After becoming Taiwan's first female president in 2016, Tsai will formally complete the two terms permitted under Taiwanese law on May 20. Voters have elected her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ...
Taiwan’s voters choose democracy again, despite China’s disinformation and interference
The next chapter in Taiwan’s democracy has begun. On Saturday, the people of Taiwan elected Lai Ching-te as president and Bi-khim Hsiao as vice president in the eighth presidential election since 1996 ...
Hong Kong-bound China Airlines plane makes U-turn, returns to Taipei airport after issuing emergency signal
Taiwanese media report flight CI919 left Taipei Taoyuan International Airport on Saturday evening before issuing an ‘emergency situation’ code.
Taiwan’s Doubts About America Are Growing. That Could Be Dangerous.
Will deepening skepticism about the United States as a trustworthy nation diminish Taiwan’s belief that it could fend off China? There are markers all over Taiwan, like this one in Taipei, of its courtship of the United States.Credit... Supported by By ...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Q4 Revenue Slips 1.5%, Sees Promise in AI Chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported fourth-quarter revenue slipped 1.5% from a year ago to $19.8 billion, while net income dropped 19.3% from a year ago to $7.5 billion. The chipmaker'
Taiwan: ‘The main obstacle to a possible rapprochement between Beijing and Taipei is the Chinese regime itself’
OP-ED. Despite the election of a pro-independence president in Taiwan, China will not dare embark on a military venture as it would risk significant consequences, writes researcher Valérie Niquet.
Top Korean game developer Wemade to exhibit at Taipei Game Show for the first time
Leading South Korea-based global game developer WEMADE will be exhibiting for the first time at the Taipei Game Show 2024, to be held at the Nangang Exhibition Center from January 25th to 28th. Wemade ...
Taiwan’s president-elect faces growing challenges with its chip industry
Lai Ching-te, who won Taiwan’s presidential election last Saturday, will be facing a crossroads in the country’s technology industry when he takes office in May. Lai’s administration will be the third term of Democratic Progressive Party rule in Taiwan,
TSMC says its $40 billion chip project in Arizona faces a further delay
TSMC said Thursday that plans for its second fab in Arizona had been stalled, as the Taiwanese chipmaking titan cited a need to review incentives from the US government.
Vietjet Expands Taiwan Network By Launching Phu Quoc-Taipei Flight
Vietnamese low-cost airline Vietjet has already started network expansion for 2024 and introduced a daily service between Phu Quoc island and Taipei in Taiwan. The airline is targeting both leisure ...
Taiwan’s president-elect faces growing challenges with Taiwan’s chip industry
Lai Ching-te, who won Taiwan’s presidential election last Saturday, will be facing a crossroads in the country’s technology industry when he takes office in May. Lai’s administration will be the third term of Democratic Progressive Party rule in Taiwan,
Why these Taiwanese Americans flew home to vote
And Ms Yang is one of a few thousand Taiwanese living overseas who returned last week to vote in an election that China had framed as a choice between war and peace. In Taiwan, where voters must cast their ballots in person,
Will Taiwan’s Next President Be the China Hawk Washington Wants?
The Biden administration hopes Lai Ching-te will take the threat of a cross-strait invasion as seriously as the U.S. does.
China says threats of force over Taiwan not aimed at most Taiwanese
China's position that it will not renounce using force to bring Taiwan under its control is aimed at foreign interference and a tiny number of separatists, but Taiwanese need to be disabused of "biases" against China,
Opinion: What Taiwan’s latest election means for equality and democracy
Taiwan has become essential investor for the economic revolution on the mainland. Commercially successful, generally well-educated overseas Chinese in turn are a vital source of capital for the mainland. Expatriate Chinese also vote in Taiwan elections.
What US lawmakers’ Taiwan visit means for relations with China
US delegation is set to visit Taiwan in a show of support for the island, but analysts suggest that congressional lawmakers are more concerned about domestic perception than geopolitical fallout.