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Last month, local media reported that U.S. troops, including Army Special Forces—also known as Green Berets—were being stationed in Taiwan on a long-term basis. However, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Admiral John Aquilino dismissed the reports, calling them " inherently inaccurate ."

Public prosecutors indicted 15 people yesterday — five former city government officials and 10 members of Ysolar Group (力暘集團) — after an investigation into a controversial solar energy project in ...

Elsewhere on the island, Taiwan’s largest recycled steel manufacturer, Tung Ho Steel, has developed a different system of cycling resources—not with its customers, but with its competitors. The company’s partnership with the industry’s other major steelmakers is collectively known as Taiwan Steel Union (TSU).

The U.S. and Taiwan will hold another round of negotiations toward their "21st Century" trade agreement starting on Monday in Taipei, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Friday.

Taiwan policy should be a profound issue in the presidential race. But like many matters of actual substance, it's subsumed by nonconsequential controversies or constant focus on former President Donald Trump's court cases. Whoever wins in November will have to contend with contention over Taiwan, so voters are owed a thorough, thoughtful position.

Google Taiwan’s office in New Taipei City, a big engineering and development office, marks another step in the company’s mission to dominate a key component of Taiwan’s tech ecosystem. This will be ...

The sweeping foreign aid package passed by congress has drawn the ire of China, but billions of dollars will actually stay in the US

Friday’s drills were based on the theory that a magnitude 6.6 quake had hit the capital, with the worst devastation recorded in the districts of Beitou and Shilin, per Radio Taiwan International (RTI) ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A male passenger faces a NT$1 million (US$30,000) fine for jumping onto an MRT track and causing delays during rush hour on Thursday (April 25).

Taiwan's capital was shaken by a ‘strong’ earthquake on April 22, AFP staff reported, with the Central Weather Administration saying it was a magnitude-5.5 tremor originating in eastern Hualien.

Chao is part of a team of councilors working on the road improvement plan that seeks to increase sidewalk width, stop people parking scooters on sidewalks, and create more parking overall. The project ...

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China blasted the latest package of U.S. military assistance to Taiwan, saying such funding was pushing the self-governing island republic into a “dangerous situation.”

Taiwan faces a difficult national security situation, with China pressing closer all the time, President-elect Lai Ching-te said on Thursday has he announced the appointments of his new security and diplomacy teams ahead of taking office next month.

Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan will get military aid while TikTok will get a new owner in the United States or or be banned in the nation after President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion aid package bill into law Wednesday.

Chinse Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu expressed "strong dissatisfaction" over the bill, telling Newsweek "the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese."