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Lai offers condolences over deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
Taipei, Aug. 28 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Friday offered his condolences to those affected by deadly floods and mudslides along the Nepal-Tibet border and expressed hope that recovery efforts would proceed safely and swiftly.
Taiwan prepares search & rescue team after Nepal‑Tibet flood
Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) Taiwan has prepared its national search and rescue team to travel to Nepal after a catastrophic flash flood struck near the Nepal‑Tibet border on Wednesday, officials said Thursday.
Taiwan checking safety of nationals after deadly Tibet landslide: MAC
Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) Taiwan's government is seeking information on the safety of its nationals in Tibet following a deadly landslide near Gyirong Port on the Nepal-China border, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Wednesday.
Tibet supporters rally in Taipei after activist's self-immolation
Taipei, Aug. 2 (CNA) Several dozen people protested outside the Bank of China's Taipei branch on Sunday, marking one month since Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen set himself on fire outside United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York to protest...
Tibet supporters in Taipei mourn activist, protest China's ethnic unity law
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) Around 300 people gathered at Liberty Square in Taipei on Wednesday evening to commemorate Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, who died after self-immolating outside the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York earlier this month.
KMT chair's Taiwan Strait remark 'playing with fire': Premier Cho
Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said on Saturday that Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) was "playing with fire" with her remark a day earlier that the Taiwan Strait should "never be a chessboard for interference...
Taiwan to send Mandarin teachers to Tibetan schools in India
New Delhi, March 25 (CNA) Taiwan will send Chinese-language teachers to Tibetan schools in India, under an agreement signed Wednesday with a Tibetan higher education institute.
Ex-Munich Security Conference chair urges united stance against China
Taipei, March 16 (CNA) Former Munich Security Conference Chair Christoph Heusgen has urged global democracies to stand united to preserve the rules-based international order, given the challenges posed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to Taiwan and the...
Annual Taipei march marks Tibetan uprising, warns Taiwan of China threat
Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Around 300 people joined an annual march in Taipei on Saturday to commemorate the 1959 Tibetan uprising, with organizers warning that China's "expansion of authoritarian rule will not stop in just one place."
Annual Taipei march to mark 1959 Tibetan uprising, protest repression
Taipei, March 4 (CNA) An annual march commemorating the 1959 Tibetan uprising, themed around religious reincarnation, autonomy and resistance to transnational repression, will take place in Taipei on Saturday, organizers said Wednesday.













