T HE LEADER of Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT), its main opposition party, since November, Cheng Li-wun has often been accused of pandering to China. Even within the KMT, many thought ...
Taiwan presses Washington for billions as China tensions grow
Taiwan presses Washington for billions in weapons as China tensions grow - ...
Taiwan central bank raises growth outlook, flags inflation concerns
Taiwan's central bank on Thursday raised its growth outlook for the year thanks to the AI boom, while keeping its policy interest rate steady ...
Taiwan not ‘provoking’ China, hopes new US arms sale package can be approved soon, president says
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, June 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan safeguarding its own security and refusing rule by China's Communist Party should not be seen as a provocation, President Lai Ching-te ...
Taiwan’s President Says He Trusts Trump to Approve Arms Sales
President Lai Ching-te made the hopeful remarks after Mr. Trump suggested that he could use a proposed $14 billion arms package for Taiwan as leverage with Beijing.
Taiwan President Appeals to World’s Media to Defy China Pressure
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te appealed for the world’s media to defy China’s pressure campaign against Taipei, at a rare briefing convened as Beijing escalates its efforts to isolate the island.
Taiwan needs US weapons for self-defense as threat from China grows, diplomat tells AP
Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. says the island needs American weapons to bolster its self-defense against the growing threat from China.
Taiwan protests to Kenya after officials blocked from forum
TAIPEI — Taiwan has accused Kenya of bowing to “Chinese pressure” by preventing its officials from taking part in an international oceans forum this week. China claims self-ruled Taiwan is part of its ...
Taiwan criticises China’s ‘irrelevant’ World Cup viewing offer
TAIPEI, June 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government has criticised an "irrelevant" offer by China for Taiwanese fans to use Chinese websites or even visit the country to watch the World Cup, saying it is ...
Washington freezes out Taiwan’s opposition leader
Wun, has gotten a cold shoulder in Washington after blocking a sharp increase in the self-governing island’s defense spending.
Can Strong Smartphone Demand Sustain AMKR’s Growth Momentum?
Amkor Technology is benefiting from premium smartphone demand, 5G adoption and AI-driven chip complexity, fueling advanced packaging revenue growth.
DISCUS trade mission brings US spirits to Tokyo & Taipei
U.S. spirits exports to Taiwan doubled in just one year-what's driving East Asia's booming appetite for American whiskey, and which distilleries are leading the charge? Read the full article at DISCUS ...
Book review: The many lives of ‘Taipei People’
Not long after Pai Hsien-yung (白先勇) first published in 1971 his collection of 14 short stories, Taipei People, the literary critic CT Hsia (夏志清) ranked the author “among the finest Chinese writers ...
A donated bird bone leads Taiwan researchers to an extinct Ice Age peacock no one knew existed
The bird was larger than the Mikado pheasant, Taiwan's biggest living endemic bird.
Taiwan says its delegates have been barred from ocean conference in Kenya
NAIROBI, June 17 (Reuters) - Kenya has barred delegates from Taiwan from attending an international conference on oceans in the east African country under pressure from China, Taiwan's government said ...
Taiwan’s foreign minister says Chinese pressure on countries over the island is a ‘new normal’
Taiwan has blamed China for pressuring the Kenyan government to deny Taiwanese scholars entry to attend a global oceans conference and for deporting them.