Archive for August 9th, 2020
Artists seek post COVID-19 new normal
Daegu was one of the regions in Korea the most severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic as it was the epicenter of the first large COVID-19 outbreak outside China, in [...] » More
Carrie Lam: HK’s divisive leader now sanctioned by US
Carrie Lam vowed to heal divisions when she became Hong Kong’s leader, but her tenure has been marred by massive protests and a crackdown by Beijing that prompted the [...] » More
China to decide fate of HK legislature after term expires
Chinese lawmakers met Saturday to decide on how to deal with the legislative vacuum left by postponing Hong Kong elections. The Legislative Council elections scheduled for [...] » More
China-US ties plunge further over HK sanctions
China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing “barbarous” sanctions in response to Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong, capping a dramatic week of [...] » More
HK, Chinese officials jeer at US sanctions
Hong Kong’s leader and China’s top representative in the city took pot shots at the United States on Saturday after the Trump administration sanctioned them and [...] » More
US sanctions branded ‘clowning actions’ as HK vows it won’t be intimidated
Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Washington on senior Hong Kong and Chinese officials were “clowning [...] » More
Taiwan airlines offer sight-seeing flights during pandemic
Faced with the coronavirus collapse in travellers, Taiwanese airlines have begun offering sight-seeing “flights to nowhere” on their passenger jetsincluding [...] » More
Former Taiwan president regrets ban on Chinese students
Former President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday (August 8) commented on the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) recent ban on Chinese students, saying exchanges between both sides [...] » More
US health chief to visit Taiwan, a COVID-19 success story
US Health Secretary Alex Azar said Friday he wants to learn about Taiwan’s “incredibly effective” response to the cornavirus even though the island did [...] » More
Taiwan confirms two new imported coronavirus cases from Philippines
Two new imported cases of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Philippines were confirmed Saturday (August 8), bringing the total number of cases to 479, as Taiwan recorded [...] » More
As China tensions soar, US embraces Taiwan with visit, but cautiously
Eager to find a foil for China, US President Donald Trump’s administration is stepping up support for Taiwan, although a high-level visit to the island shows it is [...] » More
China opposes US military drone sale to Taiwan
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday (August 7) expressed his opposition to the potential US sale of at least four military drones to Taiwan and said [...] » More
Taiwan court scraps bail for lawmaker in bribery scandal
Independent legislator Chao Cheng-yu will be detained after all as the Taipei District Court on Saturday (August 8) scrapped an earlier favourable bail decision in the [...] » More
Japanese ex-PM Mori to meet Taiwan president
Former Japanese prime minister Mori Yoshiro will meet President Tsai Ing-wen during his one-day visit to Taipei Sunday (August 9). According to a schedule announced by the [...] » More
Korea reports 43 new coronavirus cases, community infections around Seoul continue
New COVID-19 infections linked to community spreading have jumped to the highest level in more than two weeks, with many being reported in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi [...] » More
