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Taiwan’s top diplomat in the United States tells The Washington Times in an exclusive interview that China’s communist government is intensifying its campaign to pressure countries not to recognize the legitimacy of the island democracy and to block it from participating in the United Nations and other key international organizations.

The president and founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon was questioned by prosecutors late into the night on Thursday, ...

Kuomintang New Taipei City Councilor Pai Pei-ju is being investigated for fraudulently claiming public funds. Pai has served as a councilor since 1995.

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the archipelago should abolish the death penalty, a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.

A senior executive from one of Taiwan ’s biggest industrial conglomerates has been banned from leaving mainland China since arriving in Shanghai for a visit more than two weeks ago.

As a testament to the utterly different mattress expectations of consumers in Taiwan, the Sleepy Tofu mattress I’m describing is listed as only moderately firm. The brand sells an even firmer one called Sesame Tofu, with more coils and a denser foam. You could probably do yoga on it.

It’s 2028, and U.S. intelligence services have assessed that the Chinese military is preparing a full-scale invasion of Taiwan to make good on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge to “ reunify ” the island with the mainland.

The Taiwanese government’s Mainland Affairs Council said the ban, which takes effect next week, ignores rules laid out by the World Trade Organization, of which both sides are members.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. achieved production yields at its Arizona facility on par with established plants back home, an early indicator that its marquee US project is on track to ...

Taiwan's central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged while raising its growth estimate for the year on Thursday, asserting the need for vigilant monetary policy even as inflation gradually ...

Taiwan says China’s ban on imports of its fruit, vegetables, seafood and other goods violate trade rules, in the latest ratcheting up of tensions between the self-governing island republic and its ...

The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence has detected 20 Chinese military aircraft and 10 naval vessels operating near its territory. Crossings into Taiwan's ADIZ and the increased intensity of China's 'gray zone' tactics have led to escalated tensions.

China has also been deploying increasing numbers of non-military government ships such as coastguard, marine research and maritime safety vessels in waters around Taiwan. Defence experts believe the missions gather ocean data for submarine warfare and simulate coercive measures that could be used in a blockade.

BEIJING -- The "Taiwan independence" stance and provocative actions of Taiwan authorities, led by Lai Ching-te, are to blame for the mainland's recent decision to cancel its zero-tariff policies for certain products from Taiwan, a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Taiwan denounced China on Thursday for suspending tariff exemptions on agricultural imports from the island, saying it was "economic coercion" and not conducive to improving relations. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory,

Since July of last year, authorities say 18 Chinese have tried to enter Taiwan illegally, exposing gaps in the island’s coastal defense capabilities