TAIPEI, Taiwan -- More than 411,000 Covid-19 cases were newly reported in Taiwan between Monday and Sunday, according to statistics released by the island's disease monitoring agency. The single-day tally of new Covid-19 cases in the region has exceeded 60,000 for four consecutive days, with the...
(PHIVOLCS) There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan on Monday, May 9, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake struck at around 2:23 p.m., and was shallow at a depth of 10 kilometers....
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan will not act "as cruelly as China" in imposing lockdowns, its premier said Sunday, despite surging coronavirus infection numbers. The self-governing island recorded more than 10,000 new cases for the first time on Thursday, as the government moves from its zero-Covid...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan has recorded 15,033 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and three new deaths from the disease, the island's disease monitoring agency announced Saturday. The three deaths involved three elderly patients suffering from chronic diseases, the agency noted, adding that they...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan recorded more than 10,000 new infections for the first time on Thursday following the government's decision to move away from its zero-Covid strategy and begin living with the coronavirus. The shift leaves China -- and its financial hub Hong Kong -- as the only major...
Some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) prefer casting their votes using vote-counting machines (VCMs) than of sending their ballots by mail, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. Comelec/MB He cited the case of the Filipinos based in Taipei, Taiwan wherein they...
A day before the start of the overseas absentee voting (OAV), Filipinos in Taiwan are not keen on mailing their votes for the 2022 elections via mail or post, saying it is prone to manipulation. Manila Economic & Cultural Office (via Facebook) Opposition to postal voting for the 2022 polls...
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan will move away from a zero-Covid policy and instead focus on tackling the most severe infections in an effort to live with the coronavirus, its health minister said Thursday. The decision leaves China -- and its financial hub Hong Kong -- as the only major economy...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Democratic countries must not "turn a blind eye to military aggression", Taiwan's leader said Wednesday, warning her island faces threats similar to those confronted by Ukraine at a meeting with a delegation of former US security officials. The delegation, led by ex-chairman of...
Jason Brickma (Taiwan’s T1 League) Jason Brickman and the league-leading Kaohsiung Aquas overcame the hot shooting of Jordan Heading and produced a 122-113 overtime victory over the Taichung Wagor Suns in Taiwan’s T1 League. Brickman had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists as the Aquas...
Taiwan Excellence: Sharing is Caring, a global philanthropic campaign launched by Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), Ministry of Economic Affairs that seeks to address environmental and social problems through the use of Taiwan Excellence-winning products, announced the top three winning...
Photo from Taiwan’s T1 League Jordan Heading extended the Taichung Suns’ winning streak to three straight after a 99-92 win over New Taipei CTBC DEA over the weekend in Taiwan’s T1 League. The Gilas Pilipinas mainstay scored 23 points while grabbing six rebounds in 40 minutes as the Suns...
