Hong Kong expats in Taiwan gathered at a market in Taipei ahead of the Lunar New Year, where the food and sounds, as well as symbols of the Hong Kong democracy movement, brought back memories of home.

Lai also testifies that he advised a Taiwan official to enter long-term trade agreements with the US, rather than relying solely on goodwill.

Taiwanese traveling abroad during the Lunar New Year holiday should remember that Hong Kong and Macau are still under an “orange” travel alert, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday, adding that people should not attempt to take pepper spray or other personal protection items forbidden in the territories.

The Chinese director of a firm whose vessel Taiwan suspects of having damaged an undersea communications cable said on Wednesday there was no evidence the ship was involved, an incident that has alarmed the government in Taipei.

The busiest international airline route 2024 was between Hong Kong (HKG) and Taipei (TPE), with 6.8 million seats. It is two places up from the year before. The last time this route secured the top position was in 2019.

HONG KONG : Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai today told a court trying him for colluding with foreign powers that he paid a former US general to advise former Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen in late 2017, but denied seeking to endanger China’s national security.

Hong Kong-based cricket team Hung See this weekend found success in their matches in Taiwan, even if none of the results went their way. Hung See played the Chairman’s XI on Saturday morning, the Daredevils that afternoon and PCCT yesterday, with all three home teams winning.

Former Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, two sources familiar with the trip told The Hill. Pence plans to meet with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. Mainland China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule and asserts that Taiwan is an integral part of its territory, though it has never governed the island.

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has called on President-elect Donald Trump to renew his pledge to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.

The busiest airports and flight routes of 2024 reveal a year of record-breaking air travel and changing global dynamics.

"Since June 2020, at least 200 opposition politicians, activists, and protesters have been taken into custody on politically motivated NSL charges," said President Joe Biden.