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High heat alert issued for New Taipei, western Taiwan
Taipei Times
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August 28, 2025
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) issued a high heat alert for seven cities and counties in western Taiwan today, with temperatures in New Taipei City expected to reach 38°C or higher. The alert, issued at 7:23am today, warns that parts of...
Taiwan eyes FTA with India
News Today Net
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August 29, 2025
Taipei, Aug 29: Amid global trade uncertainties and a shifting geopolitical landscape, Taiwan has expressed a strong desire to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India. The proposed pact is seen as a crucial step to deepen economic...
Taiwan soars on AI boom but two-tier economy risks run deep
Asia Times
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August 29, 2025
Taiwan has a habit of surprising the world. In the second quarter of this year, its economy roared ahead by 8% compared with a year earlier—the fastest pace in four years. That number alone would be enough to turn heads, but the context makes it...
Diplomatic storm over Taiwan's Pretoria office
Panapress
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August 29, 2025
29 august 2025 - 07:10:10 MA/CU 133 Views Panafrican News Agency Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Taiwanese government has slammed South Africa’s International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola for claiming that Taiwan has no representative...
Taiwan envoy to EU pledges utmost efforts in new role
Focus Taiwan
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August 29, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 29 (CNA) Taiwan's new envoy to the European Union and Belgium, Shieh Jhy-wey (謝志偉), has pledged to fully dedicate himself to his new role. "Entrusted with the president's order, I will, as always, give my utmost," said Shieh, who had...
Taiwan estimates China spent 40% more on Pacific drills last year to hit US$21 billion
Channel News Asia
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August 29, 2025
"China's ongoing military expansion and grey-zone provocations are severely undermining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region," Taiwan's defence ministry said in a statement to Reuters, which did not address the report's spending and...
US Senators arrive in Taiwan amid tensions with China
Deutsche Welle
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August 29, 2025
Senior members of the US Senate armed service committee arrived in Taiwan Friday to "re-emphasize the partnership and the security, friendship agreement" between the two countries, at a time when both Taiwan and China seek to strike a trade deal...
External forces attempting to use Taiwan to contain China are 'playing with fire,' will get burned eventually: Chinese Vice FM
Global Times
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Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu. Photo: Gong Han In response to a question related to Taiwan, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said at the press conference on Friday on preparations for the V-Day commemorations that the Taiwan question is purely...
Xinhua Commentary: Taiwan's Lai Ching-te faces crushing rebuke in recall vote fiasco
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The failure of the recall vote campaign targeting opposition Kuomintang legislators in Taiwan is a sharp rebuke to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities led by Lai Ching-te, with the public signaling...
Former Taiwan Scholarship recipient now Author
Searchlight
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August 29, 2025
AFESHA SIMMONS News August 29, 2025 AFESHA SIMMONS, who pursued studies in Global Financial Management in Taiwan through a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Scholarship in 2019, has graduated university and is also a published author of three...
US Senator Wicker Lands In Taiwan For Security Talks
StratNews Global
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August 29, 2025
Home Asia US Senator Wicker Lands In Taiwan For Security Talks The United States is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties. US Senator Roger Wicker, who heads the influential...
Delegation from U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee arrives in Taiwan
Focus Taiwan
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August 29, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 29 (CNA) United States Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, arrived in Taiwan on Friday for a visit that will include a meeting with President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) later the same day. "We are...
U.S. Senator arrives in Taiwan for security talks
News.Az
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U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a leading advocate for Taiwan in Congress, arrived in Taipei on Friday to discuss security as China intensifies its military pressure on the island. Wicker, a...
Taiwan foreign minister visits Philippines: source
Kyodo News+
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August 28, 2025
TAIPEI - Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung visited the Philippines, a diplomatic source in Taiwan said Thursday, marking a rare instance in which a visit to the country by the island's foreign minister has become public. The Chinese government...
Powerful US senator arrives in Taiwan to discuss security
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee and one of the strongest advocates for Taiwan in the U.S. Congress, arrived in Taipei on Friday to discuss security as China ratchets up...
US senators to reinforce 'partnership' with Taiwan
República
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TAIPEI, Aug 29: Senior members of the US Senate armed services committee arrived in Taiwan on Friday to "re-emphasise the partnership" between the United States and the democratic island claimed by China. Republican Senator Roger Wicker, a vocal...
Taiwan Awards EPC Contract for 7th LNG Import Terminal
Energy Intelligence
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August 28, 2025
Taiwan's CPC has awarded Taipei-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services provider, CTCI, a NT$29.6 billion ($990 million) contract to build the island's seventh LNG import terminal.
Taiwan blasts Lamola for claiming it has no office in Washington DC
Daily Maverick
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August 28, 2025
The Taiwanese government has castigated South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola for claiming that Taiwan has no representative office in the United States capital, Washington, DC. Taiwan has a large office...
Powerful US senator arrives in Taiwan to discuss security
Channel News Asia
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August 29, 2025
TAIPEI: US Senator Roger Wicker, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee and one of the strongest advocates for Taiwan in the US Congress, arrived in Taipei on Friday (Aug 29) to discuss security as China ratchets up its military pressure on...
Head of powerful US Senate armed services panel arrives in Taiwan to discuss defense
Rappler
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August 29, 2025
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. (1st UPDATE) US Senator Roger Wicker says his visit is to 're-emphasize the partnership and the security friendship agreement that the United...