Lai hails Arizona chips project in meeting with visiting governor

Taiwan’s leader William Lai Ching-te said that a Taiwanese semiconductor company’s massive investment in Arizona is the “best model” for the island’s effort to build computer

Marathon organizers apologize for prizes in the shape of a Chinese machine gun

The organizers of a marathon in southern Taiwan, including a member of the self-governing island republic’s legislature, apologized Sunday after giving out prizes in the shape

Lai says tougher measures needed to counter stepped-up mainland ‘infiltration’

Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te said yesterday tougher measures are needed to counter stepped-up mainland infiltration, spying and other efforts to weaken the island’s defenses. Lai

Taiwan says boost in defense spending coming amid mainland threats

Taiwan’s defense minister says the island is planning to boost military spending in the face of the “rapidly changing international situation and the escalating threats from

Taiwan considers tightening immigration rules for Macau residents

Taiwan's government is considering changes to its immigration laws that would make it more difficult for residents from Macau and Hong Kong to obtain permanent

Taiwan condemns Beijing for conducting shooting drills off its coast

Taiwan yesterday condemned the mainland’s military exercises after Beijing designated an area to conduct shooting drills off the self-governed island’s southwest coast. China considers the

Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarizing Japanese island near Taiwan

This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a

Taiwan probing a Mainland-crewed ship believed to have severed an undersea cable

Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Mainland-crewed ship suspected of severing an undersea communications cable in the latest such incident adding to tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

Macau toddler injured in explosion shows signs of improvement

The two-year-old girl from Macau, critically injured in a gas explosion at a Taichung shopping mall last week, is showing gradual improvement. The child, who

China says US has ‘gravely backpedaled’ on Taiwan

China’s Foreign Ministry took issue yesterday with a revised U.S. government fact sheet that removed a line on American opposition to independence for Taiwan. The United

Explosion in Taichung kills two Macau residents, critically injures toddler

A suspected gas explosion at a department store in Taichung, Taiwan, yesterday claimed the lives of four people, including two members of a visiting Macau family. The

Actress Barbie Hsu, star of the popular drama ‘Meteor Garden,’ dies at 48

Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu.

Taiwan plans to cull 120,000 green iguanas due to their negative impact on agriculture

Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal’s population, which is wreaking havoc on the

Strong earthquake injures 27 and causes scattered damage

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early yesterday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered

Taiwan group trips getting underway

Group tours to Taiwan will be resumed soon for residents from Fujian province and Shanghai in the Chinese mainland, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced

Taiwan iPhone maker Foxconn sets its sights on the ever more crowded EV market

Auto industry newcomers like Taiwan-based iPhone maker Foxconn and China’s Huawei Technologies are maneuvering to gain an edge in the electric vehicle sector, prompting automakers like

Taiwan demonstrates sea defenses against potential attack as tensions rise with Beijing

Taiwan yesterday demonstrated its sea defenses against a potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a multitiered strategy to deter an invasion from

Taiwan holds military drills as concerns rise over possible defense budget cut

Taiwan began three days of military drills yesterday as concerns rose over potential cuts to the defense budget due to legislative wrangling between the island’s

Five residents lured into human trafficking

Five local residents, including a 16-year-old boy, have fallen victim to human trafficking schemes involving telecommunications and internet scams in Taiwan and Cambodia, the Judiciary

China sanctions seven companies over US military assistance to Taiwan

The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven companies on Friday in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island

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