The horrible events in Ukraine since February offer a painful reminder regarding the costs of procrastination.
TSMC Phoenix fab spurs creation of ‘Little Taipei’
TSMC is investing US$12 billion to build a wafer plant in northern Phoenix that is scheduled to begin mass production in 2024. The company on Tuesday held a “tool-in” ceremony to mark the installation ...
U.S. General gives Stark Warning About Pace of Preparing Taiwan For Attack
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated that China would "never promise to renounce the use of force" against Taiwan.
Taiwan to Extend Military Service Amid Rising Tensions With China
Taiwan is due to extend its compulsory military service from four months to at least one year, the island's most senior defense official told lawmakers on Wednesday, in a move to better prepare the ...
Taiwan’s Traffic Is A ‘Living Hell’
A Facebook page that has recently gone viral in Taiwan pulls no punches in its name: “ Taiwan is a living hell for pedestrians .” Founded in December 2021, the page has nearly 13,000 followers a year ...
Scoot having more flights from Taipei to S’pore & Tokyo from Jan. 2023, includes Pikachu jet
More flights daily and weekly. Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, announced on Dec. 7 that flights between Taipei and Singapore will be increased from 18 flight ...
U.S. approves $425 million in further arms sales to Taiwan
The arms sales are sure to rankle China, which regards Taiwan as part of its territory, to be reunified with the mainland by force if necessary.
Four ribs sticking out of forest floor lead students to massive discovery in Taiwan
Geologist Yang Zirui, a professor at National Cheng Kung University, was called to explore the forest in Hengchun with a team of students, the university said in a Monday, Dec. 5 news release. The ...
US approves $425 million in arms sales to Taiwan
The Biden administration on Tuesday signed off on two new significant arms sales to Taiwan in approvals that are sure to rankle China. The State Department said it had okayed sales worth more than ...
U.S. to boost Taiwan’s stretched air force with $428 mln in spare parts
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of $428 million in aircraft parts for Taiwan to help its air force, which is strained from repeatedly intercepting Chinese jets operating ...
Taiwan seeks to reassure on TSMC commitment to island despite U.S. investment
Taiwan's economy minister said on Wednesday that the island remains chipmaker TSMC's most important production base after the company announced it would more than triple its planned investment at its ...
Taiwan foreign minister: China may scapegoat us over Covid protests
Joseph Wu backs Chinese protesters but says Beijing ‘might try to create external crisis to divert domestic attention’
Chinese Taipei seeking home glory at WBSC Under-12 Mixed Softball World Cup
Chinese Taipei are looking to defend their 2019 title in the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-12 Mixed Softball World Cup on home soil in ...
ASML may bring its European suppliers to Taiwan
Shen did not disclose details about ASML’s new efforts to relocate European supply chains to Taiwan. ASML is to begin construction on the New Taipei City project in July, Shen said during a speech at ...
Eye of the Storm: Taiwan at the Centre of Sino-U.S. Tensions
China's military for the first time fired missiles over Taipei, flew waves of drones over some of Taiwan's offshore islands near the Chinese coast, sailed warships across the median line of the Taiwan ...
China Repeats Claim to Taiwan Strait as U.S. Ally Eyes Naval Presence
The U.S. sails naval assets through the strait on a near-monthly basis to assert navigational rights. In September, a frigate from the Royal Canadian Navy and a U.S. Navy destroyer conducted their ...