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The eye of Tropical Storm Bailu spent only three hours over Taiwan but the rain fell for more than 48 hours. There was some wind damage in the form of ...

The case of Chan Tong-kai was cited as a cause for the extradition bill that spurred the demonstrations in Hong Kong, but ahead of presidential elections, ...

American officials now talk of making the process a routine business, showing Washington's willingness to confront Beijing even when relations are at their ...

FOR TAIWAN, there is nothing like an American president who is not squeamish about outraging China. Even before he took office Donald Trump stirred ...

Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck eastern Taiwan at 4:41 a.m. Monday with no immediate damage and casualty reported, according to ...

After dithering for weeks, on August 15 the Trump administration informed Congress it would authorize the sale of sixty-six newly-manufactured F-16V fighters to ...

Taipei, Aug. 25 (CNA) Taiwan's government on Sunday condemned a group of Chinese citizens for harassing a Taiwanese restaurant in Chile that apparently ...

The US Navy sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait Friday, a move that comes amid heightened tensions with Beijing over trade.

if Taiwan is ever forcibly integrated with the People's Republic of China, Chinese hegemony of the region will loom.

Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) Taiwanese table tennis player Lin Yun-ju (???) earned his first ITTF World Tour men's singles title by defeating two German veterans in ...

China steadily is building up the forces it could deploy in an attempted invasion of Taiwan. The Chinese navy is acquiring aircraft carriers and amphibious ...

Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) on Monday issued a "yellow" heat warning for Taipei and New Taipei, saying daytime temperatures ...

Taipei, Aug. 25 (CNA) Taiwan will soon officially rise to the top category in a global index on anti-money laundering after Asia/Pacific Group on Money ...

Investors focused on the potential riches of moon exploration shouldn't underestimate the ramifications of a 1967 treaty and its signatories.

China “will not sit idly by” if the U.S. proceeds with a sale of advanced F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan, a Chinese general said, while warning of other...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A total of 2,465 Southeast Asian language teachers are all set for the new term at Taiwan's elementary schools. The measure has been ...

TAIPEI: Taiwan braced for typhoon Bailu on Saturday (Aug 24), shutting businesses and schools as airlines cancelled hundreds of flights amid ...

The Western Pacific remains active, with multiple areas monitored for new tropical development.

President Trump has agreed to sell a fleet of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, which his predecessors, wary of China, had declined.

Taiwan braced for Typhoon Bailu on Friday, prompting cancellations of domestic flights amid warnings of floods and high seas on the island.. Read more at ...

Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Monday are as follows: @United Daily News: Urban housing problem, dubbed a slug, remains ...

A US Navy ship passed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, only three days after the US government approved an US$8 billion arms sale to the island's military.

Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) Taipei led Taiwan in average household spending in 2018 and was the only city or county in which it exceeded NT$1 million (US$31847), ...

Concerns that China might crackdown on Hong Kong have Taiwan determined to maintain its own autonomy. Chinese leaders have long hoped to bring Taiwan ...

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Tuesday in ...

This week, the United States announced its intention to sell Taiwan a fleet of new F-16 fighter jets. The sale involves nearly 70 F-16 fighter jets worth $8 billion ...

“It is our Taiwan; we got to save it ourselves” was the rallying cry of Sunflower activists when they occupied their country's Legislative Yuan in March 2014.

As demonstrations continue in Hong Kong, Taiwan's offer to provide political amnesty to protestors has angered officials in Beijing. Protests have rocked the ...

Taipei, Aug. 25 (CNA) Tai Yu-hsuan (???) of Taiwan won the country's first gold medal at the World Archery Youth Championships on Sunday after he beat ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Chinese government announced on Wednesday that it would temporarily stop issuing individual travel permits to Taiwan, a move that ...

The Trump administration is moving forward with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, American officials said Friday. The move is certain to further ...

Lion & Lion has appointed Iris Peng (pictured) as managing director to oversee its operations, strategy and overall business performance in Taiwan. Peng was ...

Campaigners in Taiwan are calling for an end to the centuries-old practice of fish tethering – which sees live fish tied into a crescent shape to entice buyers ...

China possesses hundreds of more modern fighters than Taiwan does. Sixty-six F-16s won't change that. And Taipei already has begun to revamp its defensive ...

Taiwan registered stronger industrial production than even the most bullish economist's forecast Friday as companies benefited from increased U.S. orders and ...

