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17.08.2020 / 19:07

Quantum paradox points to shaky foundations of reality

George MusserNearly 60 years ago, the Nobel prize–winning physicist Eugene Wigner captured one of the many oddities of quantum mechanics in a thought experiment. He imagined a friend of his, sealed in a lab, measuring a particle such as an atom while Wigner stood outside.

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US COVID-19 vaccine would be shared once our needs are satisfied: Health Secretary Azar

TAIPEI : US Health Secretary Alex Azar said on Monday that any US vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 would be shared fairly with the rest of the world, once the US need has been satisfied.There are more than 200 COVID-19 vaccine candidates in development around the world, including more than 20 in human clinical trials.

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U.S. health chief to visit Taiwan amid the coronavirus pandemic, likely angering China

Taiwan in coming days, his office said on Tuesday, making the highest-level visit by a U.S. official in four decades in a move likely to anger China, which claims the island as its own.During his visit, Azar will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said in a separate statement.China describes Taiwan as the most sensitive issue in Sino-U.S.

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Covid-19 testing rate in India lower than other nations: WHO chief scientist

HYDERABAD : Noting that lockdown was a temporary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, a senior official of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday said India has a low testing rate when compared to some of the countries that are successfully trying to curb it. The Chief Scientist of WHO, Soumya Swaminathan, in an interactive session through video conference said,as of now about 28 vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are under clinical trial, of which five are entering Phase-II and over 150 candidates are in pre-clinical trials across the globe."India as a whole, the testing rates are much lower compared to some of the countries, who have done well like Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan.

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Chinese scientist claims coronavirus came from a lab and Wuhan wet market was 'decoy'

A Chinese whistleblower scientist who fled to the US has claimed that Covid-19 originated in a military lab.

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Dynavax and Medigen partner to develop adjuvanted Covid-19 vaccine

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.US-based Dynavax Technologies has partnered with Taiwan-based Medigen Vaccine Biologics to develop an adjuvanted Covid-19 vaccine candidate. The partners will leverage Medigen’s stable prefusion form of the SARS-CoV2 recombinant spike protein in combination with Dynavax’s advanced adjuvant CpG 1018.

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Podcast: Ep. 52 Taiwan's Quiet Success

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What sex ed can teach us about getting people to wear face masks

face masks mandatory in order to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.Wearing a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the norm in some places — such as China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea — but has been polarizing in others, such as the U.S., where mixed messages have resulted in confusion about whether or not to wear one.But sex educators would like have a word with everyone.

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Earthquakes trigger landslides. Can landslides also trigger earthquakes?

Katherine KorneiWhen the deadliest typhoon to hit Taiwan in modern history struck the island in 2009, it dumped 3 meters of rain in as many days, triggering thousands of landslides. But what surprised scientists was the slew of earthquakes that followed Typhoon Morakot’s landfall.

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Asian shares advance, tracking Wall Street tech rally

TOKYO – Asian shares were higher on Tuesday, recovering from some early losses as regional markets tracked a late rally on Wall Street led by technology shares.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.5% to finish at 22,549.05. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumped nearly 1.0% to 24,748.97 and South Korea's Kospi climbed 0.6% to 2,138.84.

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Taiwan's Foxconn eyes further India investment, sees bright outlook

TAIPEI : Taiwan's Foxconn is planning further investment in India and may announce details in the next few months as the world's largest contract manufacturer views the outlook there very favourably, its chairman said on Tuesday.Foxconn already makes smartphones in India for Apple Inc and Xiaomi Corp, though in March said it suspended production due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.Chairman Liu Young-way told Foxconn's annual general meeting that looking ahead, India was a bright spot for development even though there was a "certain impact" at present due to the virus."We are fully pushing ahead with next steps there, and maybe in a few months' time we can reveal on our website the next steps and report back to everyone.

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Asian shares slip as global rally eases off the accelerator

BANGKOK – Shares were mostly lower Thursday in Asia after another day of wobbly trading on Wall Street as markets eased off the accelerator following their big rally. Japan's Nikkei 225 shed 0.4% to 22,365.00 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong also fell 0.4%, to 24,385.84.

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Spectacular ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will occur June 21, visible in some parts of the world

Travel & Leisure, this will be the best “ring of fire” solar eclipse of the decade.The eclipse will occur on Sunday, June 21, 2020, just one day after the summer solstice. A summer solstice is the longest day of year, when Earth's tilt toward the sun is at its maximum. RELATED: Green fireball streaks across night sky in Australia The eclipse will take a narrow path across Africa and Asia, and will be visible across Africa, Ethiopia, Pakistan, India, China, and Taiwan.

