INTERVIEW/Journalist says Ukraine, Taiwan defend democracy against imperialism

A man emerges from backstage into the ring, tosses a diabolo high into the air and catches it with a string. Then two, then three, juggling the hourglass-shaped tops with impeccable precision, as if they were extensions of himself.

A lead rescuer in the flood rescues in eastern Taiwan's Hualien County has recounted to CNA how his team saved a 6-year-old girl trapped inside a house for over a day after a lake created by a landslide overflowed and flooded the town, crediting her survival to the sacrifice of her aunt and uncle in their final moments.

Germany's de facto embassy in Taiwan is expanding its diplomatic presence as Berlin seeks to deepen relations with Taipei, the country's new representative Karsten Tietz said in an exclusive interview with CNA on Thursday.