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Mark Buckton

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Mark is a journalism vet of 20 years with most of those years spent in Tokyo, Japan, as a columnist for The Japan Times and numerous other publications. His work has appeared on CNN, in the BBC, NPR, and in several dozen other media forms and publications across five continents.
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  • Taichung

Dutch Firm Mammoet To Open Taichung Office To Aid In Taiwan’s Renewables Drive

On the back of the rapid expansion of Dutch firm Mammoet’s business…
  • Mark Buckton
  • February 1, 2021
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  • Africa
  • News
  • Puntland
  • Somaliland
  • World

Al-Shabaab Terrorists Behind Pre-election Bombing In Somali Capital

Extremists from the Al-Shabaab terrorist network have been confirmed to be behind…
  • Mark Buckton
  • January 31, 2021
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  • Asia
  • China
  • News
  • Politics
  • World

KMT Welcomes US Support Amid Escalating Tensions With China

In the wake of days of Chinese air incursions into Taiwan’s air…
  • Mark Buckton
  • January 26, 2021
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  • Asia
  • Politics

KMT Rights Claim Of First Taiwan Invite To Presidential Inauguration In 42 Years

Much has been made in the past 24 hours of an invitation…
  • Mark Buckton
  • January 22, 2021
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  • Asia
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  • Politics
  • World

Taiwan’s Political Leaders Congratulate Biden & Harris On Assuming Office – One Better Than The Other

With now former-President Donald Trump barely out the door of the White…
  • Mark Buckton
  • January 21, 2021
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  • COVID-19
  • News
  • Taichung

Taoyuan COVID Cluster Leads To Cancellation Of Central Taiwan Lantern Festival

In the wake of Taiwan’s first COVID-19 cluster of the year, and…
  • Mark Buckton
  • January 20, 2021
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  • Asia
  • Business
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  • Politics

New Haitian Ambassador Arrives In Taiwan

The new ambassador of the Republic of Haiti to Taiwan, Hervé Denis,…
  • Mark Buckton
  • January 19, 2021
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  • Asia
  • Business
  • India
  • News

World’s Largest Floating Solar Facility On Schedule For 2022-23

Following the completion of an initial feasibility study, a project likely to…
  • Mark Buckton
  • January 11, 2021
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  • China
  • News
  • Politics
  • World

US No Longer To “Appease” China Over US-Taiwan Relations.

Just a day after the United States announced a visit to Taiwan…
  • Mark Buckton
  • January 9, 2021
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  • News
  • Politics
  • World

High Profile US Visit Lauded By Both President Tsai & KMT

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, will visit Taiwan…
  • Mark Buckton
  • January 9, 2021
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  • Africa
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Somaliland
  • World

Fmr Somaliland Ambassador Speaks With TTT Summarising 2020, Looking Forward To 2021

In mid-2020, when Taiwan and Somaliland took steps to recognise each other…
  • Mark Buckton
  • January 8, 2021
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