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Beijing: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday during a visit to the island that has drawn Beijing’s ire. Pelosi also visited the Taiwan parliament during the trip, which made her the highest-ranking US official to visit the island in 25 years, dpa news agency reported. Beijing views the self-governing […]
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Taipei: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 years. Pelosi’s visit has triggered increased tensions between China and the United States. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, to be annexed by force […]
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By Henryk Szadziewski From small diplomatic measures to a doubling of trade, China’s interests in Pacific Island nations have expanded in the past decade. Now, in a world of growing geopolitical instability and tension over Taiwan, China is in the position of being an enduring partner to the region. China’s former ambassador to the US […]
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New Delhi: An unprecedented and explosive audio leak of a top-secret meeting of the Peoples Liberation Army has revealed Chinas detailed plan to attack Taiwan. Experts say that the audio clip posted on the YouTube channel of Lude media appears authentic. This will be the first time since the formation of the People’s Republic of […]
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New Delhi: Google will finally bring its Pixel 6a smartphone to India, after a gap of nearly two years. Google was not able to sell Pixel in India due to its ‘Soli Radar chip’ on the front, which utilised the 60GHz frequency band banned for commercial use in India. Speaking to Android Central, the company […]
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Taipei: The hacker group Anonymous took a break from the cyberwar in Russia and hacked Chengdu Chinese Communist Party (CCP) website warning Beijing to “not try anything stupid against Taiwan” in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Posting on Monday (May 2) the collective hacked the website of the Chengdu Pidu District Committee of […]
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The tremor occurred at 8.38 am (Beijing local time), as per Xinhua News Agency.
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The epicentre, with a depth of 20 km, was monitored at 23.45 degrees north latitude and 121.55 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported citing said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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“Based on historical earthquake and tsunami data, Tsunami Threat does not exist for India. INCOIS will monitor sea level changes near the epicentral region and report in case of tsunami threat,” INCOIS in its special bulletin said.
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New Delhi: China could invade Taiwan after seeing the West’s response to Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine, a leading historian has warned, Daily Mail reported. Professor of European studies at the Oxford University, Timothy Garton Ash, said that Xi Jinping taking over the island militarily would be a ‘worst case scenario’, the report said. The […]
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Beijing: China on Tuesday warned the United States against a USD 100 million deal on weapons supply to Taiwan and said that Beijing will take necessary actions to protect its sovereignty. The United States has approved a possible USD 100 million sales of equipment and services to Taiwan to “sustain” and “improve” the Patriot missile […]
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Given the changing geopolitical realities in Asia, in the wake of China’s growing belligerence, there is a strong case for India to deepen its relationship — economic and strategic — with Taiwan, a tiny island state which has stood up to the hegemony of Beijing. In fact, it is surprising that New Delhi has never […]
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Participating in 'Taiwan Connect-Telangana State' virtual conference organised under the aegis of Invest India, the Minister said that several Taiwan companies were already operating in Hyderabad
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Japan’s decision to release over one million tonnes of contaminated water from its destroyed nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean has upset many
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The company discovered the data breach after hiring consultants to "investigate unauthorised activity on an internal security system," the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting McDonald's.
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UNCTAD expects goods trade to keep growing this year, but is less optimistic about services sectors such as tourism.
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By around 10.30 a.m. (local time), three severely wounded people had been rushed to a hospital and some 20 others were awaiting treatment, the agency said.
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Taiwan has signed contracts securing 10 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, 5.05 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, and 4.76 million doses of vaccines through COVAX.
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In Taichung, a college student surnamed Kuo changed her name to Kuo "Salmon Rice Bowl".
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The United States has no official relations with Taiwan's democratically elected government but extensive informal ties.