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MOFA welcomes US Reps. Boyle, Salinas, Kennedy

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for Reps. Brendan Boyle, Andrea Salinas and Tim Kennedy of the U.S. House of Representatives Oct. 7 in Taipei City,...

Taiwan opens representative office in Phoenix

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attended the launch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office...

Interview: How bribery holds North Korea’s market economy together

A few years ago, two researchers – Dr. Andrew Yeo (Brookings Institution) and Dr....

MOFA welcomes Japan’s Kumamoto Gov. Kimura

The Oct. 6 visit by Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura and Prefectural Assembly Chair Koki...

Camera lens captures N. Korean workers on an outing in Dandong

Dozens of North Korean women were recently seen at a group outing in a park in Dandong, suggesting that North Korean workers in China...

N. Korea restarts efforts to purchase used oil tankers

North Korea has recently resumed efforts to buy used oil tankers. The Ministry of External Economic Relations, which oversees the country’s trade, activities to...

MOFA urges China to stop escalating regional tensions

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for China to exert self-restraint and cease any aggressions that could jeopardize cross-strait peace and stability May 23...

Indian police roll SUV into hospital in Bollywood-style arrest (VIDEO) 

Cops staged a dramatic arrest in northeast India by driving their vehicle up several floors to detain a suspect  ...

Eat, pray, vote: How women are being lured to take part in India’s election amid low turnout

Historically, a third of voters stay home in India. This time, civil society has come up with fresh ideas how to attract women to...

EU state’s leader hospitalized after motorcycle incident

Czech President Petr Pavel was injured at a private racing track ...

President Lai receives UK delegation

President Lai Ching-te said May 21 that he hopes the U.K. will continue to support Taiwan’s bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement...

Kremlin reiterates recognition of Palestine

The USSR officially recognized the nation in 1988, and Russia adheres to the decision ...

Ukrainian pilots finish F-16 training in US – media

The first batch of Kiev’s trainees has reportedly completed preparation at a military base in Arizona ...

Putin to discuss ‘second phase’ of nuclear drills with ally

The Russian president has arrived in Belarus to talk cooperation on security, energy and other issues ...

Russia reacts to UK MPs applauding Ukrainian neo-Nazis

A delegation from Kiev’s ultranationalist Azov unit has received heroes’ welcome in London this week ...

Putin and Trump are not in contact – Kremlin

The statement follows a claim by the former US president that the Russian leader would release an American detainee “for me” ...

EU official explains ‘death threats’ against Georgian PM

Oliver Varhelyi claimed his reference to the shooting in Slovakia was “misunderstood” ...

Hundreds of Boeings at risk of midair explosion – media

The beleaguered company dismissed the warning as a routine regulatory notice ...

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