Taiwan's presidential office said on Monday it had appointed a senior advisor to President Lai Ching-te as its envoy to this year's APEC summit in Peru, one of the few international forums both Taiwan and China take part it.
New Taipei Court Orders Bail for Councilor Charged With Corruption – TaiwanPlus News
A New Taipei Court has released independent Yunlin County councilor Huang Kai on a bail of over US$90,000, after charging him with bribery and money laundering.
US, Canadian navies sail through Taiwan Strait week after war games
A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait together on Sunday less than a week after China conducted a new round of war games around the island, with Beijing denouncing the mission as "disruptive".
A sharpening of swords: Deciphering China’s Taiwan military exercises
Ever larger drills could make it harder to distinguish between war games and the real thing. Read more at straitstimes.com.
John J. Tkacik, Jr. On Taiwan: Reassessing Jimmy Carter’s Derecognition of Taipei
President Jimmy Carter, who turned 100 years old this month, has not been highly thought of in Taiwan since his 1978 decision to derecognize Taipei as the seat of the “Republic of China.” But with a ...
Encircling Taiwan was a smokescreen for China’s real goal of convincing US not to intervene, expert says
Contrary to what much of the world’s media has reported, China’s 13-hour simulated blockade of Taiwan that began on Monday, Oct. 14, using a record-breaking number of planes, an aircraft carrier, and both Navy and Coast Guard vessels,
South Africa asks Taiwan to move its unofficial embassy out of the capital
South Africa has asked Taiwan to move its unofficial embassy out of the administrative capital, Pretoria, in a move that’s seen as appeasing ally China.
Taiwan urges China not to undermine its status quo through military threats
MOFA also thanked its allies for addressing China's provocations and showing concern for Taiwan in recent weeks
Taiwan Semiconductor: Post-Earnings Bull Strategy
TSMC's Q3 earnings exceeded expectations with $10.1 billion net income and $23.5 billion revenue, driven by strong smartphone demand and advanced
Terry Fox event aims to draw 800 runners
The Terry Fox Run, a charity event to raise funds for cancer research, is scheduled for Saturday at Breeze Park (微風運河) in New Taipei City’s Lujhou District (蘆洲). Known as “Run for Courage 2024” this ...
Stop threatening Taiwan: MOFA
project is to be completed in four stages, it said. In the first stage, the hall leading to the Blue Line near the art exhibition area is to be closed from Nov. 1 to the end Prosecutors yesterday ...
Elephant slides spark nostalgia
In playgrounds across Taiwan, a jumbo surprise awaits children in the form of colorful elephant slides, evoking nostalgia for older Taiwanese, who say the structures used to be ubiquitous across the ...
Taiwan in Time: The elite Japanese cemetery that became a slum
Sanbanqiao Cemetery (三板橋) was once reserved for prominent Japanese residents of Taipei, including former governor-general Motojiro Akashi, who died in Japan in 1919 but requested to be buried in ...
59th annual Golden Bell Awards held in Taipei
The 59th annual Golden Bell Awards Ceremony was held in Taipei at the Taipei Music Center on Saturday (Oct. 19), hosted by Jack Yao (姚淳耀). Stars began arriving on the red carpet outside the venue at 5 ...
SEAL Team 6 is said to be training for a fight with China over Taiwan. Here’s what it could do if Beijing invades.
The role of the elite unit may be limited but not inconsequential. "You don't use a scalpel for a job a hammer can do," a former SEAL said.
Taiwan to scrap height requirements and tattoo ban for police officers
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Ministry of Examination is collecting opinions about a move to scrap height requirements and a ban on tattoos for police officers, reports said Saturday (Oct. 19). The Constitutional Court ruled in May that setting height ...