China's response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was anything but subtle -- dispatching warships and military aircraft to all sides of the self-governing island democracy, and ... ( read original story ...)
51 Chinese warplanes, 6 warships infringes on Taiwan’s air defence identification zone
The 25 warplanes that had flown to the east of the median line were identified as 12 Sukhoi SU-30 fighter jets, six Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, four Chengdu J-10 fighter jets, two Xian H-6 bombers, ... ( read original story ...)
Sixteen arrested in push to stop human trafficking
Taiwanese who have been rescued from confinement in Cambodia have reported being beaten or shocked, or physically abused in other ways by people running human trafficking operations at hotels and ... ( read original story ...)
Solomons secures Chinese loan for Huawei project
Under the terms of the deal, the Solomons is to receive a 20-year concessional loan from state-linked Export-Import Bank of China that would fully fund Huawei’s construction of the towers, the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s July export growth slows, signaling a drop in global demand
Taiwan's export growth is seen slowing in July, which is an indicator that global demand is falling. Taiwan's exports are a key indicator of the global technology sector. ( read original story ...)
AmCham Taiwan says there’s been no ‘appreciable’ business disruptions over recent China tensions
Andrew Wylegala of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan says, however, that its survey found that almost half of its members "suspect that there will be some kind of dislocation and disruption" ... ( read original story ...)
HITCON hacking event starts in Taipei
The HITCON hacking congress is seeking to help companies and individuals learn survival skills in a virtual world where cyberwarfare and hacking attacks have become increasingly common, the ... ( read original story ...)
US business group says members see limited impact from Taiwan-China tensions
Most members surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan said they had not been significantly affected by recent Chinese military drills around the island, but had heightened concerns, the ... ( read original story ...)
China must show it’s not an ‘agent of instability’ on Taiwan, US Ambassador to China says
China needs to convince the rest of the world it is not an "agent of instability" and will act peacefully in the Taiwan Strait, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said in his first TV interview ... ( read original story ...)
Rep. Meeks on Taiwan visit: ‘Not going to allow Beijing’ to tell Congress what to do
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) on Friday said in an interview that he and the delegation that traveled to Taiwan with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are “not going to allow Beijing” and Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese military drills around Taiwan had limited impact, US business group says, but concerns heightened
American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taiwan survey shows 77 per cent of respondants had not been significantly affected by recent Chinese military drills, which followed Nancy Pelosi’s visit ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign firms concerned about operating in Taiwan amid Chinese military activity
As Chinese military exercises around Taiwan become the new normal, foreign companies are reassessing the risks and costs of doing business in Taiwan and maintaining supply chains that pass through or ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Taipei win Baseball5 Asia Cup as Japan and South Korea also reach World Cup
Chinese Taipei are the first-ever Baseball5 Asia Cup champions and have qualified for the World Cup along with Japan and South Korea. ( read original story ...)
Lithuania to open trade office in Taipei next month amid tensions with China
Amid heightened tensions with China, Lithuania plans to open a trade office in Taiwan next month in September. Lithuania has appointed Paulius Lukauskas, an adviser to Lithuanian Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
We’re Still Asking the Wrong Questions About War With China Over Taiwan
The priority is not who would win a war over Taiwan, but how to prevent one in the first place. Former Grenadian Environment Minister Simon Stiell is expected to push for reparations. A deadly mix ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seeks to free citizens lured to Cambodia by scammers
Taiwan is seeking to free more than 300 of its citizens who were lured to Cambodia by crime groups promising high wages for tech jobs, but then were forced to work in call centers scamming Taiwan’s ... ( read original story ...)