TAIPEI, May 17 (Reuters) - Foxconn founder Terry Gou on Wednesday congratulated New Taipei City mayor Hou Yu-ih for winning the presidential nomination for Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, he said in a post on Facebook. Gou was a ...
Liz Truss in Taiwan calls for ‘economic Nato’ to challenge China
Former British PM says Taiwan is ‘on the front line of the global battle for freedom’ during trip that China has called a ‘dangerous political show’
Taiwan’s Kuomintang picks New Taipei City mayor as presidential candidate
Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) will pick New Taipei City mayor Hou Yu-ih to be its presidential candidate, a senior party source told Reuters on Wednesday. The run-up to the key ...
Taipei proposes appraisal subsidy for unsafe buildings
Taipei City councilors on Tuesday proposed additional subsidies to encourage the demolition and reconstruction of buildings in the city made using concrete that contains sea sand. Taipei Department of ...
Taiwan’s Kuomintang to pick New Taipei City mayor as presidential candidate – source
Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party will pick New Taipei City mayor Hou Yu-ih to be its presidential candidate at the election early next year, a senior party source told Reuters on Wednesday.
China prepared to ‘smash’ Taiwan independence as US preps arms package
A Chinese defense ministry spokesman said an increase in exchanges between the U.S. and Taiwanese militaries is an “extremely wrong and dangerous move."
China brands Liz Truss’s trip to Taiwan a ‘dangerous political stunt’
Former prime minister will challenge Rishi Sunak to deliver on rhetoric about Beijing being a ‘threat’ to UK
In Taiwan, UK’s ex-PM urges West to confront ‘Cold War’ with China
British former prime minister Liz Truss, on a visit to Taiwan Wednesday, will set up a full-throated clash with both China and her successor Rishi Sunak in demanding the West get tough with Beijing.In a speech in Taipei,
Taiwan speaker hails Japan, South Korea and Philippines for ‘crescent of defense’
The speaker of Taiwan's parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday for helping to create a "crescent of defense" with Taiwan and the U.S. against China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.
China Says Ready to ‘Smash’ Taiwan Self-Rule as US Prepares Major Arms Package, Sends Advisers
China's military says it is prepared to “resolutely smash any form of Taiwan independence” as the U.S. prepares to accelerate the sale of defensive weapons to the self-governing island democracy ...
Liz Truss in Taiwan: ‘China is biggest threat to free world’
Liz Truss has said that China is the biggest threat to the free world and urged the West to unify when dealing with as she arrives in Taiwan later today for a ...
If Biden gives China leverage to broker peace for Ukraine, he can then defuse the cold war over Taiwan
Accessing China’s leverage with Russia by bringing it into a five-sided process — the United States, Europe, U.K., Russia and the Ukraine — would permit Beijing to buff its global image by playing a ...
Taipei Computer Association: The Best Stage for Semiconductor and Clean-Tech Startups
Final Call! Applications for the 2nd Tech Innovation Excellence Award (TIE Award) TAIPEI, TAIWAN --News Direct-- Taipei Computer Association TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach - 16 May 2023 - The ...
Taiwan grants right of adoption to same-sex couples in latest move toward full equality
Taiwan’s legislature passed a bill Tuesday that granted same-sex couples the right to jointly adopt a child neither of them are related to, clearing one of the final hurdles in achieving full marriage equality.
Taiwan’s Opposition to Pick Hou for President Over Foxconn’s Gou
Taiwan’s main opposition party is set to nominate New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-ih as its candidate for next year’s presidential election, a person familiar with the situation said, as it seeks to wrest back power in a vote crucial to US-China relations.
Taipei councilors query mayor’s housing plan
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday announced that the city government is planning to create 7,000 new social housing units, but refused to sign a letter of commitment to work toward the goal ...