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A celebrity draft-dodging scandal lays bare problems with Taiwan’s crucial reservist force
CNN
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June 21, 2025
Taipei, Taiwan CNN — A draft-dodging scandal in Taiwan allegedly involving a number of actors, influencers, and musicians has cast an unflattering spotlight on the conscript and reservist forces which could one day stand between the island and a...
Taiwanese Team Redefines Arts Accessibility Through Storytelling Supertitles and Global Collaboration
South Africa Today
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June 14, 2025
In the world of live theater—where language, culture, and tradition often set invisible barriers—one Taiwanese team is reshaping the stage. The International Performing Arts Consortium (IPAC), headquartered in Taiwan, is on a mission to make the...
PH opens visa-free entry to Taiwan tourists
Manila Standard
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June 21, 2025
Taiwan passport holders can enter the Philippines without a visa for tourism starting July 1. On Thursday, June 19, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) announced that the policy allows Taiwanese tourists to stay in the country for up to...
US Dollar: Tariff Updates Stall the Greenback's Reversal
Investing
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July 8, 2025
The capricious nature of the US tariffs, the tone in which they were announced, while still allowing time (August 1) to negotiate is the main talk. More tariff announcements are expected today. The US dollar’s upside correction was cut short, and...
Taiwan's ex-President Ma Ying-jeou heads to China for forum
Focus Taiwan
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June 14, 2025
Taoyuan, June 14 (CNA) Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Saturday said his latest trip to China, including his first-time attendance at the Straits Forum, can promote "closer people-to-people exchanges" across the Taiwan Strait, as he...
Taiwan Through the Ages: Returning to the hometown
CGTN
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In 1949, Yan Luoguo, the captain of the Dongshan Island ship, was forcibly taken to Taiwan by the previous KMT regime and was never heard from again. In 1983, his son Yan Dingzhao learned that his father had died in Penghu. In 2018, 82-year-old...
'Taiwan Pass' prices to soar on train fare hikes
Focus Taiwan
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June 13, 2025
Taipei, June 13 (CNA) Prices of three types of the Taiwan Pass, which covers rides on trains, regional public transportation, and attractions, will go up on June 23 when the first Taiwan Railway fare hikes since 1995 take effect, the Tourism...
The New Nuclear Arms Race
The Atlantic
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July 8, 2025
Keiko Ogura was just 8 years old when the atoms in the Hiroshima bomb started splitting. When we met in January, some 300 feet from where the bomb struck, Ogura was 87. She stands about five feet tall in heels, and although she has slowed down...
Taiwan expresses condolences to those affected by plane crash in India
Taipei Times
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June 12, 2025
President William Lai (賴清德) expressed condolences to everyone affected by the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad yesterday, which killed at least 265 people on board and on the ground, saying that Taiwan is closely monitoring the situation. The...
Taiwan’s storied Palace Museum must expand its global horizons, president says
KFGO - North Dakota
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June 13, 2025
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, home to one of the world’s biggest collections of imperial Chinese treasures, must expand its horizons internationally to let the “world see Taiwan”, President Lai Ching-te said...
Taiwan Sentences Chinese Captain to Prison for Damaging Undersea Cables
Breitbart
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June 12, 2025
A court in Taiwan sentenced a Chinese ship captain to three years in jail on Thursday for intentionally damaging undersea communications cables. The captain, identified by his surname Wang, was detained in February after a submarine cable between...
CWA is mulling a high-temperature holiday law
Taipei Times
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June 21, 2025
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) is considering amending the Meteorological Act (氣象法) to classify “high temperatures” as “hazardous weather,” providing a legal basis for work or school closures due to extreme heat. CWA Administrator Lu...
Taiwan and the arctic: A distant, but strategic frontier
Taipei Times
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June 12, 2025
As arctic ice melts and global warming advances, the arctic is transforming into a new hub for trade, infrastructure and strategic competition. Although distant, Taiwan cannot ignore this shift. As a major maritime economy with top shipping...
Trip.com’s 7.7 Mega Sale Is Back With 50% Discounts, RM500 Savings & Much More!
Hype Malaysia
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July 7, 2025
Travel lovers, rejoice – Trip.com Malaysia’s highly anticipated annual 7.7 Mega Sale is on now! From 7th – 10th July 2025, all-in fare promotions, unbeatable hotel stay discounts, Buy 1 Get 1 Free promotions, and other incredible deals await....
Asia Minute: May shatters another tourism record — in Japan
Hawaii Public Radio
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June 20, 2025
Another record was shattered last month when it comes to tourism. Not in Hawaiʻi, but in Japan. The tourism records keep falling. Close to 4 million foreign visitors came to the country last month — a spike of some 22% from a year earlier. While...
Taiwanese drug smuggler repatriated from Thailand
Taipei Times
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June 11, 2025
A convicted drug smuggler who fled to Thailand was repatriated to Taiwan today and escorted to the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office, the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau said. Huang Li-wei (黃立為) was sentenced to 10 years and six months...
From “Make Love, Not War” to “Globalize the Intifada”
Religion & Politics
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July 8, 2025
Neil Rudenstine was born in 1935 and grew up in Danbury, Connecticut. His father was a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant who became a prison guard; his mother was the daughter of Italian immigrants. He attended Princeton, became a scholar of Renaissance...
Luxon pushes trade, tourism in China
SunLive
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June 21, 2025
Bay of Plenty exporters and tourism operators could benefit from new government agreements forged during Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s visit to China, which wrapped up this week in Beijing. Luxon met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great...
Agoda: Long weekends are boosting travel in the Asia Pacific
Travel Daily Media
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June 20, 2025
Digital travel platform Agoda reports that Asia's diverse and regular stream of public holidays is proving to be a boost to the Asia Pacific (APAC) travel industry as Asian tourists look to maximize their leisure time. Per the platform’s latest...
Taipei wins 'Muslim Women-friendly' tourism award at Singapore event
Focus Taiwan
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June 12, 2025
Singapore, June 12 (CNA) Taipei has been named the 2025 Muslim Women-friendly City Destination of the Year by CrescentRating at its 2025 Halal in Travel Awards held Thursday in Singapore. Shen Yung-hua (沈永華), secretary-general of the Taipei City...