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CZECH REPUBLIC

Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim speaks during the first exhibition organized by the Czech Center Taipei in the Taiwanese capital in June last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 29, 2025
Taiwan VP says she will not be intimidated after Czechs allege Chinese plot
A Chinese diplomat ran a red light while following her car, while other Chinese operatives had planned to stage a demonstrative car crash.
Taiwan's Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim attends a news conference in Taipei on June 19.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 28, 2025
Czechs say China followed and planned intimidation of Taiwan vice-president
Prague does not have official diplomatic ties with Taiwan but has fostered warm relations with the democratically-governed island.
The Czech Republic's Jakub Flek (top), USA goalkeeper Jeremy Swayman (left) and the USA's Zeev Buium vie for the puck during the group B match between Czechia and USA at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in Herning, Denmark, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
May 21, 2025
U.S. beats holders Czech Republic at hockey World Championships
The U.S., which has failed to win a stand-alone world championship since 1933, will face Finland in Thursday's quarter-finals.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) poses with Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, on July 11.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2024
Trump’s friends in Europe welcome return of a kindred spirit
Some expect him to be less critical of their manipulation of democratic institutions, as well as their pushback on minority rights and non-Christian immigrants.
Japan's Eri Hozumi (left) and Shuko Aoyama talk during their doubles match against Italy's Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani during the Billie Jean Cup in Malaga, Spain, on Saturday.
TENNIS
Nov 17, 2024
Japan comes up short at Billie Jean King Cup as Italy reaches semifinals
Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani earned a decisive victory over Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi.
Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (left) and current President Lai Ching-te wave during the latter's inauguration ceremony outside the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on May 20.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2024
Former Taiwan President Tsai to make sensitive Prague visit, sources say
Tsai will visit Prague and deliver a speech at Forum 2000, which begins on Oct. 13, according to the three sources.
A river gauge shows a level of just under 6 meters of the rising Oder River at Ratzdorf, Germany, on Sept. 24.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 25, 2024
Climate change made Europe’s floods worse and more likely, study shows
Global warming is leading to more intense rainfall because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture than a cooler one.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a news conference at the presidential office in Seoul on Aug. 29.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2024
Yoon confident Czech nuclear plant deal will be completed
Westinghouse and EDF have appealed a deal made between the Czech Republic and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power.
A drone view of damages caused by flooding in Stronie Slaskie, Poland, on Tuesday
WORLD
Sep 19, 2024
European cities brace for peak of floods as cleanup starts
Europe is the fastest warming continent, with temperatures rising at around twice the global rate, making it particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events.
A person walks through floodwater in an area near the Nysa Klodzka river in Lewin Brzeski, Poland, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 18, 2024
Central European floods wreak havoc while new areas set to evacuate
Areas along the Czech-Polish border were among the worst-hit since the weekend.
Local residents are evacuated by Polish rescuers in the village of Rudawa, southern Poland, on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 17, 2024
Flood death toll rises as Europe counts cost of storm Boris
Governments across the region taking emergency measures and preparing to spend hundreds of millions of euros on the cleanup.
A road is flooded after heavy rainfall in the municipality of Neulengbach, in northeast Austria, on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 16, 2024
Floods bring travel chaos and damage across central Europe
Authorities in Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania are working to keep residents safe amid damage to homes and infrastructure.
The central square of the Czech town Roznov pod Radhostem, which has about 16,000 inhabitants
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 14, 2024
The sleepy Czech town helping Europe compete in the global chip war
In Roznov, about 2,200 Onsemi employees make 10 million chips a day for car, industrial and telecommunications customers.
Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes (left) fights for the ball against Czech Republic midfielder Antonin Barak during their Euro 2024 group stage clash on Tuesday in Leipzig, Germany.
SOCCER
Jun 19, 2024
Ronaldo's Portugal scrapes out Euro 2024 opening win
Earlier in the group's other clash, Turkey bested Georgia 3-1 in a pulsating match in Dortmund.
A woman leaves a pooling booth after voting during the European elections in a polling station, in Baarle-Nassau, Netherlands, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2024
Irish and Czechs hold EU vote after Dutch far-right gains
The EU vote comes at a time of major geopolitical instability, almost two and a half years into Russia's war on Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the 344th Army Aviation Center of aircrews combat training and transition in Torzhok in the Tver region of Russia on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2024
Putin says Russia will not attack NATO but will shoot down Ukraine's F-16s
F-16s sent for use in Ukraine's war effort and used from airfields in third countries would "become for us legitimate targets," the Russian leader said.
Czech Republic's Ondrej Satoria pitches against Japan during the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome on March 11.
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2024
Ondrej Satoria reflects on electric WBC showdown against Shohei Ohtani
Satoria, an electrician by day, struck out the Japanese superstar during the World Baseball Classic.
A DITA howitzer-gun vehicle at an arms factory in Sternberk, Czech Republic
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2024
As Russia advances, Europe extends reach to source ammunition for Ukraine
Supplies of ammunition to Ukraine have been interrupted by politics, with U.S. Congress holding up a $60 billion military aid package.
Well-wishers light candles as people mourn the lives lost in Thursday's mass shooting, outside Charles University in Prague on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2023
After Czech mass shooting, shock, grief and a focus on guns
As police Friday scrutinized online threats of copycat attacks, students at Charles University proposed a simple way to prevent any recurrence: ban guns.
A woman lights a candle in front of the Charles University main building following a shooting at one of the university's buildings in Prague on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2023
Gunman kills 14 in attack at Prague university
The gunman is also suspected in the killings of another man and his 2-month-old daughter who were found shot dead last week.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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