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· Jane Nam
China will ‘definitely not hesitate to start a war’ over Taiwan split, Beijing warns US
In a meeting between China and the U.S. on Friday, Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe warned that the country would go to war with Taiwan if the island declared independence. The two world superpowers met in Singapore for the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit…
· Carl Samson
SF police travel to Taiwan to arrest man accused of stealing $3 million in home invasion, kidnapping
San Francisco police returned from Taiwan on Friday along with a man accused of breaking into a Bernal Heights home on March 16 and stealing around $3 million. Doorbell camera footage of the incident shows a heavily disguised man entering the home of a lone woman. The intruder…
· Editorial Staff
Taiwanese cheer as ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ restores Taiwan flag after alleged removal for Chinese censors
“Top Gun: Maverick” has restored the Taiwanese and Japanese flags seen in the original film that were replaced with fabricated designs in earlier trailers for the hit sequel. The decision to replace the imagery was allegedly in response to Chinese censors, notorious for banning…
· Rebecca Moon
Taiwanese diners who legally changed their names to ‘Salmon’ to get free sushi discover they can’t undo it
Some of the 331 people who legally changed their names for a two-day promotion that gave free sushi are are now unable to reverse the changes. The restaurant chain Sushiro ran the promotion in March 2021, resulting in hundreds of Taiwanese people paying a fee to legally change…
· Carl Samson
Taiwanese man takes pet fish for a walk with ingenious ‘fish stroller’
Jerry Huang of Taichung, Taiwan, has designed a “fish stroller” that allows small aquatic animals to explore a world beyond the water. The invention consists of a cylindrical tank made from acrylic that is filled with water and set at the center of the wheeled unit. The mobile…
· Michelle De Pacina
Orange County doctor John Cheng remembered for his heroism at Taiwanese church shooting
John Cheng, a 52-year-old sports medicine doctor, was brutally shot during a mass shooting at a Laguna Woods church on Sunday. He was hailed as a hero for intervening and tackling the gunman, 68-year-old David Chou. Cheng’s quick actions allowed some congregants to step in and…
· Carl Samson
Suspect in California church mass shooting was motivated by hate against Taiwan, police say
The fatal shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Southern California is now being investigated as a hate crime, authorities said on Monday. David Wenwei Chou, 68, reportedly drove all the way from Las Vegas and chained the church’s doors. He then filled the keyholes with…
· Celine Pun
Pizza Hut Taiwan debuts chocolate-crusted pie topped with Oreos, popcorn chicken and calamari
Pizza Hut Taiwan announced a new pizza called the No. 1 Salted Chicken Pizza in Taiwan in a May 10 Facebook post. For only $399 New Taiwan dollars (approximately $13.40), customers can purchase an entire pie, available in only one size, in participating stores for a limited…
· Carl Samson
Las Vegas man, 68, identified as suspect in deadly mass shooting at California Taiwanese church
David Wenwei Chou, 68, has been arrested for shooting multiple people at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, on Sunday. The incident, witnessed by 30 to 40 people, occurred during a lunch banquet held to commemorate a former pastor visiting from…
· Carl Samson
US insists it does not support Taiwan independence after fact sheet change angers Beijing
A recent U.S. State Department fact sheet removed an acknowledgement that Taiwan is part of China and that Washington does not support Taiwanese independence. The update angered Beijing, which stressed that the island is an “inalienable” part of China and described the change as…
· Khier Casino
Music teacher shares adorable ‘dumpling song’ she grew up singing in Taiwan in viral TikTok video
A Chicago-based music teacher is taking dumpling-making to the next level with a viral fingerplay song on TikTok. Katie Norregaard, better known as “Miss Katie Sings,” has garnered more than 500,000 likes and 2 million views after sharing the “dumpling song.” She grew up singing…
· Rebecca Moon
Taiwanese man berates Indian man for not wearing a mask: ‘Indian man, black man, get out of Taiwan’
After being berated with racial slurs for not wearing a mask, an Indian man is pursuing charges against a Taiwanese man for “public insult, embarrassment, and verbal abuse.” On April 29 at 2:40 p.m., the Indian man, a 36-year-old entrepreneur who asked to be identified only as…
· Carl Samson
Sen. Rubio introduces bill to speed up weapons sales to Taiwan, boost joint military training
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a bill Tuesday designed to strengthen Taiwan’s defenses through fast-tracked weapons sales and a joint training program, among other measures. The bill, titled Taiwan Peace through Strength Act of 2022, will essentially require…
· Michelle De Pacina
Taiwanese father accused of abusing his 1-month-old son because he resembled his grandfather
A Taiwanese father from the Xinying district in Tainan City reportedly abused his 1-month-old baby for looking like his grandfather. The baby suffers from a large bruise on his chest and an overly high liver index, suggesting that he may have been poisoned. The father was…
· Carl Samson
Taiwanese researchers discover new form of cell division that does not copy DNA
Researchers at Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s national academic institution, identified a new form of cell division that does not replicate DNA. Since the 1870s, only two forms of cell division — mitosis and meiosis — have been known to science. Using zebrafish larvae, the team…
· Jane Nam
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ subtitles panned by Taiwanese viewers for ‘over-translating’
Actor Michelle Yeoh’s sci-fi drama “Everything Everywhere All at Once” has come under criticism in Taiwan for its subtitle translations. Since its Taiwan premiere on April 22, the action-packed film has won audiences over with its mind-bending plot. Netizens were upset with some…
· Bryan Ke
Ukraine’s men’s basketball team hopes possible Taiwan visit will provide mental refresh
Ukrainian men's basketball team manager Andrii Lebediev said at a press conference on Saturday he hopes the team’s time in Taiwan will help them refresh their minds amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, if confirmed. Lebediev, two other national team staff members and a family…
· Jane Nam
Taiwan news station erroneously reports Chinese invasion, triggering panic and state investigation
A Taiwanese news station accidentally reported that China had invaded the island nation yesterday, triggering a government investigation into the mistake. On the Wednesday morning news broadcast at 7 a.m. local time, Taiwanese public broadcaster Chinese Television System (CTS)…
· Rebecca Moon
Taiwanese TV network apologizes for using image of COVID-19 virus edited onto South Korean flag
A Taiwanese cable TV network issued an apology on Tuesday after broadcasting a superimposed image of a COVID-19 virus on the South Korean flag. TVBS aired the edited image during the network’s broadcast of an episode of its “Focus Global News” program on March 16 that reported…
· Bryan Ke
Taiwanese singer Angela Chang says her mother stole her $3.4 million in savings
Taiwanese singer Angela Chang opened up about her relationship with her family during her April 15 appearance on the Chinese variety show “Ace vs. Ace.” Her mother Jiang Rouyi, her father Zhang Zhihong, and her uncle Jiang Lile, spoke out against their famous relative during a…