TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Glowball Music Festival, founded by Sonia Calico, is an ambitious new music festival that seeks to redefine the electronic music scene in Taiwan. “Sorry if I sound a little hoarse or hungover, but I was giving out shots in the ...
Taiwan inaugurates new president for ruling party’s historic third term after voters snub China’s warnings
Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan’s president Monday, marking the start of a historic third consecutive term for the island’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which has championed democracy in the face of years of growing threats from authoritarian China.
Taiwan’s new president urges China to stop its military intimidation
Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te in his inauguration speech has urged China to stop its military intimidation against the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own territory.
Taiwan’s New President Calls On China to End Threat of War
(Bloomberg) -- New Taiwan President Lai Ching-te urged China to stop its ... of Life’ at Helicopter Crash Site Speedier Wall Street Trades Are Putting Global Finance On Edge Even If Alito Is Right, ...
Taiwan presidential inauguration live: Lai Ching-te takes office
Ching-te represents an historic third term in power for the pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive party (DPP). Lai calls on China to help maintain peace in Taiwan strait 04:27 Lai calls ...
China sanctions Boeing, two U.S. defense contractors for Taiwan arms sales
Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s new president, has vowed to strengthen Taiwan’s security through imports of advanced fighters and other technology and strengthening its domestic defense industry. In April, ...
Taiwan Swears In New President, William Lai, Amid Tensions With China
Tensions across the Taiwan Strait have escalated significantly since mid-2022, when then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei and met with top leaders. Beijing responded to that trip with ...
Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te takes office in key flashpoint of US-China rivalry
How Lai manages relations with China will be closely watched in Beijing and Washington. The Communist government cut off direct communication with Taipei after Tsai refused to accept the notion Taiwan ...
Taiwan’s Lai Sworn in as President in Taipei
Taiwan's Lai Ching-te was sworn in as president on Monday. The 64-year-old former kidney doctor and ex-vice president took his oath of office in Taipei. The new leader will have to navigate the complex relationship between America and China, which has ...
Taiwan’s Lai Taking Helm in Key Flashpoint of US-China Rivalry
Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te was sworn in as president of the democratic island, putting him right at the heart of a geopolitical rivalry involving the world’s two biggest powers. The 64-year-old former ...
Global Tensions and a Hostile Neighbor Await Taiwan’s New Leader
More about Amy Chang Chien Meaghan Tobin is a technology correspondent for The Times based in Taipei, covering business and tech stories in Asia with a focus on China. More about Meaghan Tobin ...
Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan’s president in a transition likely to bolster island’s US ties
Lai entered politics as mayor of the southern city of Tainan and then rose to vice president. He takes over from Tsai Ing-wen, who led Taiwan through eight years of economic and social development ...
Life in Taiwan is rowdy and proud, never mind China’s threats
As Lai Ching-te takes office, these photos show how this island democracy revels in the vibrant society its people have created.
Taiwan swears in new president, stands up to Chinese aggression
Lai Ching-te has vowed to continue Taiwan’s defense and foreign policy of avoiding tensions with China while also standing up for the island democracy’s freedoms.
Mainland China hits EU, US with anti-dumping probe into chemical imports, with Japan, Taiwan also targeted
Beijing launched an anti-dumping investigation on Sunday into imports of a widely used engineering chemical from the EU, US, Japan and Taiwan, as tensions rise with the major trading partners. The ...
Police arrest 24 Thai ‘hostesses’
Taipei police on Saturday arrested 24 female Thai tourists on suspicion of working as hostesses and engaging in illegal activities at an underground bar in Zhongshan District (中山), the distict’s ...