Seoul, June 2 (IANS) South Korean stocks traded lower late on Tuesday morning as investors rushed to cash out market heavyweights, bucking overnight gains on Wall Street.Opening a tad higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was down 188.63 points, or 2.15 percent, to 8,599.75 as of 11:20 am (local time), reports Yonhap news agency.Overnight, U.S. stocks finished higher, with major indexes reaching fresh record highs as a rally in tech shares lifted market sentiment.U.S. c…
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India delivered an impressive performance at the Taipei Capital Cup 2026, with Team India securing two Silver Medals and three Merit Awards at the prestigious international skilling competition held in Taipei, Taiwan, from May 26 to 28, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said on Friday. Competing against participants from 15 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania, the Indian contingent showcased strong technical expertise across multi…
Taipei, May 19 (IANS) The World Health Assembly (WHA) has become a platform for China‘s manipulation of the UN system and international legal order amid Beijing’s efforts to disrupt the cross-strait “status quo”, local media reported, citing the Foundation of Medical Professionals Alliance in Taiwan (MPAT).The World Health Organisation’s 79th annual WHA began on Monday in Geneva, with Taiwan not receiving an invitation for the 10th consecutive year, following its last participation as an o…
Taipei, May 17 (IANS) Taiwan’s Presidential Office has expressed Taipei’s commitment to maintaining the cross-strait “status quo” and contributing to regional peace and security, local media reported on Sunday. “It is an undeniable fact that the Republic of China is a sovereign and independent democratic nation,” Taiwan’s Presidential Office spokeswoman Karen Kuo reiterated, adding that China has no right to claim sovereignty over Taiwan, Taipei Times reported.The Presidential Office’s state…
Horsens (Denmark), May 2 (IANS) Men’s singles player Lakshya Sen, will not be participating in Saturday’s semi-final tie against France in the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2026 after sustaining an impact to his elbow following an intense quarterfinal match that involved multiple dives.”Following a thorough evaluation by the team’s medical staff, the decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to allow Lakshya adequate recovery time and ensure he is in optimal condition for the final, sh…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Taiwan’s huge foreign reserves and expertise in the fields of hardware manufacturing, mine exploration, electronics, food processing and others, could make it a significant partner in India’s Make in India, Digital India and Skill India initiatives, a new report has said.India could leverage its expertise in software and Taiwan could use its hardware skills for a mutually beneficial relationship, the report from Taiwan News said.Meanwhile, India’s huge market could sig…
Taipei, March 11 (IANS) Around 300 people participated in an annual march in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, to mark the 1959 Tibetan uprising, with organisers warning that China’s “expansion of authoritarian rule will not stop in just one place,” local media reported. Chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa, said, “Tibet’s story is also a reminder to the world, especially Taiwan,” Central News Agency (CNA) reported.”The expansion of autho…
Taipei, March 9 (IANS) Taipei on Monday rejected Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent remarks about Taiwan, terming Beijing as a “troublemaker” in the international community and a “saboteur of cross-strait peace”, local media reported. Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung said that Taiwan has always been an independent sovereign nation and “neither the ROC [Republic of China] nor the PRC [People’s Republic of China] are subordinate to each other,” Taiwan’s leading daily T…
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) A bipartisan group of senior U.S. lawmakers has urged Taiwan’s leadership to significantly increase defence spending, warning that partial funding of a supplementary defence budget could weaken efforts to deter PRC “aggression”. U.S. Senators Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Pete Ricketts, and Chris Coons, along with Representatives Young Kim and Ami Bera, led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the leadership of Taiwan’s Legislati…
Leh (Ladakh), Jan 21 (IANS) The first gold medal of Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2026 was decided at the Nawang Dorjan Stobdan (NDS) Stadium in Leh, Ladakh, on Wednesday. Of the four decided, all in figure skating, Haryana bagged two gold medals, while Uttarakhand and Kerala bagged one each. Haryana is on top of the standings with five medals overall, including 1 silver and two bronze.Figure skating made its debut in the Ladakh leg of the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2026. An Olympic event…