TikTok on Wednesday called out the House of Representatives over Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan to tie legislation threatening to ban the social media platform nationwide with aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. In a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter, the company said House lawmakers are yet again targeting the platform in violation of … Read more
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes his way to the House floor on Friday, March 22, 2024. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a motion to vacate him from the speakership, later in the day. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Monday said he … Read more
Amid heightened tensions between China and Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a former Taiwanese president who supports unification that the countries “belong” together. “Differences in systems cannot change the fact that both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to the same country and nation,” Xi said. “External interference cannot stop the historical trend of … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Taiwan’s top diplomat in Ottawa says a Canadian is missing after the powerful earthquake that hit the island this week, while two tourists from Canada have been “successfully rescued” from a national park. Taiwan’s representative to Canada, Harry Tseng, says he has no details about the missing person … Read more
Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years is likely to tighten supply of tech components such as display panels and semiconductors, analysts said, as manufacturers in the global tech powerhouse restore operations at affected facilities. The powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s eastern coast near Hualien County on Wednesday morning, killing nine people and injuring … Read more
The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan climbed past 1,000 on Thursday though the death toll remained steady at nine, with 42 workers on their way to a hotel in a national park still missing. The temblor, the strongest in 25 years, hit on Wednesday morning just as people were readying … Read more
An earthquake off the coast Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked the entire island on Wednesday morning, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands. Taiwan television stations showed footage of some collapsed buildings in the lightly populated eastern city of Hualien, near the quake’s epicentre, … Read more
High-rise buildings sprawl out across the Taiwanese capital Taipei. Ratima Sritangwong | EyeEm | Getty Images Taiwan shares notched fresh all-time highs on Friday as a booming demand for artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology boosts investor optimism for the country’s tech firms. Market watchers expect the rally in Taiwan stocks to strengthen further. The Taiwan … Read more
Missiles on the background of the Chinese flag Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images China is set to increase its defense spending by 7.2% in 2024, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an official government work report released as part of the country’s annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing. This year’s military budget announcement comes against the … Read more
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