Coronavirus in Taiwan

Richard Wang, who calls MLB games for Fox Sports Taiwan in Mandarin Chinese, had never called a baseball game in English. This spring, as the pandemic shut down baseball in the U.S., he was tapped to introduce Taiwan's professional baseball league to a gl

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For Fans Hungry For Baseball, Taiwanese Announcer Made Right Call In Unusual Season

10:50am October 19, 2020

by Andrea Hsu

Since 2014, Richard Wang has called Major League Baseball games in Chinese for fans in Taiwan. When COVID-19 delayed the MLB season, he had a chance to bring Taiwan baseball to the world in English.

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on April 29. Pompeo criticized the World Health Organization on Monday for not inviting Taiwan to its assembly.

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Health & Safety

Pompeo Blasts WHO And China For Excluding Taiwan From This Week's Health Assembly

9:42pm May 18, 2020

by John Ruwitch

By not inviting Taiwan to its health assembly, the World Health Organization kept out "scientific expertise on pandemic disease" and "damaged the WHO's credibility," the secretary of state said.

People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as they pray at the Longshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday. Taiwan has reported a relatively low number of cases of the virus despite its proximity to China, where the virus w

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Health & Safety

With Odds Against It, Taiwan Keeps Coronavirus Corralled

5:19pm March 13, 2020

by NPR Staff

Experts say the island's response to the coronavirus has been remarkably effective so far, despite many serious challenges — like being right next to China.