Around 500 people gathered in Taipei on Thursday evening for an annual candlelight vigil marking the 37th anniversary of the June 4th Incident, according to organizers. The incident refers to the ...
Taiwan Semiconductor CEO says rivals have years to catch up
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. TSM stock fell about 2% in premarket trading Thursday as investors pulled back from technology stocks and locked in gains after the stock’s strong rally ...
Four New Zealand Lawmakers Barred From China After Taiwan Trip
New Zealand’s foreign minister was “surprised” to hear about the one-year travel ban, a spokesperson said, given lawmakers have visited Taiwan for years without issues.
China bans New Zealand lawmakers over Taiwan trip
WELLINGTON — China has slapped a travel ban on a group of New Zealand lawmakers after they recently visited Taiwan, Wellington said Thursday. The four MPs hail from across the political spectrum and ...
China bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers after their Taiwan trip
Beijing says it is barring a group of New Zealand lawmakers from entering China for having visited Taiwan in May. It is the first time such a ban has been imposed on politicians from New Zealand.
China bans four New Zealand MPs over Taiwan visit
In a first, China has banned four New Zealand Members of Parliament for a year over their visit to Taiwan, New Zealand's foreign ministry says. The MPs learned of the ban - which the Chinese Embassy ...
China should ‘acknowledge the truth’ about Tiananmen, Taiwan president says
TAIPEI, June 4 (Reuters) - China should "acknowledge the truth" about what happened 37 years ago on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday on the anniversary of an ...
Taiwan presses China to confront Tiananmen past
By Ben Blanchard and Liz Lee TAIPEI/BEIJING, June 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan has pressed China to recognise the deadly crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 37 years ago, in commemorating ...
Four New Zealand MPs banned from China, Hong Kong and Macau after Taiwan trip
Beijing's move to ban four New Zealand MPs from travelling to China, Hong Kong and Macau is largely unprecedented, causing alarm in Canberra and Wellington.
‘Intimidation tactic’: China bans four NZ MPs following Taiwan visit
New Zealand ACT Party MP Laura McClure said she will “absolutely not be apologising" to China for visiting Taiwan.
US allies start testing Xi on Taiwan as Trump treads carefully
As the Trump administration tones down its public stance on Taiwan, key US allies Japan and the Philippines are becoming more vocal in challenging Chinese President Xi Jinping on his most sensitive ...
Taipei unveils nation’s first Havel’s Place
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei on Wednesday unveiled Taiwan’s first Havel’s Place, with Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) saying the site should remind political parties to talk, understand each other, and ...
Chinese space aggression is on Taiwan’s mind
HSINCHU, TAIWAN — Taiwan's space agency wants to improve abilities to monitor Chinese maneuvers in space out of concern that acts of aggression could go undetected. Why it matters: Space and ...
Taipei: Tokyo and Manila must respect Taiwan’s maritime rights
Taipei is calling on Tokyo and Manila to respect its maritime rights after the two countries announced they will hold talks to negotiate their overlapping Exclusive Economic Zones.
Robot dogs may one day patrol Taiwan’s South China Sea islands
The Taiwan military's top weapons development institute showed off three robot patrol dogs on Tuesday (June 2), that could one day be used on Taiwan's islands in the disputed South China Sea. Kristy ...
Taiwan seeks consultation with Japan, Philippines on maritime talks
Taiwan on Tuesday urged Japan and the Philippines to consult with it over their planned maritime boundary negotiations, saying the area involved overlaps with waters where it has rights and interests.