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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan unveiled a new amphibious warfare ship on Tuesday that can be used to land troops and will bolster supply lines to vulnerable islands offshore China and in the ... ( read original story ...)

China's government has sent 25 military jets into Taiwan airspace, the self-governed island's Ministry of National Defense said. Why it matters: Monday's deployment of 14 J-16 and four J-10 fighters, ... ( read original story ...)

Asian countries produce more than 70% of global semiconductors — Taiwan and South Korea, in particular, have established unrivaled positions in high-end chip manufacturing capacity. U.S. tech firms ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan has said a record number of Chinese military jets flew into its airspace on Monday. The defence ministry said 25 aircraft including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers entered its so-called ... ( read original story ...)

China sent 25 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone on Monday, the largest breach of that space since the island began regularly reporting such activity in September, Taiwan's ... ( read original story ...)

Canada's defence minister has denied withholding funding from a major security conference over its plan to give Taiwan's president a major international award. Harjit Sajjan says the Halifax Security ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- China’s air force sent 25 fighters and bombers into the Taiwan Strait, escalating military pressure on the government in Taipei as it boosts ties with the U.S. Beijing deployed 14 J-16 ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s dollar has fallen sharply on growing expectations the US will brand the Asian country a currency manipulator, despite the two strengthening ties in the face of an increasingly aggressive ... ( read original story ...)

When Jameson Hsu came to Taiwan from the San Francisco Bay Area in early 2020, he was fleeing Covid-19. “We thought we would stay a few weeks,” said Hsu, a serial tech entrepreneur from a ... ( read original story ...)

A long-stalled runway upgrade project on Pratas Island (Dongsha Island ... A pig carcass found in New Taipei City on Sunday has been confirmed to be infected with African swine fever (ASF), the ... ( read original story ...)

China sends 25 military jets a day after US secretary of state’s comments about Beijing’s aggression Last modified on Mon 12 Apr 2021 12.21 EDT Twenty-five Chinese military jets breached Taiwan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan government asked to draft law backing negotiations between news outlets and tech giants such as Facebook and Google ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's Water Resources Agency has reportedly shut off irrigation across tens of thousands of acres of farmland to ensure that the country's semiconductor industry continues to receive precious water ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan is experiencing its worst drought in 56 years. The water level in several reservoirs and water bodies has hit a record low and parts of the Sun Moon Lake--one of Taiwan’s most iconic ... ( read original story ...)

Kathleen Oh of Bank of America Securities expresses confidence that South Korea and Taiwan will "maintain their supremacy" in semiconductor manufacturing capacity. ( read original story ...)

U.S. companies like Apple, Google, Amazon and others rely on Taiwanese chipmakers to manufacture as much as 90% of their semiconductors, says Sebastian Hou, CLSA's managing director and head of tech ... ( read original story ...)