Taiwan authorities are investigating the causes of a Mirage-2000 fighter jet of its air force crashed on the southeastern shores of the island on Monday, official media reported today. The aircraft ... ( read original story ...)
The View of Ukraine from Taiwan: Get Real About Territorial Defense
Don’t miss our comprehensive guide to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine has shocked the world, but one ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s China Airlines says clogged ports to help drive surge in air freight demand
Clogged ports and labour shortages will help drive air freight in the first half of this year with demand outstripping supply, Taiwan's China Airlines Ltd said on Tuesday as it reported record freight ... ( read original story ...)
Residents of Taipei on edge about China after Russia invades Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has renewed fears that a potential conflict could also happen over Taiwan -- a democratic, self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory. Since the ... ( read original story ...)
Regent Taipei and Lion Travel Jointly Launched Taiwan’s First Five-Star Gourmet Tour on Train Restaurant “The Kitchen – An Extraordinary Feast”
After a year of meticulous planning, the latest Taiwan Railway Train Restaurant "The Future" was officially released in early March this year. Inspired by the luxury rail tours around the world, Lion ... ( read original story ...)
China asks the US not to “walk a dangerous path” in the question of Taiwan
The director of the Foreign Affairs Committee Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Yang Jiechi, warned the US Government's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, that his country ... ( read original story ...)
As U.S. Tries to Sway China Against Russia, Beijing Sees Taiwan as Priority
"Any attempt to condone and support the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces and to play the 'Taiwan card' to 'use Taiwan to contain China' will never succeed," the Chinese readout said. ( read original story ...)
First Mover Asia: A Taipei Executive Believes GameFi Can Fix Gaming’s Creative Drought; Bitcoin, Ether Are Flat in Light Trading
See Wan Toong, the CTO of Red Door Digital, a Taipei-based studio building out Web 3 games, believes games can be creative and lucrative; bitcoin and ether are flat. ( read original story ...)
About one-third of Taipei residents over 40 are single
About one-third of Taipei residents aged 40 or older are single, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said yesterday as he promoted the city government’s cash lottery program to encourage city residents to ... ( read original story ...)
China Greenlights Russia to Sanction Taiwan: It ‘Has Only Itself to Blame’
In the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia included Taiwan—but not China—on a list of countries it considers "unfriendly." ... ( read original story ...)
China Sends 13 Aircraft Toward Taiwan After Island Grounds Some Fighters
Taiwan's government has complained of similar missions in recent years, when Chinese jets have approached the island that China claims as part of its territory. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan again warns Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone
Taiwan's air force scrambled again on Monday to warn away 13 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, in the latest uptick in tensions across the Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
2 little-known US and UK special-ops missions are influencing how Chinese military planners think about an attack on Taiwan
Chinese military strategists have been studying other countries' special-operations forces, trying to glean lessons for China's forces. ( read original story ...)
Seoul and Taipei among the top 10 markets with the largest growth in luxury home prices
They are the only two Asian cities that made it to the 2021 list. Knight Frank’s list of top 10 markets that recorded the most growth in luxury residential prices in 2021 only had two Asian cities, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan air force Mirage fighter lost, pilot ejects safely
Taiwan’s air force said one of its French-made Mirage 2000 fighter jets appears to have been lost off the island’s east coast, but the pilot has been rescued after parachuting to safety. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan air force loses another fighter, second crash in three months
An investigation team has been set up and sent to Taitung, the air force said. Taiwan received its first Mirage jets in 1997, though they have been upgraded several times since then. In January ... ( read original story ...)