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Alas men fall to Chinese Taipei, crash out of Volleyball Nations Cup
MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas played competitive against a higher-ranked Chinese Taipei but just couldn’t find ways to win and stumbled in a 25-19, 23-25, 30-28, 25-20 defeat Thursday and out of the AVC Men’s Volleyball Nations Cup in...
Business : Taiwan Expo 2025 To Showcase AI Innovations From 32 Taiwanese Companies
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- The upcoming Taiwan Expo 2025 to be held from June 23-25 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre will have 32 Taiwanese artificial intelligence (AI) companies presenting their latest technologies across various...

Food Picks: Homely Taiwanese bites with a boozy night twist at Jiak Ba Food Heaven (Jiak Bar)
Jiak Ba Food Heaven (Jiak Bar) at Far East Square offers dishes like Stir-fried Basil Clams (top right) and Pineapple & Bitter Gourd Soup (bottom right).ST PHOTOS: HEDY KHOO SINGAPORE – A fast-casual Taiwanese joint by day, where the Central...

KTI and Taipei subsidiary enter deal
KTI and Taipei subsidiary enter deal Published on: Thursday, June 19, 2025 Published on: Thu, Jun 19, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off (From Left) – Mr Wayne: Special Assistant of Chairman, Mr Liu I-Yee: Pacific Group Chairman, Datuk Dr Gordon Loke:...

Senior Taiwanese military officials pictured at US drills
Senior Taiwanese military personnel observed a US-led joint air exercise alongside the South Korean and Japanese air forces in Alaska, a now-removed image published on Tuesday by the Pentagon showed. The caption of the image — which has since been...

Cumberland County restaurant expands with second Taipei Chinese Kitchen
A Chinese-American and Taiwanese restaurant is bringing its cuisine to a second location. This summer, husband and wife Romano and Sara Gelsomino are opening Taipei Chinese Kitchen at a former Pizza Hut at 36 Erford Road in East Pennsboro...

After a sharp rise in the number of people prosecuted for spying for China in recent years, the Taiwanese government is trying to identify people within its own departments, military and public schools with a possible allegiance to Beijing

10 Day Trips from Taipei You Shouldn’t Miss: Taiwan’s Overlooked Gems
While Taipei is packed with exciting food, culture, and night markets, there’s a treasure trove of underrated destinations beyond the city that are perfect for day trips and adventurers looking for something new From misty mountain towns to quirky...

Frequent Taiwanese TikTok users more likely to hold pro-China views: Survey
Taipei, June 17 (CNA) Frequent TikTok users in Taiwan are more likely to hold certain political views aligned with Beijing's narratives, according to a recent survey by Taiwan-based NGO DoubleThink Lab. Conducted in March and released on June 5,...

Popular Taiwanese boba chain is expanding into Valley
Taiwanese boba tea chain Gong cha is expanding to the Phoenix area. Gong cha plans to open multiple locations in Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler. Taiwanese boba chain Gong cha is throwing its hat into the Valley's boba scene. It will open stores in...

New Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center to begin operations in Taipei in July
Taipei, June 17 (CNA) National Taiwan University (NTU) on Monday announced the establishment on its Taipei campus of a new Max Planck Center, in collaboration with the German-based Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science and the...

After a sharp rise in the number of people prosecuted for spying for China in recent years, the Taiwanese government is trying to identify people within its own departments, military and public schools with a possible allegiance to Beijing
Taiwan is vetting hundreds of thousands of military service members, public school teachers and civil servants in a bid to root out potential homegrown Chinese sympathisers, as Beijing intensifies espionage on the island.

Electric bus fire prompts safety checks in Taipei, New Taipei
Taipei, June 17 (CNA) Taipei and New Taipei authorities have stepped up safety inspections after an electric bus exploded into flames on Dunhua North Road in downtown Taipei Monday. The fire broke out at 8:43 p.m. when a Metropolitan Transport...
GLOBALink | Taiwanese youth seeks "sweet" business in Chinese mainland
25-year-old Taiwanese youth Chen Tzu-Yun runs her bakery business in the Chinese mainland due to the favorable business environment and great market potential. Click to learn about her story. #GLOBALink

Hall-of-Famer Taiwanese Gourmet Still Killing It in Elmhurst
As was likely true for everyone who cares about and/or covers New York City restaurants, my group chat lit up when the New York Times dropped its third annual 100 Best Restaurants list a couple of weeks ago, the first in the newspaper's post-Pete...

TAITRA unveils new “TAI-ONE” co-working space in the heart of Taipei
The “TAI-ONE SPACE”, created by the Taiwan External Trade and Development Council (TAITRA), was officially unveiled Tuesday. (Photo; Rti) The Taiwan External Trade and Development Council (TAITRA) has converted the second floor of the Taipei World...

4 KMT staff, 1 activist charged for recall vote forgeries in Taipei
Taipei, June 16 (CNA) Five individuals affiliated with the Kuomintang (KMT), including senior staff from the party's Taipei branch, were indicted Monday for allegedly forging thousands of signatures in a campaign to recall two Democratic...

World News | Taiwan Bars Chinese Officials from Taipei Tourism Expo, Citing Security Concerns Amid Rising Cross-strait Tensions
Taipei [Taiwan], June 16 (ANI): The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) defended its choice to prohibit Chinese officials and tourism representatives from participating in a tourism event in Taipei next month, citing unsafe conditions for Taiwanese...

Costa Rica sent officials to train in Taipei, report says
Costa Rica sent a group of intelligence officials to Taiwan for a short-term training program, the first time the Central American country has done so since the countries ended official diplomatic relations in 2007, a Costa Rican media outlet...

Between 2016 and 2024 Taiwanese investment into mainland China fell more than 60 percent, figures from the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taipei show