• 03/14/2025

Taiwan headline news

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503130005

Read More

SpaceX aborts launch of Crew Dragon set to carry team including Russian cosmonaut

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Crew-10 mission was to have blasted off from the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida https://tass.com/science/1926991

Read More

Hamas reacts positively to change in Trump’s stance on Gaza

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the spokesman, the White House host should not support “right-wing politicians” in Israel over the future of Gaza https://tass.com/world/1926989

Read More

UK failed to notify Russia one of collided ships had Russian crew members, embassy says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Reuters earlier reported, citing the German company Ernst Russ, which owns Solong, that the captain of the container ship was a Russian citizen. He has been detained by UK authorities https://tass.com/emergencies/1926987

Read More

Russia may push US to revise ceasefire agreement with Ukraine – ISW

Pravda Ukraine After analysing the data collected, experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have indicated that Russia may “formally” agree to the terms of a ceasefire and push the United States to revise its agreement with Ukraine on the temporary halt in fighting. Source: ISW Details: Russian leader Vladimir Putin may…

Read More

U.S. dollar down in Taipei trading

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$32.940 at 10 a.m. Thursday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, down NT$0.022 from the previous close. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503130004

Read More

Intel appoints Malaysian-born chip industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEO

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Intel is undergoing one of its bleakest periods, as it struggles to cash in on a boom in advanced AI chips that has benefited rival Nvidia. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3302158/intel-appoints-malaysian-born-chip-industry-veteran-lip-bu-tan-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed

Read More

Former Texas Megachurch Pastor Is Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges

New York Times Robert Morris, the former senior pastor of the Dallas-based Gateway Church, abused a girl over several years in the 1980s, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/robert-morris-gateway-child-sex-charges.html

Read More

Rain forecast across Taiwan as weather turns unstable Thursday

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Showers and thunderstorm are expected across Taiwan on Thursday, due to a cloud system that is bringing unstable weather, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503130003

Read More

Hong Kong consumer watchdog receives 8 complaints against Deliveroo after company’s exit announcement

Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received eight complaints against Deliveroo following the food delivery platform’s announcement that it will cease operations in the city next month. Deliveroo. File photo: Peter Lee/HKFP. The Consumer Council said in an email to reporters that as of 5pm on Wednesday, the watchdog had seen eight…

Read More