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Overall figures suggest that Trump has scared off tourists from some countries, and the top industry group says America is on track to lose ‘a staggering $12.5 billion in international traveler spend this year’

No other major European state has deported anyone wanted by Beijing since the Court of Human Rights banned Poland from handing over a Taiwanese man in 2022 due to the risk of violating his fundamental rights

The former World Bank chief economist doubts that the partial truce marks a new beginning in the trade relationship between Washington and Beijing

The U.S. President has announced his tariff plan, however, he did not mention measures against Mexico or Canada

The deputies of the NPC, the highest organ of power in the Chinese state, were evasive about the American president in their only annual meeting with the press

Possible technological transfers from Moscow to Pyongyang are a concern fo Seoul and Tokyo, while Beijing juggles its interests to remain equidistant

Experts warn that the surging demand for microprocessors is becoming an increasingly big obstacle for the green transition

Taipei described the move as ‘a crude provocation’ and urged its citizens, over whom Beijing has no jurisdiction, ‘not to be threatened or intimidated by the Chinese Communist Party’

Gender experts criticize how some brands continue to use female models to attract the attention of men, even though trade shows such as CES, held annually in Las Vegas, have adjusted their dress code over the years

Nurtured by Washington, multinationals and universities, the small Central American country is on its way to becoming a hub for integrated circuits

A survey conducted by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance shows that, in 11 of 19 countries analyzed, less than half of voters think that the last elections were free and fair

Dozens of people are trapped after the 7.4 magnitude tremor hit the eastern area of Hualien, authorities said. Tsunami warnings in Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines have been canceled

Democrats, as the minority in the House, began gathering signatures for a ‘discharge petition’ — a seldom-successful procedural tool that can circumvent the speaker’s control over which bills come up for a vote

The renewed focus on this year’s spending bills doesn’t include the separate, $95.3 billion aid package that the Senate approved for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan earlier this month

The strategic significance of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the friction between the U.S. and China and the possible return of Trump make for a high-risk horizon

Firing bottle rockets and other fireworks is a traditional way of welcoming the new year and seeing off any lingering bad memories

Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan the island’s recent election did not change the fact that it is is part of China

Beijing has accused Washington of violating the ‘one-China principle’ after Antony Blinken congratulated the election winner, Lai Ching-te

The current vice president, Lai Ching-te, rejected by Beijing for his pro-independence stance, wins the presidential elections on the self-governed island

The campaign events of the main parties show the island’s different options before Saturday’s elections. ‘Between three bad apples, we have to choose one,’ says a supporter of the DPP, which leads the polls

The campaign spokesperson of the group — which is leading the polls to win Saturday’s elections — is concerned that Beijing’s declared objective is to annex the self-governed island ‘peacefully or by force if necessary’

Beijing, which has called the frontrunner a ‘troublemaker,’ says that this Saturday’s presidential election is a decision between ‘war and peace’

The historian criticizes the U.S. government’s inability to deter attacks by the Taliban, Putin and Hamas, and warns that AI may negatively affect our cognitive abilities

The video call between the two powers’ generals comes a month after the meeting in which Biden and Xi agreed to resume their relationship