SYDNEY/TAIPEI: Taiwan‘s remaining Pacific Island allies have pledged support in the wake of Nauru cutting ties on Monday days after a presidential election, a move that whittled Taiwan’s diplomatic footprint in the region to three countries. Two of those allies, Marshall Islands and Palau, have long-standing defence and funding compactsContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Terry Gou, the founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, resigned as a company board member, the Taiwanese company said on Saturday, less than a week after announcing a bid to be the island’s next president. After months of speculation, Gou, who stepped down as Foxconn’s chairman in 2019, announcedContinue Reading
KINMEN, Taiwan: President Tsai Ing-wen gave thanks Wednesday to the fallen soldiers who fended off Chinese Communist forces 65 years ago in a frontline island battle, crediting their victory for putting Taiwan on “the path of democracy and freedom”.Her visit to Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen island — located just a fewContinue Reading
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong appeal court on Monday blocked jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai‘s bid to challenge in the city’s highest court a warrant obtained by national security police to scrutinise the contents of his mobile phones.Lai, 75, is the founder of the now shut pro-democracy newspaper Apple DailyContinue Reading