China’s foreign ministry announced sanctions on another former US congressman on Tuesday, three months after he headed a bipartisan delegation of politicians to Taiwan. The ministry said Mike ...
Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te urges China to stop military intimidation in inauguration speech
Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te urges China to stop military intimidation in inauguration speech - Lai has pledged to “neither yield nor provoke” Beijing ...
Political prisoners’ properties returned
“The return of confiscated property to the families of political prisoners is an important step toward the restoration of rights,” Restoration of Victim’s Rights Infringed by Illegal Acts of the State ...
Taiwan’s new president William Lai urges China to ‘stop’ making threats – but aims to maintain the status quo
Many people in Taiwan want the island to maintain its sovereignty and democracy - but William Lai's inauguration speech was designed to neither appease nor antagonise the Chinese Communist Party.
Taiwan presidential inauguration live: Lai Ching-te takes office
Ching-te represents an historic third term in power for the pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive party (DPP). Lai calls on China to help maintain peace in Taiwan strait 04:27 Lai calls ...
How the ghost of Chiang Kai-shek haunts Taiwan’s next president William Lai and the island’s armed forces
In the run-up to William Lai’s inauguration on Monday, reluctance in the military to remove statues of the late leader raises questions about its loyalty.
How Taiwan still hangs on to property in bits of China
Even though China’s leaders in Beijing claim Taiwan as their own territory, Taiwan’s government can still own property in corners of Hong Kong and Macau. The Sun Yat-sen Memorial House is one such ...
House Price Change 15 Years (Inflation-Adjusted) in Taiwan compared to Asia
Taiwan does not publish official house price statistics. Sinyi Realty has quarterly and monthly house price indices. General economics statistics for Taiwan are available from the Central Bank of ...
Taiwan woman hides centenarian father’s corpse at home, withdraws his military pension for years
A woman in has been detained and accused of hiding her father’s corpse for years to collect his military pension.
Why Taiwan is pulling down statues of Chiang Kai-shek
While the West obsesses about whether or not China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping, is going to invade Taiwan, the Taiwanese seemingly have other concerns. Today the hot issue is statues. To be ...
Taiwan in peak period of weapon acquisition to build ‘kill chain’ against China: Defense Ministry
Kill chain refers to a sequence of tactical steps or processes in which weaponry finds, engages, and kills targets in military operations.
China ‘normalizes’ coast guard patrols around Taiwan’s Kinmen
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Beijing announced on Monday (April 29) that it has “normalized” patrols by its coast guard in the waters around Taiwan's outer island of Kinmen.
Here’s how much it costs to rent a 1-bedroom apartment across 10 major cities in Asia
Based on data gathered in April from various government websites and large real estate marketplaces in each country, researchers at the Global Property Guide compiled a list of median rental prices ...
Taiwan says Chinese planes crossed median line, China carries out landing drills
TAIPEI - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday it had detected a renewed incursion by Chinese military aircraft across the sensitive Taiwan Strait, as China reported its navy had carried out combat ...
Taiwan says China military aircraft crossed median line
Taiwan's defence ministry says it has detected a renewed incursion by Chinese military aircraft across the sensitive Taiwan Strait, as China reports its navy has carried out combat drills with landing ...
Travel by Bike, Bring Your Own Cup: China Imposes a Frugal Life on Public Servants
Local Chinese leaders have been adjusting thermostats and using cheaper paper to heed calls from Beijing to save money.