Taiwan to strengthen civil defence to prepare against China threat

China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and threatens to subjugate it with military force if Taipei refuses to submit to Beijing’s control indefinitely. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has in recent years replaced his predecessor’s more patient approach with a campaign of political, economic and military pressure aimed at coercing Taiwan.

Central bank to hold interest rates

Inflationary pressure in Taiwan has eased, but the central bank has no intention of cutting interest rates anytime soon, central bank Governor Yang Chin-long (楊金龍) said yesterday. Rather, the central ...

Over 100 mm of rain fails on Taipei in 1 hour

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei’s Daan and Xinyi Districts experienced heavy rain on Wednesday (July 10), leading to temporary flooding on Songren Road and Wuxing Street. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Central Weather Administration (CWA) issued flash flood ...