Taiwan’s defense ministry said Friday it had detected 36 Chinese military aircraft around the island in the previous 24 hours. A further 26 aircraft — including fighters, transport planes and drones — were detected after 6:55 am Friday,
Taiwan youth seek more interactions with mainland compatriots
Chen Ke-wei, vice-chairman of the Organization and Development Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, said the mainland market is very attractive to Taiwan youth, and it's important for young people from both sides to get closer in the process of living together.
Taiwan: China preps quadruple drone siege to fight US suicide drone plan
This announcement comes only weeks after the United States announced it plans to defend Taiwan using drones in a strategy dubbed ... scenario for drone swarms in military operations,” the project team ...
Taiwan opposition wields new powers in bid to reshape media landscape
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition is seeking to overhaul the media's regulatory landscape, wielding its legislative majority and newly expanded investigative powers but putting itself at odds with leading journalists.
Taiwan research institute to cooperate with AMD on cooling solutions
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) said that it will cooperate with AMD on cooling technology at its 51st anniversary event on Friday (July 5). The institute has already collaborated with 90% of cooling industry ...
Taiwan’s Compal builds automotive electronics plant in Poland
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Compal Electronics Inc., one of the ... reports said Thursday (July 4). The plant in the city of Czeladz near Katowice in southern Poland will be completed during the second ...
Taipei’s Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to scrap honor guard
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) Memorial Hall in Taipei will soon no longer have an honor guard standing at attention underneath its large statue of the former dictator. CNA reported ...
Taiwan’s ‘carrier killers’, what makes China Coast Guard so powerful: 7 highlights
Taiwan will commission two Tuo Jiang-class stealth missile corvettes this week to enhance its asymmetric warfare capabilities in response to growing threats from Beijing's People's Liberation Army. Flare-ups between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the ...
PLA mulls drone-only island blockade while the US plans drone-only intervention in Taiwan
Swarms of drones could be pitted against each other as the US and China reveal drone-only military strategies.
Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity, calls for de-escalation
Taiwan on Friday reported renewed Chinese military activity nearby with another "combat patrol" as the government called on Beijing not to escalate tensions after the seizure of a Taiwanese fishing boat.
Taiwan Tourism Administration hopes for direct flights with Laos
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Tourism Administration led a delegation to Laos to promote direct flights between the two countries, reports said Friday (July 5). The Taiwanese officials and business people visited the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh and the ...
Taiwan dials down rhetoric over fishing boat seizure, urges caution in ‘sensitive waters’
Authorities in Taiwan are taking a cautious tack over the detention of a Taiwanese fishing crew and the seizure of their vessel by the China Coast Guard, urging boat operators to exercise care when in “sensitive” waters. Tsai Ming-yen, head of the ...
Taiwan to donate US$300,000 to hurricane-impacted Caribbean allies
A donation of US$200,000 would be made to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, while US$100,000 would be given to Saint Lucia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, following reports of widespread damage in the two island countries after the passage of the record-breaking Hurricane Beryl on Monday.
Taiwan says it was warned by China to not interfere in the detention of Taiwanese boat crew
Taiwan says China warned its coast guard against interfering in the detention of a Taiwanese fishing boat in what is seen as Beijing's latest attempt to assert its territorial claims in the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan monitoring military drills by People’s Liberation Army in East China Sea
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence announced Thursday that it is closely monitoring large-scale military drills conducted by the People’s Liberation Army in the East China Sea, which are scheduled to run until Friday,
Taiwan’s Starlux eyes 5 daily round-trip flights on new Hong Kong-Taipei route in future
A Taiwanese airline is aiming to operate five daily round-trip flights on its Hong Kong-Taipei route that will debut later this month with an initial two. Tony Cho, the general manager of Starlux Airlines’ Hong Kong branch, said on Thursday the carrier ...