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Taiwan, Japan ink pact on digital trade cooperation

Taiwan and Japan signed a digital trade cooperation agreement Dec. 4 in Taipei City, highlighting government commitment to create a free, open and safe...

FM Lin receives World Medical Association delegation

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung received a delegation from the World Medical Association Dec. 3 in Taipei City and thanked the global entity...

US F-16 crashes in California (VIDEO)

The pilot, a member of the Air Force’s Thunderbirds aerobatics team, managed to safely eject ...

Four EU states to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel’s participation

Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands have announced that they will pull out of the song contest ...

N. Korea cracks down on home-based restaurants to force customers into state-run establishments

Sinuiju authorities are targeting unlicensed food vendors operating from private yards, aiming to bring all commercial activity under state control despite public preference for...

Ex-top EU diplomat quits college post over fraud charge

Federica Mogherini has stepped down after being charged with corruption in Belgium ...

Poll shows key hotbeds of EU discontent

The strongest public support for quitting the bloc is in France and Poland, a survey shows ...

AI driving global memory chip crisis

RAM prices are skyrocketing worldwide as data center demand for new computing systems squeezes supply ...

Hyesan excludes unmarried workers from China dispatch, using families as ‘hostages’ against defection

Ryanggang province authorities now require overseas candidates to be married with children, tightening selection criteria as regime seeks to prevent defections by holding family...

Ukrainian diving champion takes Russian citizenship

Sofia Lyskun cited political pressure to cut ties with Russia as among the reasons for her decision ...

EU leaders fear US ‘betrayal’ on Ukraine peace talks – media

The Ukraine peace process poses a ‘great danger’ to Vladimir Zelensky, a number of EU leaders have claimed, according to Der Spiegel ...

Von der Leyen facing new pushback over ‘crazy’ Russian asset plan – FT

The EC president’s initiative to use the frozen funds to back a loan for Kiev has raised legal concerns ...

NATO member rejects new Ukraine weapons plan

Italy said it would be premature to join the bloc’s arms initiative amid ongoing peace talks ...

Ukraine building military factory in NATO state

The facility in Denmark is being built by Fire Point, which is reportedly under investigation over potential links to a corruption scandal ...

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