Commemorative event for Japanese engineer sees William Lai, who takes office on May 20, hark back to remarks from Tokyo like ‘Taiwan’s security is a global issue’ and ‘Taiwan’s crisis is Japan’s crisis’.
Taiwan detects 23 Chinese military aircraft, 5 naval ships encircling it
Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (MND) said on Thursday that it tracked 23 Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am on Wednesday and 6 am on Thursday, Taiwan News reported. According to Taiwan News, of the 23 People's ...
Taiwan brings tough penalties for crypto non-compliance
Taiwan is cracking down hard on cryptocurrency service providers who sidestep regulations. The latest legislative sweep introduces severe penalties, signaling a zero-tolerance policy against ...
12 Chinese Ships Detected Around Outlying Taiwan Island: Taipei Coast Guard
Taipei's coast guard said Thursday that a fleet of seven Chinese ships and five coast guard vessels were detected around Taiwan's outlying island of Kinmen. "Around 15:00 (0700 GMT), a fleet of seven ...
Taiwan woman hides centenarian father’s corpse at home, withdraws his military pension for years
A woman in has been detained and accused of hiding her father’s corpse for years to collect his military pension.
Gogoro Releases First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Gogoro Inc. ("Gogoro," "the Company" or "We") (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, today released its ...
Acer Announces Q1 2024 Net Income at NT$1.20 Billion, Up 133.4% Year-on-year
Margins for gross profit, operating income, and net income all grow year-on-year TAIPEI, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced its financial results for the first quarter of ...
The Struggle for Taiwan: A History by Sulmaan Wasif Khan review – dire strait
How presidential animosity and diplomatic failures by China and the US have left the island in a perilous state
Chinese naval vessels, aircraft closely monitor US ship USS Halsey’s Taiwan Strait transit
Colonel Li Xi, spokesperson for the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command, said the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey was under continuous monitoring by both naval and air units throughout its transit,
Weak Chinese Demand Dampens Taiwan’s April Exports, While US Imports Reach Record Highs
A noteworthy aspect of Taiwan’s export dynamics in April was the remarkable surge in shipments to the United States, reaching an all-time high driven by robust demand for artificial ...
China’s capture of Taiwan’s TSMC would be ‘absolutely devastating’ to US: Raimondo
Keoni Everington is a senior journalist at Taiwan News with 15 years of experience covering news about Taiwan and China. Over his eight years at Taiwan News, Everington has covered a wide range of ...
What is in Huawei’s new Pura 70 smartphones
Huawei's new high-end Pura 70 smartphone series quickly sold out after it was launched last month with analysts touting it as another Apple iPhone challenger and adding to signs of how the Chinese ...
US sends warship through Taiwan Strait weeks before Lai takes office
The latest mission's timing was extra sensitive, given it took place ahead of the May 20 inauguration of Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te, a man who China says is a dangerous separatist ...
China decries U.S. warship’s passage through Taiwan Strait, weeks before new Taiwanese leader takes office
China’s military criticized a U.S. destroyer’s passage through the Taiwan Strait, which occurred less than two weeks before the island’s new president takes office and while Washington and Beijing are ...
China criticizes US for ship’s passage through Taiwan Strait, weeks before new leader takes office
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s military criticized a U.S. destroyer’s passage through the Taiwan Strait, which occurred less than two weeks before the island’s new president takes office and while ...
Taiwan Stock Market May See Profit Taking On Thursday
The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, gathering more than 480 points or 2.3 percent in that span. The ...