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TB-001 drone was part of 38 Chinese jets that flew across Taiwan Strait, claims island nation's Defense Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı ...

In an apparent new development, the long-endurance drone, which can carry weapons, flew a mission taking it up the east coast of Taiwan.

Paraguay’s presidential election Sunday could create regional ripples as top candidates diverge on whether to keep recognizing Taiwan or look to China.

The 38 warplanes and six ships detected around the island represented the biggest deployment since earlier this month, when China sent aircraft and vessels to the area after Taiwan’s president returned from a visit to the U.

China’s ambassador warned Japan that Taiwan was a red line not to be crossed, and said the detention of an employee of Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc. was related to a spying incident that damaged Beijing’s sovereignty.

In the heart of Paraguay's capital Asuncion, a tropical city close to the Argentine border, voters are gearing up for election day on Sunday, with the economy, corruption and Taiwan on their minds.

French businesses should wake up to risks linked to tensions around Taiwan that could impact their interests, the island’s envoy to Paris warned, urging firms to promote more collaboration with Taipei ...

Taiwan's export-dependent economy contracted more than expected in the first quarter and slipped into recession as exports were hit by slowing global tech demand and broader economic woes, but should hit a 2% growth target this year.

Taiwan’s economy shrank at the sharpest pace since 2009, recording its second straight quarter of contraction as the plunge in global demand for chips showed little sign of abating.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy patrol plane flew through the Taiwan Strait on Friday as a senior French lawmaker confirmed a warship from his country had also recently transited the sensitive waterway, amid growing tension between Beijing and Taipei.

Sandwiched between two Pacific superpowers, the Philippines has long had to tread delicately when it comes to dealing with Beijing and Washington's competing interests, a complex juggling act that has been on vivid display in recent weeks.

In an exclusive interview, Mike Gallagher previewed some of the Taiwan provisions that his China-focused panel is drafting for inclusion in a defense bill.

Indonesia's food regulator on Thursday said a popular product from one of the world's biggest instant noodle brands was safe for consumption in the country, despite its recall in Malaysia and in ...

Businesses from Taiwan are rushing to produce semiconductor chips on U.S. soil, but the lack of a formal U.S.-Taiwan tax treaty is an impediment.

The forum’s “deliberate use of a wrong title for former president Ma is profoundly inappropriate and uncourteous” for an organization based in the democratic nation of Greece, Presidential Office ...

Latin America used to account for many of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies, but China has been steadily whittling them away with promises of increased trade and investment. Panama, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras have all switched allegiance in recent years.