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WASHINGTON — Russia’s war in Ukraine has taught the world’s autocrats some useful lessons:

Different government policies and public perceptions fuel reluctance to follow Western-led corporate exodus, experts say

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The U.S. destroyer Ralph Johnson's sail-through of the Taiwan Strait on March 17 was a "provocative" act by the United States and sent the wrong signals to pro-Taiwan independence forces, the Chinese military said on Saturday.

Leaders spoke for nearly two hours but Biden did not make any direct requests to Xi to persuade Putin to end the attack

Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Friday that the Taiwan issue needs to be handled properly to avoid a negative impact on Sino-U.S. relations, according to Chinese media.

Lu Liang-huan, who helped put Taiwanese golf on the map and was known to golf fans as Mr. Lu, died on March 15.

The stock market has stumbled dramatically due to record-high inflation, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, surging volatility, and the Fed’s hawkish stance. But the market downturn has created opportunities for long-term investors to buy quality mega-cap stocks Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Visa (V), and Oracle (ORCL) at reasonable prices. So, read on.

Taiwan’s largest cryptocurrency exchange operator, MaiCoin Group explored a Nasdaq initial public offering within two years, Bloomberg reports. Taiwan’s lightly regulated crypto market could be a selling point for MaiCoin.  Apart from its mobile app, MaiCoin clients in Taiwan can process trading orders at Seven-Eleven and Hi-Life stores.  MaiCoin completed a Series C…

Banks, businesses, oligarchs and Cabinet ministers all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said, just hours before the Chinese and U.S. presidents were due to talk.