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Asuncion (AFP) - Paraguayans went to the polls Sunday to pick a president they hope will tackle endemic corruption, rising crime and economic inequality, with the election potentially impacting the country's future ties with Taiwan.

Paraguayan conservative economist Santiago Pena, 44, won the country's presidential election on Sunday, tightening the ruling Colorado Party's political grip in the country and defusing fears about the end of diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

Asuncion (AFP) - Future ties with Taiwan are in play as Paraguayans go to the polls Sunday to pick a president they hope will tackle endemic corruption, rising crime and economic inequality.

The 24-year-old's female friend is being investigated by Taiwanese police after Shorey was left fighting for his life.

Microchips are an issue, of course, but China also makes the alloy wheels our cars mostly roll on. And what about TikTok?

A former U.S. national security adviser has called for deeper interaction between his country and Taiwan during a visit to the self-ruled island, which has seen increasing military threats from China

Detention of publisher Li Yanhe in China for ‘endangering national security’ has sent chills through island’s literary community

Alex Shorey, 24, has been in hospital in Taiwan for weeks, but has had adverse reactions to certain treatments. His family says a medical evacuation flight has been secured and he will soon be back on Australian soil.

As the US works to limit China's access to advanced technologies like semiconductors, it cannot ignore its own dependence on small Asian economies like South Korea and Taiwan for many of those same technologies. The question the US and its allies must ask, then, is how reliable these economies are…

Billionaire Ray Dalio said the key flashpoints that could escalate tensions are disputes over Taiwan, confrontations between US and Chinese ships and planes, the war in Ukraine, and threats of economic sanctions

Talking Europe interviews João Gomes Cravinho, Portugal’s top diplomat. He discusses whether Portugal’s ally, Brazil, could have a role to play in talks between Ukraine and Russia one day – this after the president of Brazil, which has not imposed sanctions on Russia, nor sent ammunition to Kyiv, called for…