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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...

North Korea urges factory workers to use banking services

The North Korean authorities are making it mandatory for factory workers to use banking services, including bank accounts and bank cards, as part of...

MAC protests China’s interference in Taiwan’s WHA participation

The Mainland Affairs Council May 14 condemned China for obstructing Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly set to take place May 27-June 1...

New Zealand investigates Indian spices over contamination

Two companies are being probed by several countries due to suspicions that their products contain a carcinogen ...

Russia not ‘recruiting’ Indian citizens – Moscow

The Foreign Ministry has denied reports that the authorities are involved in enlisting people from the South Asian nation as mercenaries ...

MOFA thanks European Formosa Club for supporting Taiwan’s WHA bid

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 15 thanked the European Formosa Club, a group of international lawmakers, for its letter calling for Taiwan’s inclusion...

LY approves amendments to allow exclusive use of Indigenous names

Amendments to the Name Act were passed by the Legislative Yuan May 14, allowing Indigenous people to use ethnic names in their own language...

Russian-Chinese ties are not a threat to other nations – Putin

The partnership between Moscow and Beijing are a stabilizing force in the world, the Russian leader said ...

Putin and Xi meet in Beijing

The Russian president’s two-day visit marks the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the countries ...

Transgenderism is mental illness – South American country

Peru’s government has sparked controversy by altering its official classification of trans and intersex people ...

WATCH Putin lands in Beijing for talks with Xi

The first visit of the Russian leader after his inauguration highlights the importance of Moscow-Beijing relations ...

Russia wishes ‘speedy recovery’ to Slovak PM

Robert Fico has been in critical condition after an assassination attempt ...

Britain against sending Western troops to Ukraine – defense minister

Grant Shapps did not rule out sending former soldiers to train Ukrainians ...

German lawmaker convicted of using banned Nazi slogan

Bjoern Hoecke has been ordered to pay a fine for saying, “everything for Germany” in a speech ...

EU to sanction more Russian news outlets

Brussels will add a news agency and two major newspapers to its blacklist ...

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