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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president-elect William Lai Ching-te (C-L) and vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim (C-R) celebrate after winning the presidential elections in Taipei, Taiwan on 13 January 2024.

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Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the…

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Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Tuesday told his U.S. counterpart that Taiwan is at the core of China's core interests and was a "red-line" that must not be crossed. "The resolution of…

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Taiwan, the world's biggest supplier of semiconductors, will invest more than 10 million euros ($9.98 million) towards chip production in Lithuania, the head of the Taiwanese representative office in…

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