By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, March 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan can well afford a $40 billion special defence budget given its booming economy, President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday, citing a U.S. emphasis on ...
Donovan’s Deep Dives: New Taipei City mayoral race heats up
The race for New Taipei City mayor is being keenly watched, and now with the nomination of former deputy mayor of Taipei Hammer Lee (李四川) as the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) candidate, the battle ...
China’s new ethnic unity law could target Taiwanese, warn Taipei officials
The new law aims to create a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic minority groups. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
24 hours in Taipei: Ultimate food, culture & must-see landmarks!
Join us for an exciting 24-hour journey through Taipei, Taiwan’s dynamic capital! Explore the best of Taipei with stops at Yongkang Street for bubble tea and scallion pancakes, climb to panoramic ...
New US Weapons for Taiwan Could Be Approved After Trump’s China Trip, Sources Say
Nonetheless, Trump's arms sales approvals to the island in his second term have already surpassed the amount approved by his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden over four years, incl ...
Taiwan parliament authorizes signing of stalled $9 billion U.S. arms deals
The back and forth on Taiwan’s defense spending has provoked concern in the United States, the Beijing-claimed island’s most important international backer and arms supplier.
What to know about the falloff in China’s military flights around Taiwan
Over the years, a regular Chinese campaign of sending warplanes flying toward Taiwan — the self-governing island it claims as its territory — has raised alarm from Taipei to Washington. Now, a sharp ...
Retirees are using EWT to ride Taiwan’s semiconductor dominance
Quick Read iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) holds $6.1B in net assets with a 0.59% expense ratio and is 66% weighted to information technology, making it a concentrated play on Taiwan’s tech sector.
Exclusive-New US Weapons for Taiwan Could Be Approved After Trump’s China Trip, Sources Say
WASHINGTON/TAIPEI, March 13 (Reuters) - A major U.S. arms package for Taiwan that includes advanced interceptor missiles is ready for President Donald Trump's approval and could be signed after his ...
Taiwan’s bid to export drones free of Chinese parts is taking off
Taiwan builds a drone industry free of Chinese components, exporting over 123,000 units in 2025 to countries including Czech Republic and Poland.
For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.
When Chinese warplanes suddenly stopped flying near Taiwan for nearly two weeks, the silence was both striking and deeply puzzling.
Taipei quantum forum spotlights software, security and sensing
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A quantum technology forum in Taipei on Tuesday put the spotlight on Taiwan’s efforts to develop related software, secure communications, sensing, and hybrid computing.
China’s new ethnic unity law could target Taiwanese, Taipei officials warn
TAIPEI, March 12 (Reuters) - A new Chinese law on ethnic unity could give Beijing another legal basis to go after Taiwanese it views as separatists given language it contains on protecting China's ...
Taiwan Parties Agree Government Can Sign Stalled Agreements on U.S. Arms Deals
TAIPEI, March 12 (Reuters) - Taiwan's three main political parties agreed on Thursday to authorise its government to sign U.S. agreements for four arms sales packages, after officials warned that ...
Belize-Taiwan Financial Services Technical Mission 2026 brings together experts from Belize and Taiwan
Finance Belize announced the Belize–Taiwan Financial Services Technical Mission, taking place 9–13 March 2026.
Why Chinese military flights near Taiwan have suddenly dropped
After years of near-daily air incursions, a sudden lull in Chinese fighter jet activity around Taiwan has left analysts trying to understand what changed.