Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says a Chinese weather balloon landed on one of its outlying islands, amid U.S. accusations that such craft have been dispatched worldwide to spy on Washington and its allies.
Scammer ordered to pay Chunghwa Telecom NT$17m
A former Chunghwa Telecom customer must pay the company NT$17 million (US$55,903) in damages, after he resold 3,525 mobile phones he had purchased through preferential contracts with the telecom, the ...
White House to hold talks with Taiwan officials in Washington, Financial Times reports
REUTERS/Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The White House will meet senior Taiwan officials next week in Washington for talks meant to be private to avoid an angry reaction from China, the ...
Miles Yu On Taiwan: Three misconceptions about Taiwan’s defense
Taiwan also has its own considerable advantages and strengths in finance, technology, politics, and even some aspects of modern warfare. On the other hand, the economic difficulties, social tensions, ...
Why Did Warren Buffett Sell Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing? Charlie Munger Just Offered a Clue
So it's compulsory investment of everything you want to stay in the game. Naturally, I hate a business like that. ... [N]ow if you're now ahead of it, like Taiwan Semiconductor is, that may be a good ...
Jokes, dancing, drag: hit short film honours Taiwan’s defiant queer scene
Tank Fairy, a lighthearted musical comedy, celebrates the island’s LGBTQ+ community – in contrast to China’s cultural crackdown on gay life ...
Taiwan university alliances leading the way in reviving Philippine educational exchanges
Governments, universities should get more involved in Taiwan-Philippine higher education ties as investment could provide a post-Covid economic boost.
Chinese officials arrive in Taiwan
TAIPEI: A group of Chinese officials arrived in Taiwan on the first visit in three years, since the Covid-19 pandemic began, to attend a cultural event at a time of soaring military tensions across ...
China sanctions US military companies supplying arms to Taiwan
China officially put Lockheed Martin and a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies on an “unreliable entities list” after they sold weapons and military technology to Taiwan. The move is the latest in a ...
Decolonizing global finance
That is why Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has taken aim at the high costs associated with overreliance on just a few reserve currencies, making the case, during Indonesia’s G20 ...
Paraguay president affirms ties
Former Paraguayan minister of public works and communications Efrain Alegre, the candidate of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, has said that if he wins, Paraguay would switch ...
Taiwan says crashed balloon was used for weather monitoring
A balloon that came down on a remote Taiwanese-held islet close to China's coast was used for weather monitoring and had no audio-visual recording equipment on board, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Saturday after analysing the remains.
Review: Four Seasons Hotel Taipei
At Luxury Travel Diary, we endeavor to share all the latest announcements from Four Seasons hotels, and I am delighted to share their new luxury hotel opening in the heart of Taiwan’s capital.
China representative invited to Taiwan by Taipei mayor met by dozens of protestors
Li Xiaodong, Head of Shanghai city's Taiwan Affairs Office, was met by protestors at the Songshan Airport in Taiwan after being invited to the self-ruled island by Taipei's new mayor.
US to hold private ‘special channel’ talks with top Taiwan officials, report says
The White House is reportedly planning to hold “special channel” secret talks with top Taiwan officials as part of a diplomatic dialogue it intends to keep private to prevent an aggressive reaction from China.
China representative met with protests on visit to Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A visit by a Chinese official at the invitation of the Taiwanese capital’s newly elected China-friendly mayor has drawn protests on the self-ruled island. The head of Shanghai ...