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TAIPEI: The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan urged the United States to “urgently” begin negotiations with Taiwan on a free trade agreement with the goal of presenting a final text for passage in 2024, according to its annual policy paper issued on Wednesday (Jun 22). As a significant display of solidarity for the Chinese-claimed island in the face of …

TAIWAN: Buildings in Taipei trembled briefly on June 20 after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s eastern coast, but no damage was reported. According to the meteorology office, the quake had a depth of 6.8 kilometres and its epicentre was in Hualien county, a remote area of the island. Related PostsA Call  To Address The Climate ChangeIndonesia Continues To Be …

TAIWAN: The box office smash — which is by far Tom Cruise’s most successful commercial debut — now incorporates the flag on his iconic bomber jacket, including in the Taiwanese edition. The film’s teaser from 2019 initially suggested otherwise. During the preview, the patches on Cruise’s jacket looked to have been swapped out and replaced with two unclear symbols in …

Taiwan – The Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) said that a one-year-old child has been Taiwan’s youngest Covid-19 death after going into a coma while napping and never recovering consciousness. According to the Central News Agency (CNA), Lo Yi-chun, deputy chief of the CECC’s medical response section, stated during a press conference that the youngster, who had no known underlying …