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Taiwan emerges as Asia's best-performing stock market in 2024, gaining 25.54% as of Dec. 23 In contrast, South Korea was the worst, losing 8.03% over the year. Analysts say Trump's presidency and ...

TAIPEI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan's cabinet warned on Monday the island's security might be at risk after opposition parties passed laws that will require cuts in government spending, including defence, at a time when China has ramped up military activity ...

Taiwan’s government said a legal change to budget rules could derail its 2025 spending plan, underscoring challenges the opposition is posing to the new leader of the democracy at the core of China-US tensions. An amendment passed by the opposition that ...

China has warned the U.S. that it is making "dangerous moves" by providing Taiwan with an additional $571 million in defense materials, which was authorized by President Biden on Saturday. In addition ...

A Chinese war plane goes missing near Taiwan. China sends swarms of military boats and planes for a blockade as Taiwan goes on a war footing. Panic ensues on the streets of Taipei.

Residents living near the Taipei Dome complained of “earthquake-like” vibrations on Saturday night that they said were caused by tens of thousands of fans jumping during a performance by pop superstar ...

The $571 million in military assistance comes on top of Biden's authorization of $567 million for the same purposes in late September. The military sales include $265 million for ...

China rebuked new United States' military aid to Taiwan, saying on Sunday that Washington is "playing with fire." A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry said Beijing would take "all necessary ...

The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.” ...

Decision is ‘severe breach’ of US commitment to not support ‘Taiwan independence’, Chinese foreign ministry statement says.

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition coalition has forced through bills including one that risks effectively suspending the top court, sparking protests from lawyers and a political crisis that could drag on into 2025.

China criticised new U.S. military aid to Taiwan on Sunday, saying the $571 million package seriously violates the "one China principle" and provisions of joint communiques between China and the U.S.

Taiwan's capital Taipei hosts a deadlift competition for seniors with a Christmas theme, attracting 45 participants aged 70 and above. 90-year-old competitor Cheng Chen Chin-mei set a new personal ...

Cheng Chen Chin-Mei beamed broadly as she hoisted a 35-kg (77-pound) weightlifting bar to her waist, dropped it and waved confidently to the enthusiastic crowd in a competition in Taipei.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support for Taiwan, the White House said, while the State Department approved the potential sale to the island of $265 ...

Taipei finds about 300 to 400 trees infected with the deadly brown root rot disease and around 30 per cent are detected by sniffer dogs.