TaiwanPlus Prosecutors Probe Construction Firm After Buildings Partially Collapse in Taipei - TaiwanPlus News Taipei prosecutors have launched a probe into a construction firm they believe may be ...
Taiwan’s Formosa 2 offshore wind farm starts commercial operations
Formosa 2, a Taiwanese offshore wind farm with 376MW of capacity, has begun commercial operations, becoming the first Round 2 offshore project in the country to do so. The wind farm is located between ...
Mandopop singer Wang Leehom kneels and thanks his fans at Taipei concert
The Taiwanese-American singer held two concerts at the Taipei Arena on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the 47-year-old performed his song Kiss Goodbye while kneeling. He then continued kneeling with ...
Frustrated China steps up warship and fighter plane activity around Taiwan
Taipei reports People’s Liberation Army operation, which comes after Beijing accused US and Canada of ‘inciting conflict’ by traversing Taiwan Strait
Taiwan detects 39 Chinese warplanes and carrier after navy training by US and Canada
TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan said Monday it had detected 39 Chinese warplanes and an aircraft carrier near the island after a US destroyer and a Canadian frigate transited through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend. Between Sunday and Monday morning, 26 aircraft ...
Taiwan Says Chinese Carrier Group in Western Pacific for Training
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Chinese naval formation led by the aircraft carrier Shandong passed 60 nautical miles (111km) to Taiwan's southeast on Monday and entered the western Pacific for training, the island's defence ministry said.
Ian Easton On Taiwan: Taiwan: Not so safe, not so weak
To be fair, it would not be reasonable to expect that a nation like the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan), which has enjoyed over 60 years of unbroken tranquility and unremitting social progress and economic growth, could avoid becoming at least somewhat ...
Japan beat hosts Chinese Taipei for maiden men’s Under-18 Baseball World Cup
Japan won the men's Under-18 Baseball World Cup for the first time, beating the hosts Chinese Taipei in front of a crowd of 10,000 spectators. The top-ranked side in the World Baseball Softball ...
China claims ownership of the Taiwan Strait. Canada just sailed a warship through it
HMCS Ottawa entered the busy and strategically critical body of water at sunrise, flanked by three Chinese warships armed with missiles and torpedoes. CBC News was aboard the ship.
Destroyer Ralph Johnson, Canadian navy ship transit Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The U.S. and the Canadian navies sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, in a challenge to China’s sweeping territorial claims.
Biden meets China leader Li, says economic woes make Taiwan invasion less likely
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he held his highest-level talks with Chinese leadership in months, adding that Beijing's economic wobbles would not lead it to invade Taiwan.
Taipei working to shore up collapsing buildings
The Taipei City Government yesterday said it was continuing to grout the collapsing ground under several old buildings near a construction site in Zhongshan District (中山) that tilted to one side late ...
Taiwan’s ruling DPP raises hackles by omitting island’s official name from Double Tenth logo
Logo to mark the October 10 celebrations says '2023 Taiwan National Day', with no mention of the Republic of China Government is under fire from all directions over the move, which some say could suggest a push for independence A new logo to mark next month's Double Tenth holiday has raised concerns over whether Taiwan's ...
Taiwan Silent on Eswatini’s Democracy Movement as Tsai Returns – TaiwanPlus News
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has wrapped up her second state visit to the small African nation of Eswatini. The country is governed as an absolute monarchy and recently crushed demonstrations calling for more democracy. But despite Taiwan promoting ...
US House panel plans Taiwan war game with Wall Street executives
The US House of Representatives China committee plans to hold a Taiwan war game with financial and business executives in New York on Monday, in an effort to raise awareness about the risks attached ...
Taiwan’s Chip Companies Want Urgent Tax Fix, Envoy Says
Taiwan’s top envoy to the US said Taiwanese semiconductor firms are holding back from more investments in America because of “unreasonable and unfair” double taxation, and urged Congress to pass a ...