Taiwan has confirmed its third hantavirus case this year after a 40-year-old man was bitten by a rat at work. He developed a fever but has since recovered. Officials confirmed all three local cases ...
Taiwan leader says ‘foreign forces’ cannot decide island’s future
TAIPEI — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday that “foreign forces” cannot decide the future of the democratic island, which relies heavily on US security backing to deter a potential ...
Taiwan’s Lai says he would tell Trump he hopes to continue arms purchases from the US
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday that if given the chance he would tell U.S. President Donald Trump of his hope to continue U.S. arms purchases, which Lai called ...
FICER Powering Digital Infrastructure, Strengthening Communication Backbones at COMPUTEX Taipei 2026
FICER Technology, provider of Fiber Optic communication solutions, officially announces its participation in COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2026. Aligning with the official theme, "AI Together", FICER will showcase ...
US defense tech firms anchor in Taiwan, builds local supply chains
Taiwan–US defense cooperation is taking a significant step forward as leading American defense technology firms move to establish local operations and supply chains in Taiwan. These developments could ...
Taiwan’s future cannot be decided by ‘external forces,’ president says
President Lai Ching-te faces pressure not only from China, which claims the island as its own and calls him a “separatist,” but also from the U.S., traditionally its most important supporter.
Taiwan’s Lai says he would tell Trump he hopes to continue arm purchases, if given a chance
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday that if given the chance, he would tell U.S. President Donald Trump that he hoped to continue U.S. arms purchases, which he called ...
China, Taiwan financial firms await green light
BOAO, China, April 19 (Reuters) - Chinese and Taiwan financial firms are chomping at the bit to begin cooperating on a broad range of products and services, making up for decades of lost opportunity ...
MND ‘cautiously optimistic’ over arms
Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) yesterday said that he was “cautiously optimistic” about arms sales from the US after US President Donald Trump said he was still considering whether ...
Trump says Taiwan ‘stole our chip industry’ — but TSMC was built by a US citizen and 25-year Texas Instruments veteran
Trump says tariffs would have stopped Taiwan’s semiconductor boom — but the history of TSMC tells a far more American story.
‘Taiwan Travelogue’ wins the 2026 International Booker Prize
The novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
Taiwan Travelogue, a love letter to food and adventure, wins International Booker Prize
The story of romance, food and colonialism is the first book translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.
Rat videos spark fear in Taipei after rare hantavirus death
Viral rat videos are spreading across Taipei after Taiwan reported its first hantavirus death in 25 years, raising fears about a possible health threat.
Inside Taiwan’s plan to bring AI robots into daily life
Taiwan is expanding its artificial intelligence ambitions with a new robotics center aimed at bringing AI into everyday life. This center at the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Tainan is ...
Exascale Labs and Compal Electronics to Showcase Integrated AI Infrastructure Solution at COMPUTEX Taipei 2026
Partnership delivers a fully integrated AI data center stack from compute to power, on display at COMPUTEX Taipei 2026SAN FRANCISCO and TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exascale Labs ...
Trade, Taiwan Questions Loom After China Summit
Donald Trumps 2017 state visit to China yielded more than $250 billion worth of commercial deals across several sectors, a major Boeing jet deal, investment in American manufacturing, a ...