The US is sending its top China defense official to Taiwan in the coming days, according to the Financial Times — though it’s unclear how Beijing will respond given the softer tone it has adopted in ...
Taipei hit by small earthquake, no immediate reports of damage -weather bureau
A small earthquake struck Taiwan's capital city of Taipei on Friday, the island's weather bureau said, with no immediate reports of damage. The 3.1 magnitude quake shook buildings in Taipei. The ...
Taipei hit by small earthquake, no immediate reports of damage
TAIPEI - A small earthquake struck Taiwan’s capital city of Taipei on Friday, the island’s weather bureau said, with no immediate reports of damage. The 3.1 magnitude quake shook buildings in Taipei.
‘Don’t turn Taiwan into an island of mines’: Fears tactic to defend island from China could lead to disaster
Chinese military strategists are believed to have their eyes on a tiny stretch of sand between a fish farm and a wind turbine factory.
Four Seasons to unveil brand new luxury hotel in Taipei
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, a global leader in luxury hospitality, and YuanLih Construction Co., Ltd., the developer that is part of Taipei-based Yuan Lih Group, announce plansfor a new luxury ...
Pentagon’s top China official to visit Taiwan amid rising bilateral tensions
The Pentagon’s top China official is to visit Taiwan in the coming days, a rare trip to the island by a senior US defence policymaker that comes as relations between Washington and Beijing are mired ...
Truss to call for tough sanctions against China if it escalates Taiwan tensions
Photograph: Spectator TV Britain and the rest of the G7 should urgently agree a tough package of sanctions to impose on China if it escalates military tensions with Taiwan, Liz Truss will argue, as ...
U.S. Republicans ask Biden to boost Taiwan in his budget request
The top Republicans on U.S. congressional foreign affairs and armed services committees pressed Democratic President Joe Biden on Thursday to include $2 billion in military assistance grants for ...
Republicans push Biden to seek more Taiwan military aid in next budget
A letter led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and obtained by Defense News asks Biden to increase the State Department’s overall Foreign Military Financing ...
China’s Worst Nightmare: Taiwan Wanted Nuclear Weapons
In an early March 2022 opinion piece for The Boston Globe, columnist Jeff Jacoby suggested that "To avoid Ukraine's fate, Taiwan needs nuclear missiles – now." Jacoby wrote his words just days into ...
Taiwan Industry Sets Sights on World
The slate of offerings from Taiwan at this year’s European Film Market is a solid one, without a doubt. Among the 92 titles of films and projects, there are recent Golden Horse award-winning titles as well as new regional and international co-productions,
Lienchiang Internet to be restored by end of April
Internet service in Lienchiang County should return to normal by the end of April after an international cable maintenance ship on April 20 begins repairing broken undersea connections around the ...
Two candidates set to run for soccer body chair
Chen listed his qualification as an EMBA graduate from National Taipei University of Technology, saying that as a city councilor, he provided substantial support for soccer and sports, allocating ...
New subsidies to ease pandemic burden
The government yesterday announced mortgage and student loan subsidies to help ease financial challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Yuan approved a Ministry of the Interior ...
China sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon over weapons sales to Taiwan
China on Thursday sanctioned Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, two of the largest American defense contractors, over arms sales to the self-governing island nation of Taiwan. Both companies are ...
China puts Lockheed Martin, Raytheon on trade blacklist over arms deals with Taiwan
China’s commerce ministry is imposing trade and investment sanctions on two of Greater Washington’s largest defense contractors over arms sales to Taiwan.