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Face masks distributed via vending machines in Taiwan

Automating the distribution of masks is aimed at reducing the workload of pharmacists and cutting the amount of contact between people.

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Robot drummers and posters in stands for Taiwan's baseball season

Taiwan's domestic baseball league had robots and mannequins in the stands.

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Euroviews. It’s not too late for Europe and the US to learn lessons from Asia to fight COVID-19 ǀ View

Despite claims by some US officials that it is too late to learn from Asia, policies in Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan show what rapid and effective prevention can look like.

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Taiwan's president wins second term after landslide election win

She beat closest challenger Han Kuo-yu, who is more conciliatory towards Beijing.

11 January 2020

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Euroviews. Conversion therapy bans are a step forward but LGBTIQ acceptance and inclusion holds the key ǀ View

The term “conversion therapy” has been appearing in news headlines increasingly often, most recently when a draft law banning itwas announced in Germany earlier this month by its Minister of Health, Jens Spahn. This is certainly cause for celebration.

22 November 2019

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Thousands join first pride march in Taiwan since landmark ruling

More than 100,000 people thronged the streets of Taiwan's capital Taipei on Saturday (October 26) for East Asia's largest Pride march, months after the self-ruled island began formally allowing same-sex marriage, the first place in Asia to do so.

26 October 2019

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Euroviews. Hong Kong protesters are angry. And mainlanders like me are paying the price ǀ View

Hong Kong wants its freedom, and I understand this goal. But I hope protesters do not mimic the behavior of the people they are fighting against.

17 October 2019

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Cats in Taipei get a fright as 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks the city

The earthquake caused minor damage in northeastern Taiwan early on Thursday morning as the island braced for the arrival of a severe typhoon

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Watch: Taiwan couples tie the knot in Asia's first same-sex marriages

Taiwan's parliament passed a bill last week that endorsed gay marriage, after years of heated debate.

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Tattoos made with ancestral techniques

The traditional culture of indigenous tattoos in Taiwan had almost disappeared after decades of being banned by the first Japanese colonists and later by the Chinese Nationalist government.

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Earthquake with 6.1 magnitude hits Taiwan's east coast

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's east coast on Thursday (April 18), shaking buildings and temporarily halting subway services in the capital, Taipei.

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Chinese communites around the world celebrate the Year of the Pig

Chinese communities around the world ushered in the Lunar New Year by welcoming the Year of the Pig. Communities came together with prayers, family feasts and shopping sprees.

5 February 2019

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Taiwan now home to 'world's largest performing arts centre'

Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts is said to be the largest performing arts centre in the world.

6 November 2018

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Wooden boat set alight in Taiwan to ward off bad luck, disease

More than 90 volunteers from the seaside township of Donggang helped to build the intricately-decorated boat over the course of three months.

4 November 2018

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Lanterns flood the night sky in Taiwan

Local and foreign visitors gathered to celebrate the mid-autumn festival in Pinghsi, Taiwan, on Monday, releasing hundreds of flying lanterns that lit up the night sky.

25 September 2018

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Watch: Taiwan's spinning acrobatic artist

WATCH: The street artist learnt his skills when travelling the world, learning kung fu at the Shaolin temple in China and acrobatics at a circus performance school in Denmark and Russia.

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Watch: Taiwan's spinning acrobatic artist

WATCH: Isaac Hou became famous in Taiwan's capital for using a giant spinning hoop during his gymnastic street shows.

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Camera found washed up on Taiwan beach returned to owner after three years

A social media campaign saw a camera that washed up on a Taiwanese beach returned to its owner three years after she lost it in Japan.

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China's president delivers nationalistic speech to Congress

The speech contained a strong warning against any attempt at separatism from places like Taiwan and Hong Kong

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China plays down tensions with Taiwan

A day after warnings that Beijing could go to war over Taiwan, the ruling-Communist Party's fourth-ranked leader said China wants to deepen friendship with the island