With KMT expected to choose a new leader by October, key players warn against being distracted by ‘palace intrigue’.
CITIES IN PERIL: Taipei’s climate countdown
By bno - Taipei Office Once considered a distant challenge, climate change is now seen as an urgent and visible reality shaping Taipei’s environment, infrastructure and increasingly public health ...
Hegseth warns China poses ‘imminent’ threat to Taiwan and urges Asia to boost defence
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned of China posing an "imminent" threat to Taiwan, while urging Asian countries to boost defence spending and work with the US to deter war.
Taichung opens bidding for multipurpose stadium
A multipurpose stadium with a seating capacity of more than 30,000 is to be built at the Shuinan Economic and Trade Park in Taichung, Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) said on Wednesday. Lu said the city had ...
There is an “imminent” threat to Taiwan, America warns
America reassured nervous Asian friends that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan was “neither imminent nor inevitable”. But in a dramatic shift on May 31st Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary, said the ...
Hegseth Warns of ‘Devastating Consequences’ Should China Seek to ‘Conquer’ Taiwan
In what was his most assertive statement to date on Taiwan, Hegseth issued a stark warning that threats to the island from China “could be imminent.” Hegseth said that the U.S
Taiwan plans stricter travel rules for civil servants to counter Chinese influence
Taiwans Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is planning to introduce stricter regulations requiring civil servants at all levels to report or seek approval before visiting China or its territories, in a bid to bolster national security and reduce risks of infiltration by Beijing,
Filipinas brace for tough test against Chinese Taipei
The Philippine women's national football team expects to be tested by a "very tough" Chinese Taipei squad when they play in a friendly on Tuesday at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
Driver in New Taipei Car Ramming That Killed Three Dies of Injuries
Police say the 78-year-old driver who killed three people driving at high speed and colliding at a New Taipei intersection has died of his injuries. Though the cause of the crash is still uncertain, ...
US warns China attack on Taiwan is ‘real and imminent’ as Beijing warplanes and boats cross into island territory
CHINA is “credibly preparing” for a military invasion of Taiwan and the attack is “real and imminent”, the US Defence Secretary has warned. Pete Hegeseth said that
As China tensions surge, Taiwan braces for conflict—and watches Washington
Reporting from Beijing, NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer examines Taiwan’s urgent military buildup—including U.S.-made HIMARS systems—as fears mount over a potential Chinese invasion. McCain Institute Executive Director,
Trade war elephant in the showroom at Computex Taipei, Asia’s biggest tech expo
As Trump threatens to reinstate high tariffs on Taiwan, tech-sector exporters reliant on the US market fear the worst There was an elephant in the showroom at this year's Computex Taipei tech expo.
Hegseth Pledges U.S. Support to Taiwan in Case of Chinese Aggression
SINGAPORE—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed that the U.S. would come to the defense of Taiwan should China seek to “conquer” the island, in a speech that appeared aimed at easing concerns in Asia ...
Raid on Taipei: Deadliest WWII Attack on Taiwan Remembered 80 Years On
Eighty years after the Raid on Taipei, survivors still remember the terror they felt when U.S. bombers filled the sky on May 31, 1945. Then part of the Japanese Empire, Taiwan lost an estimated 3,000 ...
Real Leather. Stay Different. Chooses Taipei to Host landmark 2025 International Final
The Leather & Hide Council of America (LHCA) has selected Taipei, Taiwan, as the host city for the landmark fifth annual Real Leather. Stay Different. (RLSD) International Student Design Competition ...
China Reacts to Trump Taiwan Arms Report: ‘Red Line’
China warned the U.S. of its "first red line that cannot be crossed" after a report that President Donald Trump intends to increase arms sales to Taiwan.