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Taiwanese firm eyes East African market
Daily News Tanzania
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July 10, 2025
Home/Business/Taiwanese firm eyes East African market DAR ES SALAAM: ACER Inc. has announced its expansion into the East African market in what the company calls a bold move to bring a wide range of products aimed at meeting the growing needs of...
Taiwan's KMT defends 'One China' stance as no-confidence votes approach
Nikkei Asia
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TAIPEI -- Taiwan's main opposition, the Kuomintang, on Wednesday reaffirmed its support for the "One China" position and pledged to push back against swelling discontent with the party's drive for closer relations with Beijing. A grassroots...
Taiwan opens live-fire drill with US-provided Abrams tanks to media
NHK
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Taiwan's military has, for the first time, opened to the media a live-fire drill using US-made Abrams main battle tanks. Four M1A2T Abrams tanks took part in the exercise at a training ground in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, on Thursday. They fired a...
Taiwan reports Chinese military incursions around its territory
Newsroom Post
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July 10, 2025
Taipei [Taiwan]: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that it detected 12 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels operating around Taiwan until 6 am (local time) on Thursday. According to Taiwan’s MND, 10 out of 12 sorties...
Taiwan Commences Largest Military Drills in Response to Chinese Threats of Invasion
Overt Defense - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
On 9 July, Taiwan commenced its annual live-fire military drills. The Republic of China (ROC) Armed Forces’ Han Kuang 41 Exercise is the largest military exercise seen in Taiwan, with 22,000 reservists called up alongside active service units,...
Taiwan sees 18th consecutive month of population decline
Focus Taiwan
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July 10, 2025
Taipei, July 10 (CNA) Taiwan's population declined for the 18th consecutive month as of the end of June, according to data released Thursday by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI). A total of 8,968 babies were born in June, marking an increase of...
Taiwan Semiconductor Reports Solid Half-Year Revenue, June Sees Monthly Decline
Benzinga
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSM announced its net revenue for June 2025 on Thursday. The leading contract chipmaker reported consolidated revenue of approximately 263.71 billion New Taiwan dollars (approximately $8.3 billion) for the...
Taiwan shows off new U.S. Abrams tanks during annual military drills
Japan Times
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July 10, 2025
TAIPEI/HSINCHU, Taiwan – Taiwan's army on Thursday displayed the fire power of its first U.S.-sourced M1A2T Abrams tanks — a traditional weapon analysts say will need to be increasingly protected against drones in any future battle given lessons...
Shadows Of Galwan, Thorns Of Tibet! How Can Delhi Navigate The Strategic Imbalance In India-China Relations?
The Eurasian Times
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July 20, 2025
OPED By Dr. Imran Khurshid Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s recent visit to China—his first since the 2020 Galwan Valley clash—occurred at a time of considerable geopolitical turbulence. In the aftermath of Galwan, where 20...
Taiwan conducts live-fire drills with US-made tanks as president looks on
Fox News
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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te oversaw the island’s military performing live-fire drills with U.S.-made Abrams M1A2T...
Taiwan troops use newly purchased tanks from the US in live-fire drills
Daily Gate City - Iowa
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Taiwan included its first batch of 38 U.S.-purchased M1A2T Abrams tanks in a live-fire exercise at Hsinchu military base on Thursday, as it launched its annual military exercises intended to guard against Chinese threats. President Lai Ching-te...
Taiwan-based company to bring $12M, 46 jobs to Kershaw County
Columbia Business Report - South Carolina
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July 10, 2025
A Taiwanese metalworking supplier will establish its first North American manufacturing facility in Kershaw County. Eurocharm Group announced plans to invest $12 million and create 46 new jobs at a 198,000-square-foot facility at 412 Groves St. in...
Taipei welcomes Filipino travel influencers as visa-free travel policy launches
Philstar
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July 10, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — As the Taiwan-Philippines mutual visa exemption policy officially takes effect on July 1, the Taipei City Government’s Department of Information and Tourism (DOIT) marks this milestone by inviting two of the Philippines’ most...
Military strikes won’t keep Iran from becoming a nuclear state; diplomacy will
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Yet neither military operation reliably or completely terminated the targeted program. Many experts of nuclear strategy believe that while the Israeli strike destroyed the Osirak complex, it likely accelerated former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s...
Taiwan Showcases US-Made Abrams Tanks During War Games
StratNews Global
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July 10, 2025
Home China Taiwan Showcases US-Made Abrams Tanks During War Games Wearing a combat helmet, President Lai Ching-te observed the firing, saying later that with "every increase in the military's combat power, the nation and its people gain an extra...
Notes from Central Taiwan: Recall as resistance
Taipei Times
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July 13, 2025
The ongoing recall movement isn’t driven primarily by partisan politics, but by a spirit of resistance against misrule that dates back to the Qing Dynasty Crop damage from Typhoon Danas “had covered 9,822 hectares of farmland, more than 1.5...
Taiwan's president watches live-fire drills with new US-made tanks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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They are part of far-reaching upgrades to Taiwan's arsenal and training practices, with F-16V jet fighters, HIMARS missile defenses and stealthy unmanned vehicles now entering use. Lai said this year's Han Kuang exercises were being conducted on...
Taiwan's shows off new US tanks as annual war games intensify
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Greg Torode and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI/HSINCHU (Reuters) -Taiwan's army on Thursday displayed the fire power of its first U.S.-sourced M1A2T Abrams tanks - a traditional weapon that analysts say will need to be increasingly protected against...
Taiwan conducts M1A2T tank live-fire drill
Focus Taiwan
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July 10, 2025
Taipei, July 10 (CNA) The military conducted a live-fire drill Thursday in Hsinchu County involving a platoon of M1A2T tanks Taiwan purchased from the United States. President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) visited the Kengzikou Range in Hsinchu County to...
Australia expects Chinese spying during major war games, renews warning over Pacific military base
Malay Mail
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July 13, 2025
SYDNEY, July 13 — Australia’s government said today it expects China to spy on major military drills it is conducting with the United States and other allies. It also renewed a charge — denounced by Beijing as a “false narrative” — that China...