An eight-member hiking team on New Taipei’s Shiding Hiking Trail issued a distress call at 4 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 27), asking for assistance after encountering a swarm of Asian giant hornets. Three people in the hiking group were stung.
China spent $15.3 billion on Pacific exercises in 2023, internal Taiwan estimates show
China spent about $15 billion, or 7% of its defence budget, on exercises in the Western Pacific in 2023, according to a previously unpublished Taiwanese estimate, showing Beijing's investment in military activity around Taiwan and its neighbours.
Florida players comfort Chinese Taipei after loss
When pulling off a win of this magnitude, it isn’t easy to take the time to comfort those that fell short in your wake. Between the roar of the crowd and the surreal bliss that begins to creep up as reality hits,
Both sides of Taiwan Strait pay tributes to national hero Zheng
Over 200 participants from both sides of the Taiwan Strait attended an event in Beijing on Tuesday to commemorate Zheng Chenggong, a national hero who expelled the Dutch colonists in 1662 and recovered Taiwan. Highly respected in Taiwan, Zheng promoted ...
Taiwan to Discuss Wind-Policy Rules With EU as WTO Dispute Brews
Taiwan will send representatives to Europe next month to discuss its local-content policy for wind farms following a European Union request for dispute-settlement talks at the World Trade Organization. “The European Union is quite concerned about wind ...
Lake Mary, Florida, rallies past Taipei to win LLWS title
Lathan raced home from second base on an overthrow at first as Lake Mary, Florida, rallied to beat Taiwan 2-1 in eight innings and claim the title. "It was the greatest feeling ever," said Lathan, who had a fever of 102 on Saturday but recovered before the championship.
HOLD) At the forefront of modernity: Department stores of the 1930s
Architectural vestiges of the Japanese age abound in this part of Taipei ... news that a major renovation project will restore the site to its former glory. Another example is Shinshuya (Xinzhouwu in ...
1,000 pound WWII bomb found at TSMC Kaohsiung fab site
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An unexploded bomb weighing 1,000 ... and the unexploded ordinance did not affect the project's progress. A city government official said the area was formerly a Japanese oil ...
Lake Mary All-Stars beat Chinese Taipei 2-1 in Little League World Series championship game
WILLIAMSPORT, Penn. – The Lake Mary All-Stars defeated Chinese Taipei on Sunday 2-1 in the Little League World Series championship game. “It was the greatest feeling ever,” said Lake Mary’s Lathan Norton, who scored the wining run. “I still haven ...
With dominant pitching, Chinese Taipei tops Venezuela to reach Little League World Series final
In its 32nd LLWS appearance, Taiwan has a chance to win it all for the first time since 1996 — though it has claimed the tournament title 17 times, more than any other international team.
Little League World Series highlights: Florida will see Chinese Taipei in championship
The Little League World Series continue on Saturday with two thrilling games in the final bid for a spot in the championship game. Follow live.
Taiwan bans concert by Chinese rapper over insulting ‘Taipei, China’ promotional materials
Taiwan has cancelled a planned Taipei concert by a Chinese rapper over his use of the insulting term “Taipei, China” in promotional materials.
Chinese Military Drones Double Up Against Taiwan
Two Chinese military drones flew northward along Taiwan's eastern coast via the so-called "Yonaguni Gap" on Friday.
Taiwan Army conducts live-fire exercise with anti-landing missiles amid rising tensions with China
Taiwanese troops practised launching anti-amphibious landing missiles on Monday as part of series of drills to heighten readiness and deter a potential attack from China.
Taiwan bans concert by Chinese rapper over insulting ‘Taipei, China’ materials
Taiwan has cancelled a planned Taipei concert by a Chinese rapper over his use of the insulting term “Taipei, China” in promotional materials ...
Bringing centuries-old tea experience to modern Taipei
The way modern Chinese, including people of Taiwan, drink tea is dramatically different from the habits of the Tang people. Instead of boiling ground tea leaves in a large iron or pottery pot, people today pour boiled water onto tea leaves in a hand-size teapot.