Taipei 101 Shines Bright as Fireworks Light Up the Skyscraper for New Year's Eve Celebration" A spectacular six-minute fireworks display lit up the night sky as Taipei 101 became the center of New ...
Taiwan president vows to boost the island’s defense budget as China threats rise
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats.
Taiwan’s Lai Vows to Show Determination to Fight as China Looms
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to keep increasing the island’s defense spending and display its resolve to fight, as Beijing intensifies drills showcasing its ability to use military force ...
Taiwan president wants exchanges with China, sees lack of goodwill
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that he welcomed equal, dignified, healthy and orderly exchanges with China, but wondered whether there was goodwill from Beijing given what he said was ...
China issues chilling four-word warning to the world as Taiwan tensions skyrocket
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued the warning in his New Year's speech as Beijing continues military pressure around Taiwan.
China sanctions military firms and executives over US arms sales to Taiwan
China has sanctioned seven military industrial companies and related senior executives over U.S. arms assistance and sales to Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday. Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc.
Xi says China’s annexation of Taiwan can’t be stopped
Chinese President Xi Jinping in a New Year's address declared Taiwan and China to be one people and said no nation can stop China from annexing the island nation.
Taipei Exhibition Lets Baseball Fans Relieve Premier12 Championship Glory – TaiwanPlus News
A new exhibit is kicking off in Taipei, revealing to the public the national team's journey to the WBSC Premier12 championship.
Xi says no one can stop China’s ‘reunification’ with Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that no one can stop the "historic trend" of China's "reunification" with Taiwan.
Taiwan tensions to grow in 2025, but risk of war low as Taipei divisions distract: report
The year 2025 will see tensions in the Taiwan Strait grow, but the risk of war remains low as the island’s leader, William Lai Ching-te, is expected to direct his energy towards mending internal ...
Taiwan Outperforms as Asia’s Strongest Market in 2024
The Taiex index jumped 28% in 2024 as Asian markets broadly gained ground, supported by falling interest rates globally. Rounding up Asia’s top three major markets ...
China stocks end 3-year losing streak with annual gains of 15%; Taiwan tops Asia markets, up 29%
Mainland China's CSI 300 ended the year with annual gains of about 15% after posting losses in 2023, 2022 and 2021. Aussie stocks extended gains to a second straight year, advancing 8.5% in 2024.
Dreamy art nouveau exhibition opens in Taipei
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Following the success of the immersive "150th Anniversary of Impressionism Light and Shadow Exhibition" and "Animated Along the River During the Qingming Festival," the " Art ...
Prosecutors Seek Appeal of Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je’s Release on Bail – TaiwanPlus News
Prosecutors have submitted an appeal to judges who ruled that former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je could be released from detention on bail. The move came just hours after Ko walked free. Prosecutors are ...
Some cheer and toast to welcome the New Year. In Taiwan, people cry their eyes out
Hundreds showed up at the park to cry, laugh, drink, sing, dance, chat and blow off steam, transforming the flashmob-style gathering into a colorful spectacle to usher in 2024.
Taiwan board game invites players to imagine Chinese invasion
A new board game set against the backdrop of armed conflict around Taiwan is set to be released in January 2025, amid renewed threats from Beijing, inviting players to participate in an imaginary ...