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Culture

India makes donation to Taiwan to boost cooperation on traditional medicine

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — India donated 1.5 million rupee (NT$570,000) to Taiwan’s National...

2021/02/26 19:42

Politics

US lawmakers ask Taiwan envoy for assistance in auto chip shortage

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Amid the global chip shortage, several American lawmakers have approach...

2021/02/26 17:48

Politics

Taiwan-China relations could improve in 2021: China experts

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Relations between Taiwan and China have a chance of improvement in 2021...

2021/02/26 17:23

Food Safety & Health

Taiwan could roll out homegrown COVID vaccines in July

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Homegrown vaccines could be ready for nationwide inoculation against th...

2021/02/26 16:59

Business

Microsoft says AIoT and 5G are Taiwan’s trump cards

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan companies are most likely to score a winning performance interna...

2021/02/26 16:21

World

Rafael Campos tied for lead at home in Puerto Rico Open

1.	Justice Dept. to appeal judge’s order on eviction moratorium
2.	Wright lifts High Point past South Carolina Upstate 65-60
3.	Dixie State forces 5 turnovers to defeat Tarleton St. 26-14
4.	Broome lifts Morehead State over Belmont 89-82 in OT
5.	UNC Greensboro tops E. Tennessee St. 85-74 in OT

Politics

Taiwan minister launches 'Freedom Pineapple' campaign on Twitter

1.	Myanmar’s UN envoy dramatically opposes coup in his country
2.	US lawmakers ask Taiwan envoy for assistance in auto chip shortage
3.	Taiwan-China relations could improve in 2021: China experts
4.	Taiwan to continue cooperation with US amid supply chain concerns
5.	China's gray-zone warfare against Taiwan at highest possible level: Analyst

Business

Local officials lament China's halt of Taiwan pineapple imports

1.	Innodisk Announces New Industrial-Grade Products For Embedded World 2021
2.	Microsoft says AIoT and 5G are Taiwan’s trump cards
3.	China to ban Taiwan pineapples starting March 1
4.	Semiconductor project in north Taiwan held up by environmental concerns
5.	Taiwan economy to expand 5.9% in 2021: JP Morgan

Society

Taiwan to expand 'one person per residence' quarantine rule from March 1

1.	Hong Kong banks freeze accounts of pro-democracy protesters
2.	British woman tests positive for COVID again after arriving in Taiwan
3.	Taiwan mostly sunny during holiday
4.	Taiwan’s China Airlines recognized by S&P Global for sustainability focus
5.	Man's 'explosives' on Taiwan high speed train just black tea

Culture

Online illustration exhibit sends Taiwan's greetings across borders

1.	Taiwan's 'House of Cards' looks at 228 Incident in new season
2.	Taiwan schedules religious procession for April despite COVID pandemic
3.	India makes donation to Taiwan to boost cooperation on traditional medicine
4.	12 taboos to avoid during Taiwan's Lantern Festival
5.	Taiwan president visits nation's last preserver of indigenous facial tattoos

Opinion

Fake '1992 consensus' continues to drag down cross-strait relations

1.	CCP faces mistrust domestically and abroad over ineffective Chinese coronavirus vaccines
2.	KMT opposition to new national emblem symbolic of party rooted in past
3.	Personal reflections on secretary of state I admire most: William Stanton
4.	WHO investigation into source of COVID in China becomes a farce
5.	Repeating Lies: Viewing Chinese regime's deception through case of Dr. Gulshan Abbas

Travel & Cuisine

Taiwan to lift entry ban on non-resident foreigners on March 1

1.	Artworks of canceled Taiwan Lantern Festival to be displayed elsewhere
2.	Mayor of Taiwan's Hsinchu recommends 3 cherry blossom destinations
3.	Traffic to be restricted on Taiwan’s Alishan during cherry blossom season
4.	Mandarin Oriental, Taipei achieves top Ratings for the fifth consecutive year in the 2021 Forbes Five-Star awards
5.	Bus company urges cherry blossom-watchers to visit central Taiwan farm during week

New Immigrants

Number of Hongkongers acquiring Taiwan residence permits doubled in 2020

1.	Popular American YouTuber obtains Taiwan Employment Gold Card
2.	Protest in Taiwan against Myanmar military coup
3.	Taiwan helps 160 Indonesian detainees return home ahead of Lunar New Year
4.	Man fined NT$200,000 for bringing pork products into Taiwan
5.	New Taipei mobile library distributes Southeast Asian books

Sports & Entertainment

Veteran Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat passes away

1.	Taiwan pro baseball league to start preseason
2.	Taiwan tennis player detained at Serbia airport for 24 hours
3.	French electronic music act Daft Punk announces split
4.	High budget for Taipei mayor's cycling challenge draws backlash
5.	Osaka tops Brady at Australian Open for 4th Grand Slam title

Environment

Taiwan agrees to reduce Pacific saury catch by 40%

1.	Greenpeace calls for marine protected areas in Taiwan
2.	Heavy air pollution hammers northern Taiwan
3.	Taiwan president vows to push on with solar energy
4.	Southwestern Taiwan to face tougher water rationing
5.	Isolated showers forecast for northern, eastern Taiwan from Tuesday

Food Safety & Health

Taiwan unveils new priority list for COVID vaccine

1.	Taiwan could roll out homegrown COVID vaccines in July
2.	Taiwan to reopen to foreigners seeking medical care March 1
3.	Taiwan's requirement to wear masks during large-scale assemblies to continue
4.	African swine fever in Malaysia triggers higher fines in Taiwan
5.	Taiwanese woman experiences eye floaters after binge-watching K-drama

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: Taiwan members of Milk Tea Alliance stand with Myanmar

1.	Photo of the Day: Southern Taiwan from space
2.	Photo of the Day: 'The Depth of Danger' in eastern Taiwan
3.	Photo of the Day: Dog co-pilot spotted in central Taiwan
4.	Photo of the Day: Lone fisherman on smoggy river in Taipei
5.	Photo of the Day: Monkey working overtime in southern Taiwan