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Paglipat ng migrant workers sa Taiwan sa ibang kompanya, pansamantalang ipinagbawal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 02:42 PM

Pansamantalang ipinagbawal ng labor at health ministry ng Taiwan ang paglipat ng mga migrant worker sa ibang kompanya sa layong masugpo ang pagkalat ng COVID-19. Read more »

US triples vaccines for Taiwan with 2.5 million-dose shipment

Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 12:07 AM

Washington has been competing with Beijing to deepen geopolitical clout through so-called "vaccine diplomacy." Read more »

A tiny Taiwan island could be trigger for US-China clash

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 18 07:32 AM

Some of the People's Liberation Army planes, including bombers, fighter jets and surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, flew east from the Chinese coast around the southern tip of Taiwan. The rest broke off and briefly darted further south towards tiny Pratas Island in the South China Sea before turning back. Read more »

Low probability of China trying to seize Taiwan in near term, says top US general

Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 18 05:48 AM

The United States is Taiwan's strongest international backer and main source of arms, which angers China.   Read more »

28 Chinese air force planes enter Taiwan's air defense ID zone

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jun 16 12:52 PM

According to a Taiwanese newspaper, when the Taiwan air force told the Chinese air force planes to leave the zone, they responded: "Here is the high seas." Read more »

Taiwan COVID-19 vaccines may be too late for US emergency approval

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 15 07:57 PM

A former health official flags competition problems for home-grown shots as global brands complete phase 3 clinical trials. Two locally produced vaccines have finished phase 2 trials and are expected to be marketed on the island in the next few months. Read more »

Philippines denies seeking COVID-19 vaccines from Taiwan

Katrina Domingo and Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 11:50 AM

The Philippines on Tuesday denied that it wrote a letter to Taiwan seeking for COVID-19 vaccines.  Read more »

Taiwan says will be ‘force for good’ after unprecedented G7 support

Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 05:00 AM

The G7 leaders on Sunday scolded China over human rights in Xinjiang, and underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Read more »

Thailand denies blocking exports of AstraZeneca vaccines

Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 05:00 PM

The Philippines said this month it was expecting delays of AstraZeneca’s Thai-made vaccines due to production delays. Malaysia also said it was expecting delays. Read more »

Taiwanese President apologizes for surge in COVID-19 deaths

Eduardo Baptista, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jun 13 02:00 PM

The island’s leader offers her ‘deepest sorrow and apologies’ to all those affected by the recent outbreak in a video posted on social media. The number of cases has surged in Taiwan in recent weeks and the death toll has now passed 400. Read more »

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga angers China after he refers to Taiwan as a country

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 11 07:21 AM

Self-governed Taiwan is usually called a "region" in Japan, with the Communist-led Chinese government claiming the island is an "inalienable part" of its territory. Read more »

Taiwan's Medigen seeks usage approval for COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 07:40 PM

TAIPEI - Taiwan's Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp said on Thursday that it was seeking a speedy emergency use authorization, or EUA, from the government for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate after safely completing phase II trials. Read more »

Taiwan activists slam 'discriminatory' coronavirus migrant curbs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 06:49 PM

Taiwanese rights activists on Thursday urged authorities to revoke a "discriminatory" ban on migrant workers going outside after a coronavirus outbreak spread to the island's lucrative tech sector.   Read more »

AstraZeneca says working with Southeast Asian nations on vaccine deliveries

Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 04:28 PM

AstraZeneca says it is working closely with Southeast Asia governments to ensure its COVID-19 vaccine is supplied "as quickly as possible," after reported delays in deliveries of orders from a Thai plant owned by the country's powerful king. Read more »

US Senate passes sweeping bill to address China tech rivalry

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 09:46 AM

The US Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to approve a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country's ability to compete with Chinese technology. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy factory workers sa Taiwan positibo sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 09:54 PM

Ilang Pinoy factory workers ang kabilang sa mga banyaga sa Taiwan na nagpositibo sa COVID-19. Read more »

China vents anger at US Senators' visit to Taiwan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 07:09 PM

China expressed fury over US senators visiting Taiwan to donate coronavirus vaccines, saying it could embolden "separatist forces" on the island. Read more »

Taiwan tech sector hit by coronavirus outbreak

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 06:33 PM

A leading Taiwanese chip testing and packaging company said Monday that all its migrant employees have been suspended from working for around two weeks to contain a coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Taiwan to quarantine workers to control COVID spike at tech firm

Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 06:15 PM

TAIPEI -- All foreign workers at a plant of major Taiwanese chip packager King Yuan Electronics in Taiwan's northern city of Miaoli will be quarantined as health workers try to stop an outbreak of COVID-19 there, the government said on Sunday. Read more »

US senators in Taiwan and announce vaccine donation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 12:25 PM

A bipartisan delegation of three United States senators landed in Taiwan on Sunday and announced that Washington would donate 750,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to its ally. Read more »