Taiwan semiconductor exports reached US$75.30 billion in July 2026 -- the third-best month on record -- but 78.5% of outbound sales fall in categories a US Section 301 overcapacity probe explicitly ...
Taiwan Investigates Chinese Firms for Poaching Tech Talent
Taiwan is investigating 17 Chinese-funded firms accused of illegally recruiting chip and AI engineers through hidden ownership and unauthorized offices.
Taiwan’s president evacuated in dead of night to secret command post in armoured car amid biggest ever China war drills
THE President of Taiwan has been practising his escape route amid mounting fears of a potential Chinese invasion. President William Lai sped off in an armoured vehicle in the dead of night as part ...
Taiwan scrambles French-made jets in rapid turnaround drills during annual war games
By Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang HSINCHU, Taiwan Aug 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan scrambled its ageing French-made Mirage fighter jets on Friday during annual war games designed to demonstrate how the aircraft could be rapidly re-armed and sent back into the skies during any conflict with China.
Deep U.S. Ties With Taiwan Are Surviving Pressure From China—and Trump
The island opens up about American role in training troops for self-defense.
Taiwan’s leader boards armored vehicle to escape mock ‘decapitation strike’
Taiwan’s president and top officials late Wednesday practiced how they would respond to an attempted “decapitation strike,” an operation to take out the island’s leadership, like the US capture of ...
Taiwan troops rehearse sealing off key bridge at strategic chokepoint during war games
By Yimou Lee and Fabian Hamacher NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan Aug 7 (Reuters) - Taiwanese troops on Thursday practiced defending a bridge at a critical chokepoint that could give Chinese forces a shortcut to ...
Taiwan’s Han Kuang drills shift to combat readiness amid China pressure
Taiwan has opened its annual Han Kuang drills with a stronger emphasis on combat readiness, reserve mobilisation and civil defence. The shift highlights deeper US military influence even as ...
Taiwan launches annual Han Kuang military drill and cracks down on Chinese companies recruiting its tech talent
Behind the maneuvers of its armed forces, the island wages a less visible battle to safeguard its strategic industries and prevent Beijing from luring away its engineers and tech executives.
Taiwan launches major war games to counter potential Chinese attack
Held annually since 1984, the drills will include for the first time the deliberate slowing of mobile internet speeds to test how civilians would communicate if bandwidth became scarce.
Taiwan’s military drills suggest deeper alignment with the U.S.
Through this year’s military drills, Taiwan has chosen to emphasize its army’s and society’s flexibility and resilience as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display. Experts ...
Taiwan’s military drills suggest deeper alignment with the US
Through this year’s military drills, Taiwan has chosen to emphasize its army's and society’s flexibility and resilience as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display. Experts say the ...
How a Former Military Settlement in Taipei Became an Artist Residency
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Two tiny lightbulbs dangle from five feet of wire, blinking on and off to the rhythm of human breath. Magnets attached to the bulbs pull them together or push them apart at random, ...
Taiwan to get new 300 kmph bullet train based on Japan’s Shinkansen technology
Taiwan is set to introduce a new 300 kmph bullet train based on Japan's Shinkansen technology, aiming to enhance high-speed rail capacity, efficiency and passenger comfort.
EVA Air to begin direct Taipei-Delhi flights this December
EVA Air will launch direct flights between Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Delhi's Indira Gandhi Airport in December after nonstop routes were dropped during the pandemic. This makes EVA Air ...
In Taiwan drill, armoured carrier takes president to command centre
TAIPEI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te made a late-night dash in the back of an armoured personnel carrier to a command centre as part of annual war games designed to show how the ...