Six years after the #MeToo movement rose to global prominence and toppled powerful perpetrators of sexual abuse, Taiwan is racing to reform laws and provide training and support as it reckons with its own wave of complaints.
Japan raises alarm over China’s military, its Russia ties and Taiwan tensions in new defense paper
Japan has stepped up its alarm over China’s assertiveness in the region, its growing military ties to Russia and its claims on Taiwan in a defense paper that is the first under Tokyo’s new security strategy calling for a major military buildup.
Exclusive: New Taiwan weapons package to be announced soon – US officials
The United States is expected to announce as early as Friday that it will provide Taiwan with military assistance worth more than $300 million, two U.S. officials told Reuters, a move likely to anger China.
Senators rally to boost defense spending, with $1 billion for Taiwan
A bipartisan group of senators seeks to boost defense spending beyond the debt ceiling cap amid resistance from House Republicans.
Taiwan Says China Releases Man Accused of Spying
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government said on Thursday that China had released a Taiwanese citizen who had been detained on charges of spying, and that he had already left the country.
Taiwan’s #MeToo Moment Has Been a Long Time Coming
Taiwan is now reckoning with our long-delayed #MeToo movement, an experience that has shown us just how far women — even in the most progressive and woke places — still have to go to win and preserve their safety and autonomy.
Coastal Chinese city joins parts of Taiwan in shutting down schools and offices for Typhoon Doksuri
The coastal Chinese city of Shantou on Thursday joined parts of Taiwan in shutting down schools and offices as Typhoon Doksuri brings heavy wind and rain to the Taiwan Strait and surrounding areas. Doksuri weakened further on Thursday,
Chipmaker MaxLinear Terminates Acquisition of Taiwan’s Silicon Motion
MaxLinear Inc., a maker of chips for broadband communications, said it terminated its attempt to acquire Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ending a cash-and-stock deal worth $3.8 billion.
North Phoenix spec industrial project hopes to house TSMC supplier
A 26-acre speculative industrial project in north Phoenix has received approval from the city. The developer is pitching the property to be used to produce supplies for the Taiwan Semiconductor ...
‘Love in Taipei’ Trailer: Ashley Liao Falls for Ross Butler and Nico Hiraga (Video)
Paramount+ today released the official trailer and key art for the young adult film “Love in Taipei,” based on the New York Times’ best-selling novel “Loveboat, Taipei” by Abigail Hing Wen.
Taiwan’s main airport becomes battleground for simulated Chinese invasion
Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport became the scene of a simulated Chinese invasion on Wednesday for the first time ever as the island’s military conducted an anti-takeover drill to fend off any possible attack from Beijing.
A Netflix hit, a Facebook flood and an overdue reckoning: How Taiwan’s #MeToo finally took off
A wave of sexual harassment and assault accusations has roiled Taiwan, more than half a decade after the #MeToo movement sprang up in the U.S.
Taiwan police investigated after botched sting operation leads to sexual assault of minor
Two Taiwan police officers are under investigation after a botched sting operation led to a minor being sexually assaulted, prompting public uproar and an official apology from the local police department.
Simulating enemy attack, Taiwan conducts military drill at main airport
Taiwan conducted an anti-aircraft landing drill at its main international airport for the first time on Wednesday, simulating the repulsion of an invading force as China ramps up military pressure to force the island to accept its sovereignty.
Taiwan Scrambles to Secure Sunken Cargo Ship Before Typhoon Doksuri Hits
As Super Typhoon Doksuri sweeps through the Philippines on its way to China, officials in Taiwan are scrambling to secure a sunken cargo ship before the storm can worsen the wreckage.
Powerful typhoon Doksuri lashes Philippines, threatens Taiwan, China
By Karen Lema, Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee MANILA/BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -At least one person died as powerful typhoon Doksuri lashed the coastline of the northern Philippines with gale-force winds and torrential rain on Wednesday,