TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Hsinchu County Commissioner Yang Wen-ke (楊文科) and 11 other suspects were indicted Wednesday (July 17) for corruption in a case related to a sinkhole last year.
New Taipei’s Hohaiyan Rock Festival takes place this weekend
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The annual Hohaiyan Rock Festival, a free outdoor concert at New Taipei’s Fulong Beach, is scheduled to take place Friday-Sunday (July 19–21). The festival, now in its 21st year, will offer an exciting lineup of up-and-coming ...
Donald Trump Suggests He Would Not Defend Taiwan from China
The U.S. does not recognize Taiwan as an independent state, but is opposed to any attempt by Beijing to take the island by force. Trump appeared to suggest that Taiwan should pay the U.S. for protection, telling the outlet, "I don't think we're any different from an insurance policy." This is a developing story.
China’s retailers cash in on Trump’s close call with souvenir T-shirts
Retailers told Chinese media outlets that they were surprised at how quickly the T-shirts were snapped up. “We put the T-shirts on Taobao as soon as we saw the news about the sh ...
Trump said Taiwan took ‘all’ of the US’ big-money chip business. He wants Taipei to pay for protection.
Former President Donald Trump told Bloomberg Businessweek that Taiwan should pay the US for protection.
Taiwan Defends Actions After Trump Demands It Pay for Defense
Taiwan’s premier touted his island’s moves to better defend itself, after Donald Trump declared the chip hub “should pay” for US protection against Chinese military aggression.Taiwan has increased ...
Trump asks Taiwan to pay for US defence, sending TSMC’s stock down
Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai, responding to Trump's comments, said Taiwan and the US have good relations despite the lack of formal ties, and is dedicated to bolstering its defences ...
2,500-year-old Taiwan human skeletons indicate indigenous tribes on island chewed betel nuts
These two skeletons were found in tombs discovered in 2021 during the construction of a railway project in Chiayi City in southwestern Taiwan. The tombs of 13 individuals have been found during the ...
Explainer: Relations between Taiwan and the United States
Taiwan should pay the United States for its defence as it does not give the country anything, U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said in an interview published on Tuesday.
Island of riches: Taiwan reaps benefits of AI boom
The AI windfall is just the latest boost to Taiwan’s wealth. During the pandemic, its massive electronics hardware industry benefited from the semiconductor and IT boom triggered by demand for ...
Gold at record highs as rate cuts beckon, Trump talk hits Taiwan stocks
Gold hit a record and bonds rallied on Wednesday as markets prepared for global interest rates to fall, while stocks in Taiwan slipped after U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sounded lukewarm ...
Trump says Taiwan should pay US for defence: ‘they took about 100% of our chip business’
The US presidential candidate said Taiwan ‘did take about 100% of our chip business’ – sending shares of chip maker TSMC down on Wednesday.
AI needs ‘entirely new’ infrastructure, says Taiwan’s Chief Telecom
TAIPEI -- Data centers and all of their supporting infrastructure ... Jacky Liu, the president of Chief Telecom, told Nikkei Asia that all aspects of data centers -- from power grid capacity to the ...
Trump Says, ‘Taiwan Should Pay Us For Defense’ — Ex-President’s Remark Triggers Fall In TSMC Shares
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd TSM -0.80% Get Free Report took a hit, dropping over 2% following comments made by Presidential candidate Donald Trump. As per a Reuters report, ...
China’s June jobless rate for 16-24 year olds at 13.2%, stats bureau says
The jobless rate for 16 to 24 year olds in China, excluding college students, was at 13.2% for the month of June, the country's statistics bureau said on Wednesday. The rate was 6.4% for 25-29 year ...
Nikki Haley Endorses Donald Trump in RNC Speech
Nikki Haley, a former contender in the Republican presidential race, gave her "strong" endorsement of Donald Trump in a speech at the RNC in Milwaukee on Tuesday night. Haley wasn't originally ...