TAIPEI, Feb 5 : Taiwan will ramp up its purchases of U.S. natural gas to make up about one-third of its imported supply this year, and reduce purchases from other countries, officials said on Thursday. Taiwan, which runs a large trade surplus with the U.S., has shown an interest in a potentially enormous new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Alaska that the Trump administration has been pushing hard to allies in Asia as a supply option. Taiwan Economy Minister Kung Ming-hsin, whose