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Remote Japan Island near Taiwan Struggles to Secure Doctor Amid Fear of Taiwan Contingency
The Japan News
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August 23, 2025
Yomiuri Shimbun photos Kazuhiko Kasuya speaks to a patient on Aug. 5 in Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture. By Manami Shimada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 1:00 JST, August 24, 2025 YONAGUNI, Okinawa — Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost remote island...
US lawmakers call on ICAO to include Taiwan
Taipei Times
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August 23, 2025
Four members of the US Congress on Thursday urged the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to invite Taiwan to participate as a guest at its 42nd assembly next month. In a letter to ICAO Secretary-General Juan Carlos Salazar, the...
KMT legislators fend off DPP recall campaign in China's Taiwan region
CGTN
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A protester holds up a placard reading "send back for review" in Taipei, Taiwan, China, May 21, 2024. /VCG A protester holds up a placard reading "send back for review" in Taipei, Taiwan, China, May 21, 2024. /VCG Democratic Progressive Party...
Taiwan nuclear plant reopening vote fails as approval threshold missed
Channel News Asia
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August 23, 2025
Taiwan's government says there are major safety concerns around generating nuclear power in earthquake-prone Taiwan and handling nuclear waste. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te told reporters on Saturday evening that while the referendum had failed,...
Taiwan nuclear plant re-opening vote fails as approval threshold missed
SRN News
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August 23, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -A referendum to push for the re-opening of Taiwan’s last nuclear plant failed on Saturday to reach the legal threshold to be valid, though the president said the island could return to the...
Taiwan vote on restarting nuclear plant fails
The Economic Times
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August 23, 2025
Taipei: A Taiwanese referendum on whether to restart a nuclear power plant failed on Saturday after the number of votes in favour fell short of the legally required threshold. Ma'anshan Nuclear Power Plant closed in May, ending atomic energy in...
China unveils 16 measures to boost financial integration between Fujian and Taiwan
Global Times
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A view of Taipei, the island of Taiwan Photo: VCG China's financial regulator has rolled out 16 policy measures to boost the integration of banking and insurance sectors between East China's Fujian Province and the Taiwan region, paving the way...
Second round of recall campaign fails again amid public discontent with Taiwan's DPP authorities
Global Times
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Latest news The second round of recall votes against seven Kuomintang (KMT) legislators in Taiwan island failed on Saturday - the "no" votes consistently outnumbered the "yes" votes - meaning all 32 recall proposals promoted by the Democratic...
How to Watch Chinese Taipei vs Aruba: Live Stream Little League World Series International Championship
Newsweek
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August 23, 2025
By Ben Verbrugge is a freelance sportswriter with a journalism degree from CSU Dominguez Hills. He is a member of the Los Angeles media and spends most of his time covering the NBA, NFL, and MLB. When not writing, he is either playing or watching...
Watch the Little League World Series for free today: Taipei vs. Aruba (8/23/25)
OregonLive.com
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August 23, 2025
The 2025 Little League Baseball World Series continues with the International Championship Game between last year’s runner-up, Chinese Taipei, and Santa Cruz, Aruba. The first pitch is scheduled for Saturday, August 23, at 9:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m....
Where to watch Aruba vs. Chinese-Taipei today: LLWS free stream
Syracuse.com - New York
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August 23, 2025
Chinese-Taipei will face Aruba in the Little League World Series International championship Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET. Aruba was shut out by Chinese-Taipei 4-0 on Aug. 18. The winner will face the winner of the USA final on Sunday. Aruba vs....
Taiwan's energy dependence is 'Achilles heel' amid immense threat by China
Fox News
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Heritage Foundation senior advisor Michael Pillsbury previews the upcoming Trump-Putin summit amid the Russia-Ukraine war on ‘America Reports.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Voters in Taiwan are headed to the polls on Saturday to...
Taiwan holds key votes on expulsion of opposition MPs and future of nuclear power
The Independent
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August 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Taiwan's life expectancy up in 2024, but still short of pre-COVID peak
Focus Taiwan
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August 23, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 23 (CNA) Taiwan's average life expectancy edged higher in 2024 to 80.77 years but was still not back to its pre-COVID-19 peak of 81.32 years set in 2020, the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) said Saturday. According to an MOI statement,...
Tuvalu reportedly considering pulling out of Pacific leaders' summit; 'hyping Taiwan question does not align with perception of most PICs'
Global Times
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Tuvalu's Prime Minister Feleti Teo speaks after a swearing-in ceremony in Funafuti, the capital of the south Pacific nation of Tuvalu, on February 28, 2024. Photo: VCG Prime Minister Feletei Teo of Tuvalu, which maintains so-called "diplomatic...
South Korean FM signals USFK involvement in Taiwan won't be summit agenda; remarks show pragmatic diplomacy: expert
Global Times
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South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun delivers a speech at the National Assembly in Seoul on July 23, 2025. Photo: VCG South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun signaled Monday that the possibility of US Forces Korea (USFK) intervening in an...
Taiwan’s Lai sets defence spending target at 5% of GDP by 2030
Hong Kong Free Press
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August 23, 2025
Taiwan’s government aims to increase defence spending to five percent of GDP by 2030, President Lai Ching-te said Friday, as the United States pushes Taipei to invest more in its own security. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te. File photo: Liu...
Taiwanese opposition survives another recall vote, and referendum on nuclear power fails
Associated Press
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August 23, 2025
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Opposition lawmakers easily survived recall votes in Taiwan on Saturday, but an opposition-backed referendum to bring back nuclear power failed. The recall votes, the second in a month, were an attempt to restore ruling party...
Taiwan aims to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2030
NHK
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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has indicated that he aims to boost Taiwan's defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product by 2030. The presidential office said Lai visited a naval base in Yilan on the northeast coast on Friday. During the...
Taiwan advances to 2025 U-15 Asian Baseball Championship final
Focus Taiwan
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August 23, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 23 (CNA) Taiwan has clinched a berth in the final of the 2025 U-15 Asian Baseball Championship after defeating Japan 10-7 in Tainan on Friday. The two teams will meet again in the final at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, with both having already...