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Taiwan may tighten residency for Hong Kongers amid spying fears

Taipei reportedly considering tougher path to permanent residency to guard against Chinese spying.

Al Jazeera · Jun 1, 2023

Taiwan, U.S. to sign first deal under new trade framework

Taiwan and the United States will sign the first deal under a new trade talks framework on Thursday, both governments said, boosting ties between the two at a time of heightened tensions with China over the democratically-governed island.

Reuters · Jun 1, 2023

Asus ExpertBook B9 OLED: Our first Impression live from Computex 2023

We're live from Computex 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan, and we just got hands-on with the Asus Expertbook B9 OLED. The ExpertBook B9 is the business laptop you never want to put down.

Laptop · May 31, 2023

Nvidia CEO Says Intel's Test Chip Results For Next-Gen Process Are Good

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the company has received satisfactory test results from Intel test chips, increasing the possibility that Intel could build Nvidia GPUs.

Tom’s Hardware · May 30, 2023

Offshore Typhoon Mawar lashes eastern Taiwan, northern Philippines as it heads for southern Japan

Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan’s eastern coast with wind, rains and large waves Tuesday but largely skirted the island after giving a glancing blow to the northern Philippines

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

How Taiwan used women's voices to send secret messages into China and woo defectors

Decades ago, Taiwan set up propaganda broadcast stations on islands right off the coast of mainland China. One of its key tools: women's voices.

WEKU · May 29, 2023

China’s war chest: Beijing seeks to remedy its vulnerability to food and energy embargoes

A dependence on food and energy imports could be China’s biggest weakness in a potential future conflict with Taiwan

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023

Taiwan restaurant dishes up giant isopod noodles at $74 a bowl for adventurous patrons

Since The Ramen Boy launched the limited-edition noodle dish featuring a giant crustacean on May 22, more than 100 people have joined a waiting list to dine at the Taipei restaurant.

ABC News · May 28, 2023

Taipei restaurant dishes up giant isopod noodles for adventurous patrons

A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at a ramen restaurant in Taipei and it has people queuing up - both for pictures and for a bite from this bowl of noodles.

Reuters · May 28, 2023

From Beijing to Taipei, ABC correspondent Bill Birtles reflects on eight years reporting on China

As the ABC's East Asia correspondent, Bill Birtles has covered geopolitical tensions, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and at one point made headlines himself.

ABC News · May 27, 2023