According to projections by the National Development Council, Taiwan is on track to reach a fertility rate of 0.87—matching the historic low recorded in 2022 and 2023, before ticking slightly upward ...
Taiwan Steps Up Defense Ties as Deputy FM Makes Secret Visit to Israel
Wu’s unpublicized trip comes as Taiwan seeks partners to help counter China’s growing pressure and looks specifically to Israeli expertise in layered air-defense systems. Taiwan’s new T-Dome ...
Annual Taipei-Shanghai forum set for late December
After months of delay, an annual city-level forum between Taipei and Shanghai is now expected to take place at the end of December, though it comes amid a backdrop of tensions in the Taiwan Strait. It ...
Hamilton Lane taps billion-dollar private wealth pool in Taiwan
Hamilton Lane Inc., a US asset manager specializing in private-market investments, plans to sell funds in Taiwan to access the growing wealth pool there.The Pennsylvania-based firm will distribute all ...
Exclusive-Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister made secret trip to Israel, sources say
TAIPEI/JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's high-profile Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu made a previously unpublicised visit to Israel recently, three sources familiar with the trip told ...
Pacific Core case begins evidence presentation, Ko vows to fight
The court is to hold an evidence presentation today and tomorrow, with prosecutors and defense attorneys stating their opinion on more than 200 volumes of evidence, including witness testimonies, ...
Taiwan probes leaks of vital chip technology
An executive at a Taiwanese chip company in the US likened the investigations to a “man bites dog” scenario, saying the probes went against both the narrative that Beijing was poaching Taiwanese ...
Qingshan King: Centuries-old festival kept alive in modern Taipei
To keep a centuries-old tradition alive, residents of Taipei's Wanhua District head into the streets to drive away evil spirits. They set off firecrackers and play bugles as night patrols mark the ...
Taiwan Invokes National Security Law to Protect TSMC Trade Secrets
After Taiwanese prosecutors opened the national security inquiry into Mr. Lo late last month, TSMC filed a lawsuit against him. TSMC said in a statement that Mr. Lo had told the company in an exit ...
AI empowerment youth forum in Taipei discusses ethical AI use
Actress Kristen Stewart says entertainment industry is 'capitalist hell' Chinese premier cites damage from US tariffs, as China's surplus surpasses $1 trillion A Massive New Study of 20,000 Adults ...
New Zealand navy encountered Taiwan warship during strait transit last month
By Lucy Craymer, Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee WELLINGTON/TAIPEI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The New Zealand navy's largest ship encountered a Taiwanese warship as it sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait ...
AI demand powers Taiwan November exports to fastest growth in 15-1/2 years
Taiwan's exports grew more than expected and logged their fastest growth in 15-1/2 years in November, as worldwide demand for the island's chips and artificial intelligence (AI) technology remained ...
Ten Taipei, Japan universities ink exchange program
The University System of Taipei (USTP) yesterday signed an agreement with Japan’s Six National Universities International Education and Research System (SixERS) to establish a bilateral student ...
Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China
As relations with China continue to deteriorate, Japan is embarking on its biggest military buildup in at least four decades.
Taipei illustration fair highlights fresh local, international talent
The 2025 Taipei Illustration Fair brought together emerging artists from Taiwan and more than a dozen countries at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. Exhibits ranged from daily life sketches to ...
China vows to defend sovereignty over Taiwan as Trump unveils security strategy
BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters) - China on Monday pledged to defend its sovereignty and warned against "external interference" after the U.S. unveiled a new security strategy aimed at building up military ...