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Whipps opens 4th Taiwan-Palau Trade and Cultural Show, touting 41% Trade growth
Island Times
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July 15, 2025
KOROR, Palau (July 12, 2025) — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. officially opened the fourth Taiwan-Palau Trade and Cultural Show on July 11, alongside Taiwan Ambassador to Palau Jessica C. Lee, in a ceremony attended by government officials,...
Libs call out US’ Taiwan demand
Cairns Post
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July 15, 2025
Coalition frontbencher James Paterson has said it “wouldn’t be appropriate” for the US to force Australia to commit to a course of action in any potential conflict involving China and Taiwan. It follows reports Australian officials had been...
Big call on US’ ‘unreasonable’ Taiwan order
Cairns Post
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July 14, 2025
Australia is not obligated to disclose whether we would support the United States in a potential conflict sparked by China’s hypothetical invasion of Taiwan, Coalition home affairs spokesman Andrew Hastie says. Mr Hastie, a former SAS commander,...
Lawsuit claims slavery persists at former St. James plantation with unmarked graves
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 12, 2025
Community activists with ancestral ties to enslaved people at Louisiana plantations are using a unique legal theory to gain access to an unmarked slave cemetery on the property of a petrochemical company. They claim the company is practicing...
US presses Australia, Japan over role in any Taiwan conflict, FT says
Business Recorder
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July 14, 2025
SYDNEY: Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Sunday, responding to a report that the Pentagon has pressed its ally to clarify what role it would play if the US and China went to...
Paraguay president vows to defend Taiwan ties ‘with all its strength’
South China Morning Post
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July 14, 2025
Paraguayan president Santiago Peña said Monday that his country would “stand firmly by Taiwan”, describing the 68-year diplomatic relationship as a strategic and values-based alliance that the country is prepared to defend “with all its strength...
If the US wants Japan, Australia to commit to Taiwan role, will they agree?
South China Morning Post
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July 15, 2025
The United States is unlikely to secure public pledges from Japan and Australia on what they would do if a conflict broke out with Beijing over Taiwan, according to analysts in mainland China and the US. They said Washington’s efforts to pressure...
You'll Be Shocked To Find That These Games Are From The Same Developer
TheGamer
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July 19, 2025
Sometimes, video game developers play it safe and stick to the same IP and continue iterating on it with sequels and spin-offs rather than starting a new venture. But certain developers aren't afraid to dabble in multiple genres and are excellent...
Japan warns of China’s military moves as biggest strategic challenge
The Asahi Shimbun
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Japan raised strong caution against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity in extensive areas from around its southwestern coasts to the Pacific, describing the moves as the biggest strategic challenge. China’s growing joint operations...
Pentagon presses Japan, Australia on role in possible Taiwan conflict
Fox News
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July 14, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins details the Trump administration’s efforts to ban China from buying U.S. farmland on ‘Hannity.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pentagon is reportedly pressuring Indo-Pacific allies Japan and...
Australia Is Right Not To Commit To Hypothetical Taiwan Conflict
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
Latest stories Was East Asian air cleanup behind recent global warming showtime? China accelerates its maglev train to catch up with Japan Hegseth's drone dominance policy needs offshore production help This spans not just tariffs , but also...
EDITORIAL: Fascinating Sunflower-to-recalls arc
Taipei Times
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July 19, 2025
Saturday is the day of the first batch of recall votes primarily targeting lawmakers of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). The scale of the recall drive far outstrips the expectations from when the idea was mooted in January by Democratic...
Ukraine Keeps Sinking Russian Ships In The Black Sea Without A Conventional Navy — Here's How
SlashGear
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July 20, 2025
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, many thought the battle for the Black Sea was a foregone conclusion. Ukraine's minuscule navy was merely a remnant of its split with Moscow, when Ukraine ended up with just 18% of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet...
Taiwan conducts live explosive Han Kuang drills along Tamsui River to block Chinese PLA amphibious assault aimed at capital
The Economic Times
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July 12, 2025
Taiwan's Armed Forces staged a powerful demonstration of military readiness on Saturday, simulating a Chinese incursion via the Tamsui River in New Taipei as part of the annual Han Kuang exercises, Focus Taiwan reported. The high-intensity drill...
Taiwan’s CTBC Bank to set up IBU in GIFT City
The Hindu Business Line
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July 12, 2025
The largest privately owned bank in Taiwan, CTBC Bank, is the latest to apply to the International Financial Services Authority (IFSCA) for setting up a IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) in GIFT City. The Taiwanese bank follows a string of banks from France...
Penang Muruku Entrepreneurs Thrive With Family Recipe
Bernama
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July 20, 2025
By Farhana Poniman BUKIT MERTAJAM, July 20 (Bernama) – Armed with a cherished family recipe, a husband-and-wife duo turned their humble beginnings into a thriving muruku business, attracting customers from both Malaysia and abroad. Idris Alias,...
ECB Won’t Flinch Yet in the Shadow of Trump’s Trade War
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank is likely to stare down the economic danger posed by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs by opting to leave a potential cut in borrowing costs for another day. Most Read from Bloomberg In their final...
Politics in the Age of AI: A View from Ethiopia and Beyond
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 12, 2025
The Fading Pulse of Politics Across the globe, politics—once the noble art of public deliberation and decision-making—appears to be losing its life-force. In its place, spectacle, manipulation, and disillusionment thrive. The digital age, shaped...
Taiwan civil groups rally to oppose DPP's 'mass recall' campaign, call for peace and cross-Straits unity
Global Times
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Taiwan civil groups rally to oppose DPP's 'mass recall' campaign on June 24, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Taiwan civil groupsCivic groups on the island of Taiwan held a rally outside the "Legislative Yuan" on Tuesday to protest the so-called "mass...
Taiwan Affairs Office rejects US military official's claim of 'China intensified so-called aggression against Taiwan region'
Global Times
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Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council Photo: VCGWhen asked about US Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Stephen Koehler's claims that "China has intensified its rehearsals for the invasion and blockade of...