Post reporter with mainland China passport among journalists forced to cancel travel plans because of restriction Also, for the first time in decades, no mainland academics will be visiting Taiwan to observe the elections either Reporters from around the world are converging on Taiwan as the island prepares to vote for a new president in ...
Taiwan to donate 60 million yen for Japan quake
Authorities in Taiwan say they will donate 60 million yen, or nearly 420,000 dollars, to help with relief and rebuilding efforts after Monday's devastating earthquake in central Japan. They are also launching a fund-raising campaign.
Jeremy Lin takes over as new Taipei Kings beat Meralco Bolts
From the taraflex to the hardcourt.The Philippines, still attracting basketball star-power in 2024as former NBA champ Jeremy Lin puts on a show for local hoop fans in the East Asia Super ...
Taiwan’s presidential candidate Ko Wen-je seeks a middle ground with China, attracting young voters
With Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections less than two weeks away, the island’s alternative party candidate and chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party, Ko Wen-je, is promoting a policy of patience toward China,
Taiwan elections can weaken an unstable status quo
Taiwan’s presidential race could be consequential if its ruling party is re-elected on Jan. 13. An unprecedented third term for the Democratic Progressives would frustrate Beijing which claims the self-governed island as its own.
Taiwan is an existential threat to Xi Jinping’s China
On January 13, 2024, the people of Taiwan will elect a new President and legislature. This event has become a potential flashpoint in competition between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the West which already risks escalation from an economic contest into direct military engagement.
Meralco’s Banchero rues turnovers in EASL loss to New Taipei Kings
MANILA, Philippines – Having more turnovers than assists spelled the doom for Meralco against Jeremy Lin and the New Taipei Kings in their East Asia Super League (EASL) clash Wednesday night, Bolts ...
Taiwan spots more Chinese balloons, says one flew over island
Taiwan's defence ministry said it had detected three more Chinese balloons flying across the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, and one of those flew over the island, the second day in a row it has reported such activity.
As Taiwan prepares for polls, China’s Xi Jinping issues a warning on reunification
The January 13 election will decide how Taiwan handles a belligerent Beijing’s threats – both economic and military — of merging it with the mainland
Taiwan will publish analysis of China’s alleged election interference post vote
Taiwan is documenting its experiences with China's alleged attempts to interfere in elections next week and will publish its analysis soon after the vote.
China unveils new aircraft carrier days before Taiwan’s election sending tensions soaring
China has revealed a new aircraft carrier as concerns over a potential invasion of Taiwan soar ahead of elections on the democratically-run island.
Taiwan shares open higher
Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened up 15.08 points at 17,574.39 Thursday on turnover of NT$2.8 billion (US$90.26 million).
China Sends More Weather Balloons Into Taiwan’s Airspace
Beijing largely kept to its side of the Taiwan Strait's center line until 2020. Following visits to Taipei by high-ranking U.S. cabinet officials that summer and fall, China began sending increasingly more warplanes and warships across the 100-mile waterway and into Taiwan's air defense identification zone.
Taiwan’s election is going to the wire and the divisive issue is … Taylor Swift
Taiwan’s ruling party made the country too risky for Taylor Swift to tour with its China-sceptic rhetoric, the island’s political opposition claimed as it entered a tense final stretch of election campaigning.
Taiwan Lantern Festival designs unveiled in Taipei
The Tourism Administration yesterday in a ceremony in the Grand Hotel Taipei unveiled the designs of the main lantern and handheld lanterns of this year’s Taiwan Lantern Festival. The annual festival ...
China surveillance missions spotted in the sky over Taiwan
Taiwanese defense officials have confirmed the presence of several Chinese spy flights over the island's airspace just days before the country's presidential election.