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Twitter shuts down 1.7 lakh accounts for spreading Chinese government narratives

Twitter, along with other American social media companies such as Facebook and Instagram, is blocked in China.The company also removed two smaller state-backed operations which it attributed to Russia and Turkey, both focused on domestic audiences.Twitter said the Chinese network had links to an earlier state-backed operation dismantled last year by Twitter, Facebook and Google's YouTube that had been pushing misleading narratives about political dynamics in Hong Kong.The new operation likewise focused heavily on Hong Kong, but also promoted messages about the coronavirus pandemic, exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui and Taiwan, the researchers said.Renee DiResta, at the Stanford Internet Observatory, said the network's coronavirus

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Maharashtra close to onboard 10 large foreign investors to revive state economy

MUMBAI : Maharashtra government, on Thursday, said the state is about to enter into agreements with at least 10 large foreign investors from different countries in the next few days.The announcement follows Maharashtra’s industry department's recent efforts to attract foreign direct investment in order to revive the state’s economy, which has been hurt badly due to the lockdown induced by the covid-19 pandemic.“Agreements will be signed with 10 investors from different countries.

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Is it possible to end China’s control of the global supply Chain?

SYDNEY : The trade war amplified calls in the US and elsewhere for reducing dependence on China for strategic goods. Now, the pandemic has politicians vowing to take action.The Trump administration has talked about bringing supply chains home from China, and even publicly floated the need for a group of friendly nations in Asia that could help produce essential goods.

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Czech Senate speaker plans to visit Taiwan, angering China

PRAGUE – The speaker of the Czech Republic's Senate announced Tuesday he will visit Taiwan despite warnings from China and a recommendation from his own government that he not take the trip.Milos Vystrcil said he would be accompanied by a business delegation on his visit, which is tentatively scheduled to begin Aug. 30.Vystrcil said he was also planning to meet Taiwan’s leaders, but didn’t immediately give details.Vystrcil’s predecessor in the post, Jaroslav Kubera, was planning to travel to Taiwan before he died in January.

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Asian shares mostly higher, tracking Wall St rally

TOKYO – Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after the Nasdaq composite touched a fresh record as enthusiasm about reopening the economy pushed Wall Street still higher. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.4% to finish at 23,091.03 and South Korea's Kospi was flat at 2,184.57.

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COMMENTARY: Taiwan lends a hand to Canada as China turns its back

coronavirus from the global community and the World Health Organization (WHO).Sensing an opening, Taiwan — which the Chinese dictator Xi Jinping regards as a province that must be brought to heel — has been quietly making diplomatic moves to win allies.Much closer ties with Canada have clearly been one of the plucky Asian island state’s leading priorities. To try to thaw what has been a frosty relationship on Canada’s side, Taiwan is sending 1.1 million high-quality surgical and N95 face masks and 100,000 protective and isolation gowns to Montreal this week.

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China's moves amidst covid-19 crisis show they won't compromise on national security: Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd's comments come as the India-China border face off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) was entering its fourth week with another round of talks between military commanders and diplomats on the cards

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Govt may drop plant evaluation clause to ease shifting of mobile factories to India

The Ministry of Electronics and IT wants to go full throttle to capitalise on sentiments of the US, Japan, Taiwan and other nations looking to shift their companies' base out of China amid the COVID-19 crisis

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Opinion | Decode the concept of 'tianxia' to understand China's actions

The ancient notion mandates a world ruled by a Chinese emperor said to have ‘heaven’s decree

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Taiwan approves Gilead's remdesivir to treat Covid-19

Governments are racing to bolster supplies of remdesivir, which US regulators this month approved for emergency use

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China says military force an option to stop Taiwan’s fight for independence

China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent, one of the country’s most senior generals said on Friday, a rhetorical escalation between China and the democratically ruled island Beijing claims as its own.

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Japan's Dos Monos Features Taiwan's Digital Minister Audrey Tang in 'Civil Rap Song': Watch Video

Japanese hip-hop trio Dos Monos dropped a new single called "Civil Rap Song," featuring a recording of an interview by Taiwan's digital minister Audrey Tang (Tang Feng) on Tuesday (May 26).The track incorporates select quotes from Tang's in-depth interview in March, in which she spoke with Kei Wakabayashi of Black Swan Publishing. Wakabayashi suggested the collaboration to MC Taitan Man of Dos Monos, and within a week, the band created the powerful track that amplifies Tang's messages for the future using the language of hip-hop.The three members promptly added their verses to the track and received permission from the innovative young government minister to release the number.

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Sitcom casts to do virtual reading for Asian Heritage Month

The casts of “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Kim's Convenience” are partnering for one night for charity.

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Opinion | The domestic motivations of Beijing's LAC aggression

Any appearance of weakness in Xi on the world stage could imperil his grip on power within China

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27.05.2020 / 17:05

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Taiwanese iPhone-Shot Germaphobes Movie 'IWeirDo' to Open Far East Film Festival

IWeirDo, a pandemic-relevant Taiwanese rom-com shot entirely on an iPhone XS about germaphobic characters, is set to open the Far East Film Festival. The film is the debut feature from Liao Ming-Yi and tells the story of a boy who obsessively compulsively washes his hands and a germaphobic girl.

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Opinion | Covid has woken the world up to the threat that China poses

Beijing’s open intimidation of those pointing out its duplicity has unmasked its true character

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Coronavirus pandemic drives home why Canada needs to loosen ties with China

The coronavirus pandemic and the Chinese regime’s behaviour throughout are driving home the need for Canada and other Western allies to start “decoupling” from the country, says Canada’s former ambassador to China.

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Outraged China asks India to refrain from supporting Taiwan

On Wednesday, in an unprecedented move, two parliamentarians of the BJP, Meenakshi Lekhi and Rahul Kaswan, 'virtually attended' the swearing-in ceremony of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and sent her congratulations. Tsai was sworn in for her second term.

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COMMENTARY: China shows off military strength as Beijing eyes new rules for Hong Kong

Are China and the U.S. about to go to war over their sharp differences regarding China’s relative silence during the first eight or 10 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen inaugurated for a second term

TAIPEI – Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has been inaugurated for a second term amid increasing pressure from China on the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump threatens to permanently remove U.S. funding to WHO, questions Taiwan’s exclusion

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Asian stocks up on hopes for vaccine and economies reopening

TOKYO – Asian shares rose Tuesday on optimism about a potential vaccine for the coronavirus after hopes for a U.S. economic recovery in the second half of the year sent Wall Street into a rebound.

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India supports move at WHO to seek origin of coronavirus

NEW DELHI : India on Monday joined nearly 120 countries at a crucial conference of the World Health Organisation in pushing for an impartial and comprehensive evaluation of the global response into the coronavirus crisis as well as to examine the origin of the deadly infection.

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Canada, allies express concern over exclusion of Taiwan from WHO: letter

OTTAWA — Canada, the United States and six major allies have told the World Health Organization that its ongoing exclusion of Taiwan has created a serious public health concern during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 5 to feature bigger screen, launch soon

Xiaomi was one of the first brands to enter the product segment of fitness bands and now the company will be taking it further by launching the next generation of Mi Band 5. The fitness band is expected to get some upgrades in places where it matters the most. For now, there’s not much detail going around about the gadget but an important aspect of the Mi Band 5 has been leaked.

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US would lose devastating all-out war with China, Pentagon report warns

The US would lose in an all-out war with China with its military assets now under threat, defence sources have warned.

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15.05.2020 / 22:29

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The Independent Gamer: Visual Novel, Office Puzzler, Minimalist Multiplayer

The Independent Gamer is a curated roundup of news from indie gaming, landing here every other Friday. With video games front and center amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, there are more titles than ever to pick and choose from as players hunker down at home and escape into another world.

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US senator unveils plan to hold China accountable for coronavirus, calls for deeper India ties

Washington: A top US senator has unveiled an 18-point plan, including enhancing military ties with India, to hold the Chinese government accountable for its "lies, deception, and cover-ups" that ultimately led to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Asian shares fall as hopes fade for quick economic rebound

Asian shares declined Thursday on pessimism about life getting back to normal soon amid the coronavirus pandemic, even as Japan prepared to let businesses reopen in some regions.

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US says Chinese hackers might be trying to steal Covid-19 vaccine research

US warned that Chinese government-affiliated cyber actors and others were attempting to obtain 'valuable intellectual property and public health data related to vaccines, treatments, and testing from networks and personnel affiliated with COVID-19-related research'

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FBI: Hackers linked to Chinese government may be trying to steal US coronavirus vaccine research

WASHINGTON - As scientists around the world race to develop a coronavirus vaccine, U.S. authorities are warning American organizations about hackers linked to the Chinese government trying to steal their COVID-19 research.

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Poll: Taiwanese distance themselves from Chinese identity

TAIPEI – About two-thirds of Taiwanese don’t identify as Chinese, according to a survey released Tuesday that highlights the challenge China would face in bringing the self-governing island under its control.

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Tories back Liberal efforts to include Taiwan in WHO coronavirus talks

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is backing the Liberal government’s efforts to include Taiwan in the World Health Organization discussions on COVID-19, a position that China opposes.

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Trump administration in talks with chipmakers about building factories in U.S.

The Trump administration is in talks with semiconductor companies about building chip factories in the United States, representatives from two chipmakers said on Sunday.

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O’Toole vows to put ‘caveats’ on One China policy, urges ‘reckoning’ over coronavirus

Conservative leadership candidate Erin O’Toole says while he would not walk away from longstanding policies acknowledging Chinese claims over Hong Kong and Taiwan, he would modify them.

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