The candidates vying to become the mayor of Taiwan's capital, Taipei, faced off in a televised debate on Saturday, two weeks before a host of local elections seen as a barometer of the ruling ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s troubles with democracy near tipping point
'It would be more to the point for Taiwan to address the fundamental problems with its constitution and political structure, which have been said, jokingly, to embody the worst aspects of the French a... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Commissions Warships Amid China Threat Warnings
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's president has commissioned a pair of guided missile frigates that are expected to boost the island's ability to counter Chinese submarines amid rising military threats from B... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Envoy Gives Taiwan-Hawk Bolton Warning on U.S. Ties
A top Chinese official gave National Security Adviser John Bolton a pointed warning on Taiwan, as the two sides began a round of high-level meetings to bolster relations strained by trade disputes. Ya... ( read original story ...)
China’s ties with Taiwan chip firms under scrutiny as U.S. trade war heats up
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Washington’s decision to cut off U.S. supplies to a Chinese chip-maker spotlights mounting tensions over China’s drive to be a global player in computer chips and the ways in which ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan fishermen protest over crackdown on troubled industry
Fishermen and their families took to the streets in Taiwan Tuesday against what they said was an unfair crackdown on the industry which has been accused of illegal practices and human rights abuses. T... ( read original story ...)
New Taiwan performing arts centre billed as largest in world
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - A sprawling complex of four theatres billed as the biggest performing arts centre in the world has opened in southern Taiwan. The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts houses a co... ( read original story ...)
New Taiwan Performing Arts Center Billed as Largest in World
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — A sprawling complex of four theaters billed as the biggest performing arts center in the world has opened in southern Taiwan. The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts houses a co... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ‘will consider’ hosting US warships on Spratly island for humanitarian operations
Taiwan “will consider” a US Navy request should Washington ask to use the largest of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea for security purposes, the island’s defence minister said on Monday in r... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: The Frontline of the Disinformation Wars
On September 5, when Typhoon Jebi throttled Japan and forced the evacuation of Osaka’s flooded Kansai International Airport, a separate storm of unsubstantiated social media rumors began brewing ... ( read original story ...)
Dominican Rep. Opens Beijing Embassy After Dropping Taiwan
BEIJING — The Dominican Republic has opened its embassy in Beijing, months after cutting ties with Taiwan amid a Chinese diplomatic offensive that aims to politically isolate the island it claims as i... ( read original story ...)
Japanese maker of train in deadly Taiwan crash finds design flaw
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese manufacturer of a train that derailed in Taiwan killing 18 people said it had discovered a design flaw that failed to alert the central control system that an automatic ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. indicts Chinese, Taiwan firms over trade secrets
The U.S. Justice Department unveiled an indictment against two companies based in China and Taiwan on Thursday, saying they conspired to steal trade secrets from U.S. semiconductor company Micron rela... ( read original story ...)
U.S. indicts Chinese, Taiwan firms for targeting Micron trade secrets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unveiled an indictment against two companies based in China and Taiwan and three individuals on Thursday, saying they conspired to steal trade secret... ( read original story ...)
A Pentagon official is urging Taiwan to spend more on a modern military in light of China’s ‘increasing frequency and scale of activity’
A Pentagon official is urging Taiwan to boost its defense spending in order to "modernize its military" in the face of the potential threat from Beijing. David Helvey, the US principal deputy assistan... ( read original story ...)
Breathing Houses, Taipei
Linkou is one of a series of new towns being developed along the route of a new high speed rail link from the airport to Taipei city centre. The site for this project is located on a bluff at the edge ... ( read original story ...)