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China escalated its campaign of cross-strait coercion this week by targeting the nephew of Taiwan's Interior Minister Liu Shih-fang. Yan Wen-qun, who had been working at Rongtan Technology — a Taiwanese battery materials company with operations in China — was summarily dismissed after Chinese state media prominently reported on his
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Paraguay President Santiago Peña (貝尼亞 / 潘尼亞) arrived in Taiwan early Thursday morning for a four-day state visit, touching down at Taoyuan International Airport aboard an EVA Air flight at 4:35 a.m., where he was greeted by Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍). This marks Peñas second visit to Taiwan
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Taiwan's stock market extended its historic rally on Thursday, with the benchmark TAIEX index surging nearly 1,000 points at the open to reach a new all-time high of 42,131 before settling at elevated levels. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) led the charge, its shares hitting a
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The Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office indicted former CTi News anchor Lin Chen-yu on Thursday, accusing him of serving as a Chinese Communist Party "white glove" operative who funneled money from Beijing to produce anti-recall propaganda programs and to bribe active-duty Taiwanese military officers. Prosecutors are seeking a cumulative
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Taiwans Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has condemned a journal article by a Chinese doctoral student at National Chengchi University (NCCU) advocating for military unification with China, but has opted to allow the student to complete his studies — a decision the MAC itself described as a form of "special accommodation.
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Taiwans benchmark Taiex index extended its historic rally on Thursday, surging 794 points (1.93%) to close at a record 41,933.75, as AI-driven optimism and blockbuster first-quarter economic data continued to fuel an extraordinary bull run. Trading volume exploded to NT$1.1 trillion (approximately US$33.5
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