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Singapore, Taiwan find more assets tied to accused scam kingpin
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/03/2026
» Authorities in Singapore and Taiwan say they have identified more than US$700 million worth of assets and illicit funds — a far larger sum than previously known — linked to Prince Group, founder Chen Zhi and others accused of running a transnational crime syndicate.
Taiwan bounty hunters kill invading iguanas as numbers soar
AFP, Published on 17/02/2025
» TAIWAN - Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of a government cull.
Hong Kong Airlines flight to Japan diverted to Taipei after suspected fuel leak
South China Morning Post, Published on 25/11/2024
» A Hong Kong Airlines flight to Fukuoka in Japan was diverted to Taipei on Sunday after a suspected fuel leak.
China reveals it executed scientist for spying in 2016 in documentary about 'shocking' cases
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/04/2024
» Authorities in Beijing have revealed that a Chinese scientist who was convicted in 2015 of selling state secrets to foreign spy agencies was executed in 2016, one of several "shocking" spy cases.
First made-in-Taiwan submarine unveiled
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/09/2023
» TAIPEI - Taiwan has unveiled its first home-built submarine, which is expected to play a leading role in asymmetric warfare in the event of conflict with mainland China.
The B289bn defence plan that Taiwan hopes will deter mainland China
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/01/2022
» Taiwan will spend close to NT$240 billion (289 billion baht) on eight types of weapons to help boost its defences in the face of growing military threats from Beijing.
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.
Naked robber found in tree above croc-infested river
AFP, Published on 06/01/2021
» SYDNEY: A naked fugitive hiding out in trees above crocodile-infested waters has been discovered by a pair of fishermen, after spending days surviving on snails in swampy mangroves in Australia's far north.
Taste of success for Taiwan's street vendors with Michelin award
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» TAIPEI - A cloud escapes into the air as 80-year-old Taiwanese street food vendor Wu Huang-yi lifts the lid on a giant steaming basket to unveil a piping-hot batch of two dozen buns.
Sewing face masks goes viral in Europe
AFP, Published on 22/03/2020
» PISEK (CZECH REPUBLIC) - What do prisoners, a former first lady and textile makers have in common? All have threaded their needles to combat a dire global shortage of face masks that risks the health of millions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.