United States deploys carrier USS Carl Vinson to contentious South China Sea
The United States deployed aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to patrol the increasingly contentious South China Sea, despite Beijing’s warnings not to challenge its sovereignty in the resource-rich sea. The Navy described Saturday’s launch as the beginning of “routine operations” in the South China Sea. China claims most of the sea as its own, despite overlapping […]
Taiwan is on the verge of making history and becoming the first Asian country to allow same-sex marriage
Taiwan is on the verge of making history and becoming the first Asian country to allow same-sex marriage. A legislative committee approved a marriage equality bill on Dec. 26, the first big victory in a process that will likely last at least until midyear. Supporters say they have the endorsement of a bipartisan group of […]
Earthquake hits Taiwan, people trapped in collapsed buildings
Hundreds of people are feared trapped in collapsed buildings after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan.’Multiple’ buildings including at least one residential block are said to have fallen in the city in Tainan following the quake which shook the island at about 4am on Saturday. Pictures show buildings partially or completely destroyed, while video footage […]
China evacuates a million people as super typhoon nears
Super typhoon Chan-hom barrelled towards eastern China near commercial hub Shanghai on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of more than 865,000 people after earlier lashing Japan’s Okinawa island chain and Taiwan. The powerful storm could be the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Zhejiang province, which borders Shanghai to the south, for the month of July […]
China Steals Territories From Philippines And Ignores International Tribunal
China is standing pat on its decision to reject arbitration by an international tribunal that will begin formal hearings this week to resolve a long-seething feud between Beijing and Manila over the South China Sea, the Chinese ambassador to Manila said Monday. The five-member tribunal starts hearings in The Hague on Tuesday to address China’s […]
Taiwan: How we will rule the world’s computer industry in 50 years
In 1950, Taiwan was one of world’s the poorest country, with a per capita GDP on par with the several African states such as Senegal and Mozambique. There was not much natural resources left either; between 1895 and 1945, when Taiwan was a Japanese colony, the Empire of Japan, in a bid to compete with […]
