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Keeping up with its intimidation tactics, China sent a Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Christmas Day. A statement by the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan may be acquiring U.S.-built MQ-9 Reaper drones according to a U.S. State Department Congressional notification, a move which could massively improve Taiwan’s electronic eyes on vital areas of ... ( read original story ...)

Food Taipei, one of the largest international events of its kind in Asia, opened in Taiwan on Christmas Day. Among the highlights of the expo is the debut of a pavilion by the EU member state, ... ( read original story ...)

TSMC accounts for more than 90% of global output of these chips, according to industry estimates. Both superpowers now find themselves deeply dependent on the small island at the center of their ... ( read original story ...)

The salience of this summit lies in a deeper understanding on part of the Biden administration that democracy is not just a form of government, it is a goal in itself- a value that must be cherished, ... ( read original story ...)

About 40 possible temporary base locations for the Marines have been identified in the Nansei island chain, which consists of about 200 inhabited and uninhabited islands. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s equity benchmark closed at a record high as a global rebound in tech hardware shares extended and retail investors continued to pile in. ( read original story ...)

Machinery failure is thought to have been the reason behind a sizeable containership prang at the port of Taichung yesterday. The 13-year-old, 1,049 teu Asiatic Sun badly damaged its bow and a berth ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan reported 24 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, all but one contracted overseas, and confirmed one previous case as an Omicron variant infection, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said. The ... ( read original story ...)

The disastrous defeat of all four referendum proposals by Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT) this month was the latest in a long string of setbacks for the party, an outcome that has broader ... ( read original story ...)

The same small island will stay center-stage on security issues. Plus a selection of the columnist’s best work in 2021. ( read original story ...)

The year 2021 began with triumphal statements from Chinese leaders about “time and momentum” working in China’s favor. The year ends with American power in Asia on the rise and China’s power falling, ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan delivered 10 tonnes of emergency supplies by military aircraft to the Philippines over the Christmas weekend to help the Southeast Asian country recover from the devastation caused by Typhoon ... ( read original story ...)

The Solomons are just one of the tiny but strategically important nations of the Pacific that are caught up in a growing geopolitical competition over whether to maintain diplomatic ties with Beijing ... ( read original story ...)

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said his administration will remain neutral amid the escalating conflict between China and Taiwan.Duterte said he was relieved that there is no tension ... ( read original story ...)

In the latest evidence of their blatant interference in the Taiwan question, the United States and Japan are reportedly mulling a joint military operation plan for a possible "Taiwan emergency". ( read original story ...)