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Two major referendums in Taiwan on whether to ban the import of pork containing leanness-enhancing additive and whether to resite a new LNG terminal both failed on Saturday as not enough voters showed ... ( read original story ...)

In 2020 a naval shipyard in Taiwan quietly began construction of a submarine, something Taiwan was not supposed to be capable of. This got foreign journalists wondering what was going on. Questions ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese were voting on Saturday in referendums that could affect ties with key supporter the United States as well as the island's energy security, a vote the opposition hopes will be a show of no ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan and Singapore have resumed military cooperation following a long hiatus. In October 2019, Taiwan and Singapore signed the "National Defense Exchange and Security Cooperation Agreement."However, ... ( read original story ...)

Three government entities yesterday announced that they would jointly study the effects of global warming on the spread of disease-bearing mosquitos in Taiwan. The study would help authorities develop ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan will head to the polls on Saturday for a contentious vote on whether to accept pork imports from the United States, a key trade issue that could have serious consequences for Taipei's ... ( read original story ...)

Russian and Chinese pressure has raised questions about US willingness to defend Ukraine and Taiwan. "Strategic ambiguity" still serves a deterrent function, but the value of that deterrent is ... ( read original story ...)

The island warns Communist China not to interfere. Polls open tomorrow. The government has sided with the no vote on all four questions, but the polls do not favour it. The most important, especially ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's government said Thursday that an upcoming national referendum is an internal matter in a democratic nation, and China is in no position to "interfere" in the process. Mainland Affairs Council ... ( read original story ...)

Kaohsiung is also well equipped with water, electricity, land, human resources and other resources, attracting well-known domestic and foreign manufacturers to make investments. Since last year, the ... ( read original story ...)

After conquering semiconductors, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world’s biggest chipmaker has a new challenge: kickstarting Taiwan’s stalled green transition. Bureaucracy and red tape have ... ( read original story ...)

Seven schools in New Taipei City began providing Southeast Asian cuisine twice a month to rave reviews this year.The ... ( read original story ...)

If confirmed, the rules change would allow Taipei to veto such deals and signal another stress point in economic bonds Taipei, under the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, is edging closer ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with a group of six lawmakers from the French National Assembly on Thursday in Taipei. ( read original story ...)

New missile batteries planned for the Japanese island of Ishigaki reflect a drastic shift in Japan’s views on China. ( read original story ...)

The Biden administration's policy weaknesses and disorganization are the unifying denominator in the two current national security crises that we are ... ( read original story ...)