On the food and beverage front, Taipei boasts diverse delicacies that go way beyond boba. Scallion and daikon pancake, hot pot, braised beef noodles, xiao long bao and oyster mee sua — just to name ...
Taiwan Amps Up Chinese Invasion Drills to Deliver a Message: War Could Happen
Military and civilian exercises are larger, louder, better coordinated as government seeks to battle public complacency.
Typhoon Doksuri approaches China and Taiwan, bringing heavy winds and disruptions
Coastal regions in China and Taiwan are taking precautions as Typhoon Doksuri approaches, bringing heavy winds and rain to the area. Its force has weakened, but it still remains a threat.
TSMC Says It Remains Rooted in Taiwan as Company Ramps up Global Expansion
HSINCHU, Taiwan (Reuters) - Chip giant TSMC CEO C.C. Wei said on Friday the Taiwanese company remains rooted to the island as the world's largest contract chip maker ramps up expansion abroad. Wei made the comment at a ceremony to open a massive global research and development center in Taiwan's chip hub of Hsinchu.
Years after #MeToo first swept the world, Taiwan races to respond
Six years after the #MeToo movement rose to global prominence and toppled powerful perpetrators of sexual abuse, Taiwan is racing to reform laws and provide training and support as it reckons with its own wave of complaints.
Japan raises alarm over China’s military, its Russia ties and Taiwan tensions in new defense paper
Japan has stepped up its alarm over China’s assertiveness in the region, its growing military ties to Russia and its claims on Taiwan in a defense paper that is the first under Tokyo’s new security strategy calling for a major military buildup.
Exclusive: New Taiwan weapons package to be announced soon – US officials
The United States is expected to announce as early as Friday that it will provide Taiwan with military assistance worth more than $300 million, two U.S. officials told Reuters, a move likely to anger China.
Senators rally to boost defense spending, with $1 billion for Taiwan
A bipartisan group of senators seeks to boost defense spending beyond the debt ceiling cap amid resistance from House Republicans.
Taiwan Says China Releases Man Accused of Spying
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government said on Thursday that China had released a Taiwanese citizen who had been detained on charges of spying, and that he had already left the country.
Taiwan’s #MeToo Moment Has Been a Long Time Coming
Taiwan is now reckoning with our long-delayed #MeToo movement, an experience that has shown us just how far women — even in the most progressive and woke places — still have to go to win and preserve their safety and autonomy.
Coastal Chinese city joins parts of Taiwan in shutting down schools and offices for Typhoon Doksuri
The coastal Chinese city of Shantou on Thursday joined parts of Taiwan in shutting down schools and offices as Typhoon Doksuri brings heavy wind and rain to the Taiwan Strait and surrounding areas. Doksuri weakened further on Thursday,
Chipmaker MaxLinear Terminates Acquisition of Taiwan’s Silicon Motion
MaxLinear Inc., a maker of chips for broadband communications, said it terminated its attempt to acquire Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ending a cash-and-stock deal worth $3.8 billion.
North Phoenix spec industrial project hopes to house TSMC supplier
A 26-acre speculative industrial project in north Phoenix has received approval from the city. The developer is pitching the property to be used to produce supplies for the Taiwan Semiconductor ...
‘Love in Taipei’ Trailer: Ashley Liao Falls for Ross Butler and Nico Hiraga (Video)
Paramount+ today released the official trailer and key art for the young adult film “Love in Taipei,” based on the New York Times’ best-selling novel “Loveboat, Taipei” by Abigail Hing Wen.
Taiwan’s main airport becomes battleground for simulated Chinese invasion
Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport became the scene of a simulated Chinese invasion on Wednesday for the first time ever as the island’s military conducted an anti-takeover drill to fend off any possible attack from Beijing.
A Netflix hit, a Facebook flood and an overdue reckoning: How Taiwan’s #MeToo finally took off
A wave of sexual harassment and assault accusations has roiled Taiwan, more than half a decade after the #MeToo movement sprang up in the U.S.