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Taiwan’s imports of liquefied natural gas could be vulnerable if China someday imposed a blockade, the archipelago’s defense chief said — highlighting the concern Beijing’s military activity is raising in Taipei.

Gamuda Bhd has secured its biggest win to date with the RM4.3bil Xizhi Donghu Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) in Taiwan, marking the group’s seventh major infrastructure project in the country.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Tickets for December performances at the Taipei Dome by Taiwan’s “king of Mandopop,” Jay Chou (周杰倫) go on sale Wednesday (Oct. 23). The ticketing system tixCraft became a trending search keyword on Google on Tuesday ...

Sen. Joni Ernst sent a letter demanding answers after a government report found the Defense Department sent body armor covered in mildew and equipment from the 1980s to Taiwan.

A real Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday after last week’s drills by China that practiced such a scenario.

Taiwan’s financial regulator is reviewing some of its current rules and practices amid criticism from local banks and insurers on the inconsistency and over-complication of its governance, according to people familiar with the matter.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday said he hoped the Taipei-Shanghai City Forum would be held this year despite rising cross-strait tensions, noting the need for more communication and ...

China's military conducted live-fire drills Tuesday off an island 65 miles northwest of Taiwan involving 26 ships and aircraft, some of which crossed the so-called median line down the middle of the Taiwan Strait.

A Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through the Taiwan Strait, travelling in a northerly direction after passing through waters near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas islands, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Wednesday.

Footage of a tour of a base featured nuclear-capable weapons that are key to Beijing’s plans to deter US intervention in any conflict.

The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday asked the Taipei District Court to extend the detention of Taipei City Councilor Angela Ying (應曉薇) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Core ...

Cat trees, peepholes, and raised walkways ensure the four cats and two dogs (plus humans) can coexist peacefully.

The former Taipei kindergarten teacher at the center of a child sex abuse scandal faces fresh charges. Posted: October 22, 2024 | Last updated: October 22, 2024 ...

Taiwan's government offered rare details on Tuesday of its wartime food plan, saying it is taking monthly inventories of crucial supplies like rice and making sure they are properly stored across the island in case of a Chinese blockade.

Gamuda—the Malaysian construction company cofounded by tycoon Lin Yun Ling—and two Taiwanese companies won a $994 million contract to design and build a mass rapid transit (MRT) system in Taipei.

China held a live-firing exercise from its territory closest to Taiwan one week after it launched a large-scale drill encircling the island. Chinese military drills off the Taiwanese coast have intensified in recent years as its claims over the self-governed island have grown.