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Four arrested over Taiwan's first bitcoin robbery
Taiwan police have arrested four men over a bitcoin robbery worth NT$5 million in what they said was the first case of its kind on the island. Bitcoin is a virtual currency created from computer code that allows anonymous transactions and its value has soared since it came into being in 2009.
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Taiwan to ban single-use plastic drinking straws, plastic bags, disposable utensils entirely by 2030
Taiwan is set to ban single-use plastic drinking straws in several phases, starting with the food and beverage industry next year. The Environmental Protection Administration announced the plan last Tuesday.
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China's Xi fires strongest warning yet to Taiwan
He did not mention Taiwan, which is seen by Beijing as a separatist province, by name, but Donald Trump recently caused Chinese anger by encouraging direct meetings between the Taiwanese and US administrations.
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Sophia University student's camera found on Taiwan beach after being lost at sea for two years - The Japan Times
The owner of a camera lost at sea for over two years — which turned up on a beach in Taiwan this week — has been identified as a university student in Tokyo after an online search.
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Will China turn Taiwan into the next Crimea?
US support for Taiwan may prove red rag to bullish China given trade war and military rivalry
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China holds new war drills show there's "no way out" for Taiwan
China has said its recent live-fire exercises in the tense South China Sea were a warning to Taiwan, threatening to unify the self-ruled island with the mainland by force if necessary. Chinese President Xi Jinping has intensified his country's military posture around the island nation of Taiwan, hosting a historic naval parade and other large displays of firepower in recent weeks. An Fengshan, a spokesman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council...
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Deadly brawl erupts aboard Taiwan fishing boat
Indonesian man throws shipmate over board following a knife fight on Taiwan fishing boat .This morning the coast guard dispatched a rescue team to apprehend a murderous fisherman aboard a Pintung fishing boat after receiving reports of a deadly knife fight.
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16-year-old Taiwanese teen falls 9 stories to her death after sexual assault
16-year-old teenage girl in New Taipei City leaps 9 stories to her death after being sexually assaulted.16-year-old teenage girl in New Taipei City falls nine stories to her death after claiming that she had been sexually assaulted by a 20-year-old man.
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China Tries to Erase Taiwan, One Ally (and Website) at a Time
Can China use its enormous economic and diplomatic leverage to simply erase Taiwan’s international identity? China seems to be trying. But its increasingly aggressive posture toward Taiwan is creating a backlash here that is undermining Beijing’s ultimate goal: bringing the island’s 23 million residents under its authority.
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Despite strong words, the US has few options left to reverse China's gains in the South China Sea
China has taken an incremental approach to cementing its control over the disputed waters, making the US and its allies powerless to stop it.
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Taiwan’s Communist Party Dissolved Six Months After New Political Party Law Went Into Effect
The Taiwanese government officially dissolved the Communist Party of the Republic of China on June 4. More commonly known as Taiwan, the self-ruled island passed the Political Party Law in November 2017, which prohibits political parties from investing in businesses, or possessing party names and logos that have a hidden discriminatory or hateful meaning. Additionally, …
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Empty hotels, idle boats: What happens when a Pacific island upsets...
Empty hotel rooms, idle tour boats and shuttered travel agencies reveal widening fissures in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, which is caught in an escalating diplomatic tug-of-war between China and Taiwan.
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Esports classified as sport in Taiwan, pros even exempt from mandatory military service
At the Overseas Chinese University "esports training center" here seven students in the school's esports club gaze into their computer screens intensely and practice their skills at a shooting game. "A strong team will come to build defenses like the Great Wall of China," said former club member and instructor, 27-year-old Lu K'e-hung, as he passionately tutored the players.
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Taiwan to make English an official second language next year: Premier Lai
Taiwan will adopt a top-down approach to promoting bilingualism centered on Chinese and English as soon as next year in a bid to boost international competitiveness, said Premier William Lai. In an interview with UDN, Lai remarked that the government is heeding public calls to help improve English proficiency for the people of Taiwan, citing a proposition regarding the issue jointly submitted by some members of the Academia Sinica to President Tsai Ing-wen.
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"His Actions Were Brutal": Taiwan Carries Out First Execution In 2 Years
Taiwan executed a death-row inmate on Friday, the first execution carried out under President Tsai Ing-wen's government and despite ongoing calls from rights groups to abolish the death penalty.
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Breaking News: Taiwan police arrests American...
Police arrested American 3D-printed gun advocate Cody Wilson in Taipei City’s Wanhua District Friday evening, just a day after it became known he was wanted in Texas for paying a 16-year-old girl for sex, the Apple Daily reported. His arrest and expected transfer, first to the Criminal Investigation Bureau and later to the National Immigration Agency, brings to a quick close a case which had police hurrying to check out his movements since his arrival in Taiwan on September 6.
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The US’s newest partner in fighting Chinese intellectual property theft is Taiwan
The DOJ indicted a Chinese state company for stealing valuable manufacturing secrets, with the aid of Taiwan.
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The Latest: Taiwan president resigns as head of ruling party
The Latest on local elections in Taiwan (all times local): 9:55 p.m. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party to take responsibility for a major defeat suffered by her party in local elections. Tsai will remain as president and...
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China Reverses Ban on the Use of Tiger and Rhino Parts in Traditional Chinese Medicine
I literally just announced that I was going to take a short break from blogging, then I made the mistake of checking Twitter. Here is what I saw at the top of my feed: This is nuts. During a time w…
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Taiwan becomes first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
Taiwan’s legislature voted decisively to legalize “exclusive permanent unions” in a victory for the island’s LGBT community.
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