Taipei authorities are considering stricter regulations for large-scale events after earthquake-like tremors were reported near the Taipei Dome during concerts by Japanese band One OK Rock. Residents ...
US Presses Taiwan Parliament to Pass ‘Comprehensive’ Defence Budget
TAIPEI, April 27 (Reuters) - The top U.S. diplomat in Taiwan on Monday pressed the island's opposition-majority parliament to pass a "comprehensive" defence budget, saying integrated air and ...
Taiwan court hands down jail terms in TSMC trade secrets case
Ex-Tokyo Electron employee sentenced to 10 years, four other defendants receive between 10 months and six years.
Taiwan Court Hands Out Jail Terms of up to 10 Years in TSMC Trade Secrets Case
NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 27 (Reuters) - A Taiwan court on Monday fined the local unit of Japan's Tokyo Electron T$150 million ($4.78 million) and sentenced defendants to up to 10 years in ...
Taiwan Says China Sanctions on European Arms Makers Will Not Hit Weapons Sourcing
Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, gets most of its weapons from the United States. Europe has not sold any big-ticket items like fighter jets to Taipei for around three decades, fearful ...
Taiwan downplays impact of Chinese sanctions on European arms makers
TAIPEI, April 27 (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence minister on Monday downplayed the impact of Chinese sanctions on seven European companies over arms sales to the island, saying it was not the first time ...
Taiwan detects 7 sorties of Chinese aircraft, 9 vessels around itself
Taipei [Taiwan], April 27 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of seven sorties of Chinese military aircraft and nine vessels operating around its territorial waters as ...
Allies urged to deter war
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan ...
Taiwan will not ‘bow its head’: FM hits out at China during visit to Eswatini
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung on a visit to Eswatini slammed China's recent move to pressure several African countries into revoking overflight permits for the island's leader, saying it wil
Taiwan defiant as diplomatic mission overcomes airspace blockade
Taiwan’s diplomatic efforts are facing an escalating campaign of interference, with Taipei accusing Beijing of orchestrating the cancellation of President Lai Ching-te’s recent
Iran war complicates contingency plans to defend Taiwan, some US officials say
The U.S. has burned through so many munitions in Iran that some administration officials assess that America couldn’t fully execute contingency plans to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion if it occurred in the near term,
Man attacks two-year-old at Taipei Main Station
A man was arrested after allegedly kicking a two-year-old Filipino girl in the abdomen in the lobby of Taipei Main Station yesterday afternoon, the Railway Police Bureau said. The bureau’s Taipei ...
Taiwan foreign minister arrives in Eswatini after president’s trip blocked
TAIPEI, April 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung arrived in Eswatini saying Taipei would not be held back by "authoritarian forces," after the government accused China of pressuring ...
Taiwan fears it will be ‘on menu’ of Trump-Xi meet
“What we are the most afraid is to put Taiwan on the menu of the talk between Xi Jinping and President Trump,” Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois Wu (吳志中) said in an interview with Bloomberg ...
Macron touches Beijing’s nerves on Taiwan and Tibet as he heads for the exit
French president is trying to shore up his legacy of strategic autonomy before leaving office next year, analysts say.
Taiwan fears it’ll be ‘on the menu’ at Trump-Xi summit: ‘We need to avoid…’
Trump is set to travel to Beijing May 14-15 for a summit with Xi that’s widely expected to include a variety of business deals and purchasing commitments. It was delayed from late March because of the ...