to backlash over poor venue hygiene and bizarre mistranslations of names, with suspicions that Chinese AI tools were used for translations, raising data security concerns and casting doubt on Taiwan's ability to host future global
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Taiwan President Lai says opposition rally shows strength of Taiwan's demo
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Taiwan President William Lai said that the opposition's protest highlights Taiwan's democratic strength, but urged political parties to focus their fight against dictatorship where it belongs -- against China's authoritarian regime, not Taiwan's judiciary or democracy.
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Meta accused of undermining free speech, aiding CCP censorship
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A former global policy director at Facebook has testified before the US Senate, alleging that Meta has jeopardised national security and freedom of speech in its dealings with China, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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Taiwan allocates $2.66 billion to support industries in response to US 32%
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai announced that USD 2.66 billion (NT$88 billion) would be allocated to support the industrial and agricultural sectors in response to the latest US tariff policy, the Taipei Times reported.
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Taiwan detects one Chinese sortie, 8 vessels and one official ship around
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of Defence (MND) detected one sortie of the Pakistan Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels and one official ship operating around the country at around 6 am (UTC+8) on Sunday.
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Taiwan considers ban on ownership of 955 animals
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture is proposing to ban the ownership and importation of 955 additional animal species, including raccoons and alligator snapping turtles, citing public safety and animal welfare concerns. The Department of Animal Welfare outlined criteria for the additions, whil
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Taiwan rebuts China's New Year propaganda video as psychological warfare
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Taiwan's government on Thursday strongly condemned a New Year's propaganda video released by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), in which President Xi Jinping reiterated Beijing's long-standing claim over the democratic island.
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Taiwan: DPP lawmaker proposes tougher rules to tackle TikTok deepfakes
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
DPP lawmaker Lin Dai-hua has proposed amending Taiwan's Anti-Infiltration Act to tighten regulations on foreign platforms like TikTok after deepfake videos targeting DPP politicians surfaced. Lin's proposal suggests mandating foreign platforms to establish offices in Taiwan to ensure complia
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US nuclear expansion unlikely to deter China: Study
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A recent unclassified war game conducted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed that increasing US nuclear capabilities would not deter China from employing atomic weapons in a conflict over Taiwan, Taipei
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TSMC's overseas expansion drives record number of Taiwanese workers in US
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) overseas expansion has driven a significant rise in Taiwanese workers abroad, with a record 128,000 employed in the US in 2023. This surge follows TSMC's plans to increase its global production capacity, including new fabs in the US and Jap
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Chinese Councillor Chen Tsui-luan's prison sentence upheld by Taiwan Supre
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Taiwanese Supreme Court on Monday upheld the corruption conviction of former Kaohsiung city councilor Chen Tsui-luan, sentencing her to 10 years and five months in prison for embezzling NTD 4.49 million through fraudulent travel subsidy claims. Chen, who began serving her sentence in 201
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