Taiwan’s Lock-Kneed Soldiers Kick Up a Fuss Over Tabooed Tradition
Goose-stepping has a bad rap in the West, thanks to Nazi Germany. In Taiwan, it’s a beloved tradition that army veterans are ...
The Taipei Times5d
Taiwan in Time: Reclaiming a long-hidden identity
A 16-year-old Tiway Kalang and 13-year-old Rutuk Sayion fled south to Ciwidian Village in today’s Shoufeng Township (壽豐) in ...
Middle East latest: Netanyahu says Cabinet won't meet over ceasefire until Hamas drops new demands
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement for a ...
朝日新聞社4d
Makers of Taiwan’s ‘Zero Day’ TV series set around invasion fear backlash from China
TAIPEI--A Chinese war plane goes missing near Taiwan. China sends ... activists” to Chinese soldiers after their landing in Taiwan. Milton Lin, a 75-year-old Taipei resident, said he was ...
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Taiwan civil defense handbook includes tips on identifying Chinese soldiers
TAIPEI--Taiwan’s military released an updated civil defense handbook on Tuesday that for the first time includes a section on how to tell the difference between Chinese and Taiwanese soldiers ...
Taiwan News6d
Taiwan confirms missing 19-year-old held in China
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A 19-year-old man from Changhua missing since March is being held by China’s public security, the Straits Exchange Foundation confirmed Friday. On Jan. 2, Huang’s (黃) relatives ...
Nikkei Asia3d
Taiwan chip parts supplier bets on Japan and an old pachinko parlor
FUKUOKA, Japan -- When Chen Zige was searching for a location for a new chipmaking equipment parts plant, he found an unlikely spot that met his needs: an abandoned pachinko pinball parlor in ...
The Australian6d
Young soldier, old soul
Major Tal Grushka, a 25-year-old killed by Hamas, left an indelible mark on Israel and the people he served. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on ...