Sounds Good cafe owner Lin Pei-ju stands in front of a record player in her cafe holding a vinyl record in an undated photograph. Photo: CNA However, it is not the typical vintage decoration that has ...
‘Spy’ balloon sparks concern in Taipei
A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon flying over the US was yesterday condemned by officials in Taipei and sparked calls for the government to plan countermeasures. The Pentagon on Thursday said ...
Italian lawmakers prepare visit to Taipei
Italian lawmakers are preparing a visit to Taiwan, Senator Lucio Malan, chairman of the Italy-Taiwan Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group, revealed to AsiaNews. Over the past two years, trips to ...
China’s Xi has ordered military to be ready for Taiwan invasion by 2027, CIA Director Burns says
William Burns, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said this week that China’s president has instructed the country’s army to be ready to successfully invade Taiwan by 2027.
Italian parliamentarians prepare visit to Taipei
Italian parliamentarians are preparing a visit to Taiwan, Senator Lucio Malan, chairman of the Italy-Taiwan Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group, revealed to AsiaNews. Over the past two years, trips ...
Slow Ratcheting Up of Ukraine Aid Lays Out Welcome Mat to China in Taiwan | Opinion
While the critically important decision to supply main battle tanks has rightly been lauded, we ought not be fooled into thinking that our efforts in Ukraine have been a triumph.
Taiwan Legislator Criticizes China Response to Possible Taipei Visit by US Official
Because former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei in August triggered China’s large-scale military drill focused on Taiwan, planning for McCarthy’s visit would need to consider China's possible ...
Video of child swept up by kite was filmed in Taiwan, not India
A video showing a child swept into the air by a kite has been viewed hundreds of times in social media posts falsely claiming the accident happened in India. But the clip was filmed at a kite festival ...
Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan’s airspace as US tracks surveillance balloon
Defense officials in Taiwan said that 14 Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels were detected around the island in the early hours of Friday morning.
Taiwan activates defenses in response to Chinese incursions as U.S. general’s leaked memo warns of armed conflict with China by 2025
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said 20 Chinese aircraft on Tuesday crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that has long been an unofficial buffer ...
Taiwan Startup Ecosystem Survey
From its local funding, talent pool, and technological strengths, Taiwan possesses the competitiveness required to expand into the global market. Founded in 2015, WeMo Scooter provides new ...
Taiwan activates defenses in response China incursions as memo from U.S. general warns of armed conflict with China by 2025
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said 20 Chinese aircraft on Tuesday crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that has long been an unofficial buffer zone between the sides, which separated during a ...
Smart cities advance: Taiwan invests in Iveda, Remark partners with Aaeon
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Karachi safe city project is stalled. The surveillance software and hardware company said it has contracts with the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Tainan Solar Park, Taipei City ...
Turtle project funding at center of controversy
A coast guard official pours water onto a sea turtle on a beach in New Taipei City on Feb. 1 last year, after the turtle was freed from a fishing net. Photo: CNA The agency previously funded the ...
6 Reasons why Taipei is a foodie’s paradise
Formerly known as Taipeh-fu during the Qing era, and Taihoku under Japanese rule, Taipei became the capital of Taiwan Province as part of the Republic of China (ROC) in 1945 and the capital of the ROC ...
Taiwan’s Tsai welcomes retired U.S. admiral for China talks
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday welcomed the former head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, who had warned the island could face an invasion from China this decade, as the mainland ramps up ...