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Taiwan Court Upholds Legality of Death Penalty but Limits Use to Only the Most Serious Crimes

The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to deter offenders.

Khaleej Times · 9m

Taiwan retains death penalty but limits use to 'exceptional' cases

In a statement, the court said that while the right to life will be protected under the island's constitution, "such protection is not absolute"

Bloomberg L.P. · 11h

Top Taiwan Court to Rule on Legal Challenge to Death Penalty

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the archipelago should abolish the death penalty, a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Poll Finds 80% of Taiwan's Public Support Death Penalty Ahead of Court Ruling - TaiwanPlus News

A new poll shows that 80% of people in Taiwan are in favor of keeping the death penalty. That comes ahead of an expected court ruling on whether capital punishment is constitutional. The poll also showed that the percentage of people who support abolishing the death penalty dropped to just 9.

Sky News Australia on MSN · 1d

Taiwan court to decide if death penalty violates constitution

Taiwan could be on track to abolish the death penalty if the island’s top court rules it violates its constitution.

Taiwan, Lebanon

Reuters on MSN · 2h

Taiwan and Bulgaria deny links to exploding pagers in Lebanon

By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) -Authorities in Taiwan and Bulgaria on Friday denied involvement in the supply chain of thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a deadly blow to Hezbollah.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Who made Hezbollah’s exploding devices? Questions swirl around a mysterious supply chain stretching from Taiwan to Hungary

The deadly simultaneous explosions triggered by hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members in Lebanon have thrust a little-known Taiwanese electronics manufacturer into the global spotlight, after its damaged products were identified in images following the attack.

ABC News on MSN · 14h

Israel had hand in manufacturing pagers that exploded in Lebanon: Source

Israel had a hand in the actual manufacturing of the pagers that exploded on Hezbollah operatives this week, an attack that was in planning for at least 15 years.

China, tariff exemptions and Taiwan

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Taiwan denounces China for ending tariff exemptions on farm goods

Taiwan denounced China on Thursday for suspending tariff exemptions on agricultural imports from the island, saying it was "economic coercion" and not conducive to improving relations. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory,

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

China Scraps Tariff Exemptions on Some Taiwan Imports

China will remove its tariff exemptions on some agricultural products imported from Taiwan as Beijing continues to ramp up pressure amid growing tensions with the island.

Barron's · 1d

China To Tax Taiwanese Agricultural Imports

China will begin imposing tariffs on agricultural imports from Taiwan in retaliation to similar moves by the island's government, Chinese state media said Wednesday.

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US and Taiwan seek to strengthen drone supply chain to keep out China

Taiwan and the US are looking to kick-start co-operation between their drone companies as part of efforts to build supply ...

Russia accuses West of blatant pressure on China over Taiwan, expresses support to Beijing

Russia said on Friday the West was applying blatant pressure on China over Taiwan and its "provocative" actions undermined ...

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Taiwan says it did not make Hezbollah pager parts

"The components for Hezbollah's pagers were not produced by us," Taiwan's economy minister Kuo Jyh-huei told reporters on ...

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Russia accuses West of pressuring China over Taiwan, affirms support for Beijing's sovereignty

Russia said on Friday the West was applying blatant pressure on China over Taiwan and its “provocative” actions undermined ...

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Taiwan Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages Involving Chinese Nationals

Taiwan said it would recognize same-sex marriages involving a Chinese person, a move that could benefit hundreds of couples ...

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Taiwan questions head of pager firm linked to Hezbollah blasts

The president and founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in ...

ジャパンタイムズ1hOpinion

To secure peace in the Indo-Pacific, include Taiwan in the U.N. system

As new approaches to engaging with Taiwan have emerged in the global community and the notion that the U.N. must choose ...

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Nikkei Asia2hOpinion

Taiwan's submarine plan is too late, too expensive and ineffective

Jared McKinney is an assistant professor at Air War College. Reiss Oltman is an Air University Fellow in the Department of Joint Warfighting, Air Command and Staff College.

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