Dr. Andrew Yang, the first person of Taiwanese heritage to seek the Democratic Party nomination for US president, is the son of immigrants from Taiwan. Yang has a background in law and the tech industry. What ideals for social transformation is he bringing to American politics?
Local chocolatiers are proving their mastery of the cacao bean. Fu Wan Chocolate’s high quality chocolates are attracting interest at international contests.
Taiwanese pool veteran Chang Jung-lin (張榮麟) on Saturday defeated James Aranas of the Philippines 9-5 in the final of the 2020 Diamond Las Vegas Open, a 10-ball tournament. Chang, ranked No. 5 in the world by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), took home the title prize of US$17,000 in the tournament held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Nevada from March 11-14. The victory marked his first international trophy of the season. The 34-year old Taiwanese was world No. 1 in 8-ba
Taiwan will carry out tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus on people arriving from Europe who show symptoms of the disease, in light of the recent spike in the country's imported cases from that continent, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Sunday. Such testing will also be extended to people already in Taiwan who have visited Europe in the past 14 days and are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, the CECC said.
Diplomats and foreign representatives in Taipei were briefed Friday on the state of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease outbreak in Taiwan and the country's prevention and containment efforts, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). The briefing, held at the ministry and hosted by Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), was attended by diplomats and representatives from nearly 60 countries and international organizations, MOFA said in statement issued late Friday.
The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) has suspended the rest of its 2019-2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement issued Friday by the league. The 2019-2020 season, which began Nov. 16, 2019, has been suspended indefinitely for the safety of the teams and fans, said the ABL, which comprises 10 teams from East Asia and Southeast Asia, including Taiwan's Formosa Dreamers and Taipei Fubon Braves.
