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 ...
Indonesian workers in Taipei protest broker system
About 30 Indonesian migrant workers gathered outside the Indonesian Economic and Trade Office (IETO) to Taipei yesterday to demand better protection of their rights and the abolition of the broker system. During the rally, Indonesians working in the ...
Incoming Taiwan president courts diplomatic allies with shrimp fishing
President-elect Lai Ching-te took leaders from some of Taiwan's handful of remaining diplomatic allies shrimping on Sunday, the day before he takes office and has to deal with China which believes the island has no right to the trappings of a state.
Taiwan’s Lai to Take Helm in Key Flashpoint of US-China Rivalry
Bloomberg Economics estimates a war over Taiwan would cost around $10 trillion, equal to about 10% of global GDP, dwarfing the blow from Ukraine, Covid-19 and the global financial crisis.
Taiwan tightens security ahead of President-elect Lai’s swearing in ceremony amid growing Chinese aggression
As Taiwan's new President-elect, Lai Ching-te's swearing in ceremony draws near, the island's coastguard has ramped up patrols over the weekend amid increasing presence of Chinese vessels, according to Al Jazeera.
U.S. Fears Undersea Cables Are Vulnerable to Espionage From Chinese Repair Ships
U.S. officials are warning telecommunications companies that undersea cables that ferry internet traffic across the Pacific Ocean could be vulnerable to tampering by Chinese repair ships.
How the ghost of Chiang Kai-shek haunts Taiwan’s next president William Lai and the island’s armed forces
In the run-up to William Lai’s inauguration on Monday, reluctance in the military to remove statues of the late leader raises questions about its loyalty.
Young soldier charged with murder of girlfriend in New Taipei
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A volunteer soldier in New Taipei was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, also a soldier, on Saturday (May 18). The man, a 19-year-old surnamed Hsu (許), got into an argument with his 19-year-old girlfriend, surnamed Liu ...
Taiwan’s steely leader rewrote the book on how to deal with China
While Tsai shied away from the spotlight in Taiwan’s boisterous politics, Xiang Xiang became a celebrity. She played a starring role in Tsai's 2020 re-election campaign, along with the president’s ...
‘We had no idea what private equity was about’: Japanese chipmaker CEO on buyout bosses
Japan is pushing to build up its own semiconductor sector, which has languished since a period of dominance in the 1980s, both through investments and by forging close connections with South Korea, ...
Taiwan’s new president inherits a strong foreign policy position but political gridlock at home
Taiwan's new president takes office Monday. Lai Ching-te is expected to build on the legacy of incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen.
Tsai Ing-wen: the leader who put Taiwan on the map and stood up to China
Tsai Ing-wen never set out to be a leader. Growing up shy, she aspired to become an archeologist, because “people that are dead already wouldn’t jump up and argue with you.”