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Taiwan's migrant labor process under fire

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Labor activists and legislators have said there is a severe lack of oversight when it comes to Taiwan's international migrant labor agreements, as the legislature cons...

Filipina nurse killed by Hamas while caring for patient

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A nurse from the Philippines has been identified as one of the two Philippine nationals who were killed by Hamas gunmen during their assault on southern Israel over the we...

In the basketball-crazed Philippines, the World Cup will be a shining moment

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Considering that about 110 million people live in the Philippines, it’s not feasible to expect that they all would be basketball fans. “But it’s close,” said T...

Norway moves into the knockout round at Women's World Cup with 6-0 rout over the Philippines

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Sophie Roman Haug’s hat trick kick-started Norway’s dormant offense and sparked a 6-0 blowout win over the Philippines on Sunday that moved the Norwegians into to the knoc...

Olivia Rodrigo announces sophomore album 'GUTS' is coming in September

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Buckle up for a sad girl fall. Olivia Rodrigo — the Grammy-winner best known for her 2021 smash single “drivers license” — will release her highly-anticipated sophomore album in Sep...

Old man in wheelchair, Filipina caregiver hit by truck in western Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An elderly man and a female foreign caregiver were hit by a truck driven by an octogenarian as the domestic worker pushed her patient in a wheelchair down a small road in ...

A young Filipina helps farms go green

Philippine police hunting killers of New Zealand tourist

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine police search was underway on Wednesday for two motorcycle-riding men who shot and killed a New Zealand man in a brazen street robbery that officials fear could...

Filipina meets long-lost Taiwanese mother after 23 years

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Filipina living in the Philippine province of Pampanga has met her long-lost Taiwanese mother 23 years after she last saw her. Aivan Chung, 26, a realtor, told Taiwan...

US forces returning to Philippines to counter China threats

SUBIC BAY, Philippines (AP) — Once-secret ammunition bunkers and barracks lay abandoned, empty and overrun by weeds — vestiges of American firepower in what used to be the United States' largest overs...

Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The biblical town of Bethlehem marked a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors descending upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the ...

Esports seen as pathway to boost diversity in STEM careers

CHICAGO (AP) — As a kid, Kevin Fair would take apart his Nintendo console, troubleshoot issues and put it back together again — experiences the Black entrepreneur says represented “a life trajectory c...

At World Cup, women shrug off worries over dress codes

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Coming from Brazil for the World Cup in Qatar, Daniela Crawford had been worried about conservative dress codes. But like many women attending the tournament, she said she found no ...

'Beauty and the Beast' TV special fetes 30th anniversary

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it hit theaters in 1991, Walt Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” captured audiences, critics and, later, a best picture Oscar nomination — a first for any animated movie. A TV spe...

Filipina star Gabbi Garcia to hold fan event in Taipei to promote Taiwan tourism

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Filipina star Gabbi Garcia will hold a fan event in Taipei in March next year under the invitation of Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau. The bureau on Saturday (Dec. 10) he...