Taiwan bid farewell on Saturday to late-president Lee Teng-hui, dubbed "Mr. Democracy" for ending autocratic rule in favor of free elections and championing Taiwan's separate identity from China. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan urges China to show restraint amid military tensions
Taiwan's presidential office urged China on Friday to exercise restraint, saying its recent aggressive behaviour in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding region did not help its international image. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: The threat that the world ignores
China openly threatens Taiwan with invasion. The world assumes it will never follow through. Yet as Beijing flexes its muscles at home and abroad, is that being dangerously complacent? ( read original story ...)
Taiwan pledges deeper U.S. ties as Chinese jets harry island
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen pledged deeper ties with the United States at a dinner for a visiting senior State Department official, on the same day China sent 18 fighter jets to harry the island to ... ( read original story ...)
China Sends Warplanes Over Taiwan as US Envoy Visits
China sent almost 20 warplanes into Taiwan's airspace in an unusually large show of force as a response to a senior U.S. official's visit to the self-governing island. Eighteen Chinese military ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Slams China’s ‘Aggressive, Destabilizing’ Military Actions During Taiwan Visit
Pentagon spokesperson John Supple told Newsweek that China's air and naval show of force was another example of the country "using its military as a tool of coercion with Taiwan and other neighbors," ... ( read original story ...)
Luxe residences for the affluent, discerning few
Manila remains one of the fastest growing luxury residential markets in terms of price appreciation in 2019, according to Knight Frank’s 2020 Wealth Report. Based on the report’s Prime ... ( read original story ...)
US woos Taiwan and its chipmakers in step toward trade pact
TAIPEI/WASHINGTON -- As tensions between ... selected five Taiwanese companies for a whitelist of 31 trusted foreign telecommunications companies -- more than any other country or region. ( read original story ...)
China sent 16 fighter jets and 2 bombers to buzz Taiwan while a senior US official visited the island
The 18 Chinese planes were an unusually large show of force and prompted Taiwan to scramble its own jets in response. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan scrambles jets as 18 Chinese planes buzz during U.S. visit
Taiwan scrambled fighter jets on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island, crossing the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait, in response to a senior U.S. official holding talks in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
DPP leads political parties in income, expenditure
The Control Yuan yesterday published data on political party finances from last year, showing more income and expenditure for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) than for the Chinese Nationalist ... ( read original story ...)
Food delivery skyrockets amid virus
Online food delivery platforms have seen explosive growth in Taiwan this year, helped by business opportunities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, company executives said at a digital commerce ... ( read original story ...)
China Flies Warplanes Near Taiwan as Senior U.S. Diplomat Visits
Undersecretary of State Keith Krach is the highest-ranking State Department official to visit the island since Washington cut formal ties with Taipei four decades ago. ( read original story ...)
Nuit Blanche to ‘power up’ Taipei’s Nangang
The annual all-night arts event Nuit Blanche Taipei would this year “power up” the city’s Nangang District (南港) with a series of performances and installations that facilitate “creations in solidarity ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei will run out of smartphone chips early next year
How long can Huawei last? The biggest hit on Huawei is felt by its handset division, which for the past two years has accounted for more than half the company's revenue. In partic ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan scrambles jets during visit by senior U.S. official, accuses China of buzzing island
"If they intended to use Taiwan as a hostage to control China, they will be only daydreaming and doomed to perish," China told Taiwan and the U.S. ( read original story ...)