I joined about 3,300 digital rights activists, tech policymakers, and researchers and a smattering of tech company representatives in Taipei at RightsCon, the world’s largest digital rights conference ...
TSMC’s $100 bln gamble jeopardises ‘Taiwan First’
TSMC is on a slippery slope. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing , the world's largest chipmaker, on Monday pledged $100 billion in fresh funds to build factories in the United States. It also ...
‘Impossible’ for US to give up Indo-Pacific, Taiwan defence minister says
The United States cannot abandon the Indo-Pacific because the region is part of its "core national interests", Taiwan's Defence Minister Wellington Koo said amid concerns about U.S. security ...
Trump’s Blowup With Zelenskiy Spurs Taiwan to Rethink US Tactics
President Donald Trump’s heated meeting with Ukraine’s leader has prompted Taiwan to start rethinking how it deals with the US, according to Taipei’s top defense official.
Seeing Washington change course on Ukraine, Taiwan ponders its own fate
U.S. relationship have regularly made headline news in Taiwan lately. Many in Taiwan compare Ukraine's fate to its own, as China continues to threaten an invasion.
Taiwan-US Spat Highlights Semiconductor Energy Dilemma
President Trump's threats against Taiwan, a key American partner vital for deterring China, highlight critical problems with tariffs and semiconductor energy demands.
High Rises, hot springs, urban buzz and natural beauty: Top places to visit in Taipei
From dynamic and contemporary to serene and classic, the wide continuum of places to visit in Taipei will keep you inspired throughout.
Singaporean man embroiled in police probe after brawl outside Ichiran ramen shop in Taipei
The Singaporean man, 31, had attempted to assist the ramen outlet's security guard in a dispute. Read more at straitstimes.com.
How a CIA informant stopped Taiwan from developing nuclear weapons
In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the United States after passing crucial intelligence on a top-secret program that would alter the course of Taiwan’s history.
Taiwan’s volunteer military shrinks amid growing Chinese aggression
Taiwan's military continues to struggle with recruiting troops as it looks to new methods to boost troop strength. One such idea is to enlist migrants into the island's armed forces.
Top House Republican threatens to expose CCP officials if China invades Taiwan
House GOP Conference Chair Rep. Lisa McClain's first bill this Congress would expose the financial assets of Chinese officials if China invades Taiwan.
For Taiwan, Trump’s Strategic Ambiguity Brings Anxious Uncertainty
A longstanding U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan has—under Trump—begun to breed anxious uncertainty.
China says Taiwan drills ‘routine’, as Taipei details surge in military activity
China's defence ministry said on Thursday that drills which had alarmed Taiwan off its coast were "routine" and the island should stop complaining, as Taipei reported a surge in Chinese military ...
Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology exports smart city concept to Mexico
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—Foxconn Technology said Thursday it would export its smart city concept overseas for the first time, to the Mexican state of Sonora.
TSMC needs government permission for overseas joint ventures, Taiwan minister says
Taiwan Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Thursday that chipmaker TSMC would need government permission for any overseas joint ventures, but the government will not interfere in its decisions. U.S.
COMMENT: Chinese threat to submarine cables emerges in Indo-Pacific
By bno Chennai bureau On February 25 2025, Taiwan's coast guard detained the Hong Tai 168, a Chinese-owned freighter, under suspicion of allegedly severing an undersea communications cable off its western coast.