China’s military is keeping silent on its large deployment of naval and coast guard ships off Taiwan this week.
Analysis-China’s new tactic against Taiwan: drills ‘that dare not speak their name’
Beijing has unveiled a new tactic on Taiwan, the democratic island it claims as its own, officials and experts say: large-scale drills with no fanfare to normalise a heightened military presence and ...
New president of Somaliland supports close ties to Taiwan
Somaliland’s new president, Abdirahi Mohamed Abdullahi, favors the continued development of close ties to Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday. While the two countries did not maintain ...
TSMC’s overseas expansion drives record number of Taiwanese workers in US
Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) global expansion has significantly contributed to a rise in the number of Taiwanese workers abroad, with a record 128,000 employed in the ...
Indonesia’s central bank conducts intervention to support rupiah
INDONESIA’S central bank has intervened in the foreign exchange market to maintain confidence in the rupiah, which fell to a four-month low against the dollar earlier on Friday. Read more at The ...
Breaking silence on possible drills, China says will not be soft on Taiwan independence activities
China's defence ministry on Friday broke its silence about days of military activities around Taiwan, saying it was up to China to decide whether or not to hold drills and the military would "not be ...
Ukraine, Taiwan face-offs help drive drone, AI revolution
As Russian helicopter gunships and patrol boats closed on Ukrainian unmanned “sea baby” maritime-attack drones on Dec. 6 to destroy them before they reached their targets, they received an unpleasant ...
Min of Energy and Technology: Poland and Taiwan sign agreement on microelectronics
Trade between the countries totaled €2.7 billion in 2023, with Taiwan exporting semiconductors and electronics, while Poland supplied machinery, food, and pharmaceuticals. Over 30 Taiwanese firms ...
CTBC Financial wins 5 corporate sustainability awards
At this year’s Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards ceremony organized by the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy on Wednesday, CTBC Financial Holding Co (中信金控) won the Comprehensive Performance ...
Lithuania moves to scrap double taxation with Taiwan
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday passed a draft law on avoiding double taxation and preventing tax evasion with Taiwan, the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance said. In August, the Lithuanian Trade ...
Taiwan’s life and non-life insurers thrive as profits surge
As of the end of October, Taiwan’s insurance sector reported a total pre-tax profit of NT$329.8 billion. Life insurers contributed NT$306.3 billion, reflecting a 70.7% rise from the same period in ...
Taiwan to stay in SWIFT
Taiwan would remain in the same international network for carrying out cross-border payments and would not be marginalized on the world stage, despite jostling among international powers, central bank ...
Chinese Taipei men’s badminton doubles pair under fire for pro-independence support
Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin were the targets of ‘China, Taiwan’ chants from fans at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Centre.
China’s maritime movements around Taiwan are largest in decades, Taipei says
China has fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in decades, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as it monitors what it says is a surge of Chinese military activities in the Taiwan ...
Taiwan launches atemoya snacks to boost business
Taitung County Farmers’ Association launched atemoya snacks Wednesday to boost business. According to the agriculture ministry, Taiwan's atemoyas mainly grow in central and eastern regions from ...
Development agreement for $7 billion project clears first hurdle
The city of Phoenix has proposed a development agreement for the $7 billion Halo Vista development around the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. project.