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From talking ducks to scary croissants: 2021's weirdest news
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» PARIS: How we laughed in 2021! Yes, the year was plagued by Covid, fires and floods... but it did throw up some weird and wonderful news to lift the spirits.
Hong Kong court orders Apple Daily parent firm to be wound up
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Wednesday ordered the liquidation of the parent company of Apple Daily, delivering another blow to the already-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper.
Nicaragua switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China
AFP, Published on 10/12/2021
» MANAGUA - Nicaragua switched diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China on Thursday, meaning just 14 nations now recognize the democratic island that Beijing has vowed to one day seize.
Taiwan rushes to contain sudden cane toad invasion
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» NANTOU COUNTY, Taiwan: Toads are a symbol of prosperity and good fortune in Taiwan, but the unexpected discovery of an invasive species has officials and environmentalists scrambling to contain their spread.
China 'hunting' Taiwanese abroad through deportation: rights group
AFP, Published on 01/12/2021
» Beijing has pressured foreign governments to deport hundreds of Taiwan nationals to China, a new report found, in what human rights activists describe as a "hunt for Taiwanese".
Taiwan's Golden Horse a holdout for Chinese cinema
AFP, Published on 25/11/2021
» TAIPEI: With no mainstream Chinese films showing for the third year running, Taiwan's top film festival may have lost some lustre, but directors and critics say it remains a crucial bulwark against Beijing's censors.
'We are a country', Taiwanese embrace distinct identity
AFP, Published on 11/11/2021
» TAIPEI: Ken Young and Kylie Wang, hosts of a popular daily news podcast, say they feel Taiwanese and not Chinese -- a belief shared by many young people on the self-ruled island.
China vows no mercy for Taiwan independence 'diehards'
AFP, Published on 05/11/2021
» BEIJING: China vowed Friday to punish "diehard" Taiwan politicians, saying it would ban several from visiting the mainland, as tensions between Beijing and Taipei spiked to their highest level in years.
Europe 'standing' with Taiwan, visiting delegation says
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» TAIPEI: Taiwan's democracy is "a treasure" to be protected, the head of a visiting European Parliament delegation said on Thursday, promising to stand with the island as tensions between Beijing and Taipei spiral to their highest level in years.
Taiwan leader confirms small US troop training presence
AFP, Published on 28/10/2021
» TAIPEI - President Tsai Ing-wen has confirmed a small number of US troops are present in Taiwan to help with training, adding she had "faith" that the American military would defend the island in the event of a Chinese attack.