Taipei says Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through Taiwan Strait

A Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, Taiwan's defence minister said, a day after Beijing held a live-fire exercise near the self-ruled island.China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory and has ramped up military activity around the island in recent years to pressure Taipei into accepting its claims ...

‘Abominable snowmen’ to star at Taipei arts event

Twenty “abominable snowmen” are to attend the Taipei Nuit Blanche, an annual arts show scheduled for next week at Daan Forest Park (大安森林公園), the Taipei Department of Cultural Affairs told a news conference on Wednesday last week. This year ...

Tickets for Jay Chou’s Taipei Dome shows go on sale

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Tickets for December performances at the Taipei Dome by Taiwan’s “king of Mandopop,” Jay Chou (周杰倫) go on sale Wednesday (Oct. 23). The ticketing system tixCraft became a trending search keyword on Google on Tuesday ...

Chinese blockade would be act of war, Taiwan says

A real Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday after last week’s drills by China that practiced such a scenario.

Core Pacific case widens

The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday asked the Taipei District Court to extend the detention of Taipei City Councilor Angela Ying (應曉薇) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Core ...