China has criticized an upcoming stopover in the United States by Taiwan’s vice president and presidential front-runner William Lai as a challenge to its territorial integrity, while Taiwan says it’s ...
Hou, Ko seeking to mask failures as mayors: DPP
Accusations of housing injustice leveled against the central government by opposition presidential candidates are nothing but a smokescreen for their failures as mayors, Democratic Progressive Party ...
Taiwan VP to attend inauguration of Paraguay’s Pena with US transits
Taiwan on Monday said Vice President William Lai will attend the inauguration of Paraguay's new president next month with US stopovers, a move likely to spark a rebuke from Beijing.Lai last stopped in the United States in January 2022 on his way to the inauguration of Xiomara Castro,
Pressure on Taipei: Unprecedented Chinese Naval Activity in Taiwan Waters
A record 16 vessels from the People's Liberation Navy (PLAN) were identified in a 24-hour period, signaling the latest phase in an intensifying intimidation campaign by China's ruling Communist Party ...
Why you should hold your breath and try freediving in Taiwan
Beneath a silvery tornado of sardines, freediving instructor Mia Hou glides through the halcyon waters around Kenting Chuanfanshih in southernmost Taiwan. She’s among the many freedivers in Taiwan joining one of the world’s fastest-growing water sports.
China’s second quarter GDP figures show a faltering post-COVID economic recovery
The disappointing numbers come amid dropping property sales, weak exports and a stagnant retail environment in the world's second-biggest economy.
Does Taiwan risk being Russian ‘revenge target’ if retired missiles are sent to Ukraine?
US may buy Taiwan's decommissioned Hawk air defence missiles as part of a Ukrainian military aid package, report says US could repurchase weapons at 'extremely low cost', while the island would save ...
Taipei ‘Rally for Justice’ Draws Thousands of Young Men – TaiwanPlus News
Tens of thousands, most of them young Taiwanese men, rallied in Taipei on Sunday calling for housing justice and judicial reform. Main opposition candidates for next year's general election addressed ...
Trump says Taiwan ‘took our business away’
During an interview with Fox News, former President Trump claimed while speaking about Taiwan's semiconductor industry that the country '...took our business away'. The Morning Joe panel discusses Trump's remarks.
Taiwanese man gets three months in prison for hacking wife’s Facebook account to win her back
G20 finance chiefs set to address global challenges like climate change and rising debt Climate envoy John Kerry in Beijing talks as US seeks to raise China relations from historic low The Taipei ...
Congress looks to remove a tax stumbling block for Taiwan
Lawmakers are moving forward with legislation to eliminate double taxation on Taiwanese companies operating in the U.S., and vice versa. The idea is angering China.
Explore the world of innovation in Taiwan, That comes with business opportunities at TAIWAN EXPO 2023 in Thailand
Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA of Taiwan and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) will be held the TAIWAN EXPO 2023 in Thailand under the theme "Let's Tie Together", aims to be a bilatera ...
Taiwan’s vice president expected to transit US as Biden administration works to regularize diplomacy with China
Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Ching-Te is expected to transit the US next month en route to Paraguay, the island’s presidential office announced at a news conference Monday.
Taiwan election candidate risks China’s anger with planned US trip
China has issued warnings or engaged in military posturing during all of Taiwan’s presidential elections since the country democratised in the mid-1990s, but they have usually failed to sway voters away from the Democratic Progressive party, to which Lai and Tsai belong and which refuses to define Taiwan as part of China.
Taiwan reports record number of Chinese warships in waters around the island
A record 16 Chinese warships were spotted in waters around Taiwan in a 24-hour period late last week, the island’s Defense Ministry reported, in what analysts said was the latest sign of an intimidation campaign against Taipei by China’s ruling Communist Party.
Taiwan’s Vice President Plans Stop in the U.S. at a Delicate Moment
Taiwan’s vice president plans to visit the U.S. in August, less than five months after a similar visit by the island democracy’s president sparked an angry response from Beijing.