Fears are soaring surrounding a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and a potential Sino-US conflict and Beijing appears to be doing everything in its power to gain the upper hand.
‘Invisible Nation’ Review: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen Fights For Her Country’s Survival in Vanessa Hope’s Compelling Documentary
After becoming Taiwan's first female president in 2016, Tsai will formally complete the two terms permitted under Taiwanese law on May 20. Voters have elected her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ...
Taiwan leads gains in Asia markets; Japan December inflation at its lowest since June 2022
Japan's December headline inflation rate hit its lowest level since June 2022, cooling to 2.6% from 2.8% in November.
Taiwan’s voters choose democracy again, despite China’s disinformation and interference
The next chapter in Taiwan’s democracy has begun. On Saturday, the people of Taiwan elected Lai Ching-te as president and Bi-khim Hsiao as vice president in the eighth presidential election since 1996 ...
‘Freedom’: the Taiwanese naturists defying social – and legal – norms while nurturing body positivity
Strictly speaking, like most of Asia, public nudity is against the law in Taiwan. But one group holds monthly events where they can bare all without outside interference and encourage body positivity.
Did Taiwan just have its last election?
He could have said that “the United States congratulates Taiwan on another free election” or “the people of Taiwan must determine their future.” Instead, the president said exactly what Beijing wanted ...
Hong Kong-bound China Airlines plane makes U-turn, returns to Taipei airport after issuing emergency signal
Taiwanese media report flight CI919 left Taipei Taoyuan International Airport on Saturday evening before issuing an ‘emergency situation’ code.
Taiwan’s Doubts About America Are Growing. That Could Be Dangerous.
Will deepening skepticism about the United States as a trustworthy nation diminish Taiwan’s belief that it could fend off China? There are markers all over Taiwan, like this one in Taipei, of its courtship of the United States.Credit... Supported by By ...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Q4 Revenue Slips 1.5%, Sees Promise in AI Chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported fourth-quarter revenue slipped 1.5% from a year ago to $19.8 billion, while net income dropped 19.3% from a year ago to $7.5 billion. The chipmaker'
TSMC’s bullish outlook cheers Asian stocks, Taiwan govt
Taipei-listed shares of Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC soared on Friday after the company gave a bullish outlook for the year on the back of the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), cheering tech stocks at ...
Taiwan eyes easing talent shortage, 200,000 new employees by allowing foreign graduates to stay for two years
Aiming to plug a talent shortage, Taiwan will allow university students to stay on the island for up to two years after graduating, up from between six and 12 monthsRecent study found that 86 per cent ...
Taiwan: ‘The main obstacle to a possible rapprochement between Beijing and Taipei is the Chinese regime itself’
OP-ED. Despite the election of a pro-independence president in Taiwan, China will not dare embark on a military venture as it would risk significant consequences, writes researcher Valérie Niquet.
Why Taiwan’s election result prompted Asian nations to speak up on ‘one China’
William Lai’s win in the presidential race triggered varied responses within the region, a contrast to four years ago when few countries said anything.
What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
Or, rather, smartphones. Instead, the school gave everyone on campus ... been retrieving spacecraft of non-human China conducted joint combat patrols around Taiwan on Wednesday, in a potential ...
Experts: Chinese invasion of Taiwan will be ‘catastrophic’ for economy
Taiwan maintains no more than an eight-day supply of natural gas and remains susceptible to a communications blackout should the PRC sever its undersea telecommunications cables,' he writes. For these ...
Taiwan’s new envoy to the U.S. offers assurances to Washington and Beijing
Taiwan’s top diplomat in Washington says the island's newly elected president won't worsen relations with China or draw the U.S. into a conflict.