Taiwan’s two main political parties, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), are stepping up their campaign to drum up support for their respective positions on four referendums, in the final days before the D…
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Nicaragua breaks with Taiwan, resumes ties with China
Published by DPA Nicaragua’s government has broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan, switching allegiance to China, it announced on Thursday.
Suspect in New Taipei murder case extradited to Taiwan
A murder suspect who fled to China hours after allegedly gunning down a man in New Taipei’s Xindian District on Nov. 22 has been extradited to Taiwan.The suspect, who local media have reported as Huang Yung-chun (???), landed at Taipei’s Songshan Airpo…
US Jobless Benefit Claims Remain at Low Level
WASHINGTON — First-time claims for U.S. unemployment compensation remained at a low level last week as employers retained their workers and searched for more as the United States continues its economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.The Labor D…
State Department Official Discusses Chip Shortage, Taiwan Talks, 5G ‘Trusted Network’
STATE DEPARTMENT — A senior U.S. State Department official said the United States is not asking the world’s top chipmakers
US Reportedly Negotiating Deal with Pfizer to Purchase 10 Million Doses of Experimental COVID-19 Pill
News outlets say the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to spend $5 billion to purchase Pfizer’s new experimental antiviral pill designed to treat COVID-19, enough to cover 10 million courses of treatment.The revelation comes a day …
Supreme Court upholds film director’s 4-year sentence for rape
Film director Doze Niu (???) was sentenced to four years in prison for rape after his appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The ruling is final.The case came about when a female crew member on a movie Niu, 55, was directing in 2018 acc…
UN, Rights Groups Push Zimbabwe to Prosecute Man Who Married 14-Year-Old Girl
Women’s rights activists, opposition groups and the United Nations are pressuring Zimbabwean authorities to arrest a man who had married a 14-year-old who died last week while giving birth at a church shrine. Zimbabwean police say they are investigatin…
South African Court Hears Appeal from Jailed Ex-President Zuma Amid Violent Protests
A South African court Monday began hearing an appeal launched by former President Jacob Zuma on his lengthy prison sentence in the wake of violent protests against his imprisonment. According to Reuters, Zuma’s lawyers asked the court to release the 79…