A democratic check or an abuse of power? Mass recall vote in Taiwan polarizes island after months of paralysis.

Even though Coca-Cola was sold in both Japan and China before World War II, there’s no evidence of it entering the Taiwanese market. Tseng writes that the only mention of the drink was from a letter in 1911 noting the US Consulate in Taiwan’s order of 10 gallons of Coca-Cola from company headquarters in Atlanta.

On July 26, Taiwan will set a new record for a developed democracy, holding recall referendums for 24 opposition legislators as well as one opposition mayor. This is nothing to be proud of; the mass recalls of more than a fifth of Taiwan’s legislature are the latest sign of a political crisis that has largely gone unnoticed internationally.

As they kicked off the largest joint military exercises in Australia’s history with a press conference in Sydney earlier this month, U.S. commanders gave a simple explanation for why 35,000 troops from 19 nations were simulating high-tech warfare.

Two companies have recently seen their stock prices head higher on optimism about the future growth in AI spending. Palantir Technologies ( PLTR 2.59%) shares are up 93% from their April low, as of this writing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM 1.60%) is up 67% in that same period.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that 17 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels were detected operating around Taiwan until 6 am (local time) on Saturday. According

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) is among the 13 Best Global Stocks to Buy Right Now. On July 17, Needham reiterated a Buy rating for the stock and maintained its earlier price target of $270 per share.