Taipei, Taiwan – Asia is bracing for a second Donald Trump presidency that is poised to inject unpredictability into the region’s relations with the United States, from casting doubt on longstanding alliances to threatening to upend trillions of dollars in trade. During his first term as president from 2016 to…
Biggest typhoon in decades will hit Taiwan where schools and businesses have been suspended amid heavy rains, winds. Business and schools have shut across Taiwan and hundreds of flights were cancelled as millions of people brace for the arrival of Super Typhoon Kong-rey, one of the most powerful storms to…
Taipei, Taiwan – For engineers working in Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, the past few years have been difficult. The United States’s efforts to curb the growing power of China, Taiwan’s neighbour, by cutting off its access to the most cutting-edge chips has put the island’s chip sector in the crosshairs of…
Beijing says latest arms package violates China’s sovereignty, endangers peace in the region. China has slammed the latest round of United States arms sales to Taiwan, vowing to take “all necessary measures” to assert its sovereignty over the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The US State Department on…
It may be time to break the mold. Sen. Joni Ernst lambasted the Pentagon over shipments of mildew-infested body armor plates, mold-covered tactical vests and other subpar equipment to Tawain last year that Taipei spent weeks drying out and cleaning up. Ernst (R-Iowa) penned a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd…
Taiwanese defence chief says a blockade would have far-reaching consequences for international trade. Taiwan’s defence chief has warned that a Chinese blockade would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade after Beijing held military exercises to encircle the self-governed island. Taiwanese Defence Minister Wellington Koo…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is planning more plants in Europe with a focus on the market for Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips, according to a senior Taiwanese official, as the chipmaker expands its global footprint. “They have started construction of the first fab in Dresden, they are already planning the next…
Workers reportedly arrested in Zhengzhou for equivalent of breach of trust. Taipei, Taiwan – Four Taiwanese employees of Apple supplier Foxconn have been detained in China since January, Taiwan’s national news agency has reported. The workers were detained in Zhengzhou, the home of Foxconn’s largest iPhone factory, by the local…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has called for more urgency in negotiations on a code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea, as he accused China of “harassment and intimidation” in the waterway. Marcos Jr told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Chinese Premier Li…
In his first National Day speech, new president stresses ‘thriving’ democracy of island claimed by Beijing. Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te has said he will stand against any attempt at annexation or encroachment into the island’s territory. China claims the self-ruled democracy as its own and has not ruled out…
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