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A sea slug smaller than a sesame seed just turned up in Taiwan’s coastal waters — a brand-new species scientists nearly missed under their own fingertips

On a routine recreational dive off Keelung, Taiwan, a diver noticed something barely visible on the substrate: a soft-bodied ...

Seed-size sea slug looks like an everything bagel

These are some of the ingredients that come together to make Thecacera sesama, a newly identified species of sea slug, ...

Tiny sesame sea slug species discovered in the waters of northern Taiwan

Translucent, speckled, and barely the size of a grain of rice, a new species of sea slug has been identified in the coastal waters of Keelung, Taiwan. Because of its minute size and distinctive black ...
The New York Times

Here’s Why Taiwan Is Watching What Trump Says in Beijing

There are few issues in diplomacy more complicated than the status of the self-governing island, which China claims as its own. It is almost certain to come up when President Trump meets China’s ...
Wall Street Journal

Taiwan Is the Key to AI Dominance

As President Trump prepares for his summit with Xi Jinping, Taiwan is often described as one more negotiable item in a crowded U.S.-China agenda that also includes tariffs, rare earths, Iran, fentanyl ...
NBC News

Taiwan president defiant on visit to Eswatini; China calls him a 'rat'

TAIPEI — Taiwan has a right to engage with the world and no country can stop ⁠that, President Lai Ching-te told Eswatini's king after he arrived for a surprise trip that Taipei says Beijing tried to ...
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New ownership of over 600 exotic pet species banned in Taiwan

Taiwan has officially banned the new ownership of over 600 exotic species. Starting May 1, animals deemed "high-risk" can no longer be acquired as pets. While current owners are not required to give ...
Wall Street Journal

Taiwan’s Economic Growth Hits 39-Year High

Taiwan’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in 39 years, supercharged by demand tied to artificial intelligence, despite lingering risks from the Middle East conflict threatening to halt that ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Taiwan Leader’s Last-Minute Plea to Fly Via Europe Was Rejected

Germany and the Czech Republic denied requests for Taiwan President Lai Ching-te to transit through Europe earlier this month, dooming his last-minute effort to circumvent a China-backed blockade of ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Taiwan Overtakes Canada as World’s Sixth-Largest Stock Market

Taiwan’s equity market has overtaken Canada’s to become the world’s sixth largest, driven by strong demand for artificial intelligence-linked shares and the rapid rise of chip giant Taiwan ...
Mongabay

After nearly a century, Taiwan’s legless lizard gets its own identity

A new study has cleared up a century’s worth of identity confusion surrounding a secretive, legless lizard found in Taiwan’s forests. Researchers from National Taiwan Normal University confirmed the ...
The Diplomat

A US Strategy For Defending Taiwan – Before a War

The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This ...