Precision gear maker Khgears International Ltd (??) on Wednesday last week said it would set up a plant in Taiwan this year to focus mainly on harmonic gear ...

The APG has adopted mutual evaluation reports for the Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Taiwan and the Solomon Islands – due to be published in ...

Taiwan seeks to stay ahead of the game as the 'fourth industrial revolution' takes shape.The Instrument Technology Research Center (ITRC) of Taiwan signed a ...

On the heels of four tropical cyclones that made landfall in eastern Asia so far this month, Bailu aims for Taiwan and China.

Taipei, Aug. 25 (CNA) Taiwan's Lin Yun-ju (???) and Liao Cheng-ting (???) fell short in their bid to clinch the men's doubles title at the Czech Open on ...

Apple Inc. is developing rooftop solar arrays with Taiwan's Wan Ja Shan Brewery Co., best known for its popular soy sauce, as the Cupertino company boosts its ...

Admitting the island nation is a separate customs territory would benefit the trade agreement and allow Ottawa to pursue sensible One-China policy.

Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) Air, road and sea traffic has been disrupted by Tropical Storm Bailu, which landed in Pingtung County in southernmost Taiwan at 1 p.m. ...

Hong Kong's turmoil reverberates among Taiwanese. Many have a sense dread that as Hong Kong goes, so goes Taiwan. Others are less bothered, believing ...

Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) Taiwan's government has requested the country's allies speak up for its cause of seeking to be included in the United Nations and its ...

The Taiwan Renewal Party (?????) was formally founded yesterday, announcing aims to restrict the central government's power and reform taxation.

Bid for 3rd Terminal Fails Once Again In June, a tender for the contract to construct a third terminal for the Taoyuan International Airport failed to.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's president rebuked China on Thursday over its decision to ban individual travel permits for Chinese visitors to the self-ruled island, ...

The second edition of the CTCA International Open took place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where modern technology and ancient traditions meet. Not only did ALINA ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A new public project slated for groundbreaking on Sept. 16 will breathe new life into the cityscape of Taichung in central Taiwan.

A tiny yet wealthy city-state, Singapore is a major financial hub of Asia. While this moneyed image has become the mainstream depiction of Singapore, many are ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A trade delegation led by Phil Bryant, the governor of Mississippi, is visiting Taiwan between Aug. 26 and 28 at the invitation of the ...

China has said it is banning Chinese movies and actors from the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, one of the most prestigious film award shows in Asia.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The woman known as Taiwan's oldest internet sensation, “Happy Granny”(“???”), has died at 86, the Central News Agency (CNA) ...

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced in a 21 August statement that it is “grateful” for the US government's decision to approve the sale of ...

Welcome to east Asia's best-kept secret: a bite-sized island with a vibrant foodie scene, hot springs by the bucket-load and a gloriously crowd-free coast that's ...

Taiwan intends to raise its military budget more than usual next year following an increase in perceived threats from its old rival China, which has the world's ...

Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) Confidence in Taiwan's economy weakened in August amid escalating tensions between the United States and China, according to a ...

Beijing's pressure campaign and the pushback in Hong Kong is setting up an electrifying presidential election battle in Taiwan over the next five months.

Over 1000 families were left with no electricity in the country, which sits along the 'Ring of Fire' seismic fault.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan is seeing cutthroat competition in the online food delivery market, and two such platforms have decided to pull out this year.

Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) Taiwan's manufacturing sector continued to be hurt by trade tensions between the United States and China as its production value ...

Commonality and advanced technology in its future F-16 force will compensate Taiwan for the long wait in placing an order.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) showcased a prototype of the next-generation 8×8 Cloud Leopard II armoured vehicle development in public for ...

Internet users on the Chinese mainland have blacklisted popular bubble tea brands from Taiwan after a Hong Kong franchise urged solidarity with street ...

The next election is cast as a Clinton v Trump-like contest between a breezy populist and “adult in the room”.

Taiwan braved heavy rains and floods as typhoon Bailu hit the southern tip of the island on Saturday, the first storm in two years to make landfall. 18 stranded, 6 ...

To promote and help the bamboo industry including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nagaland, particularly in North Eastern States, Nagaland ...

Yet another company is coming under fire for implying that Taiwan is independent from China. Only this time it's Chinese national champion Huawei ...

A year ago, I wrote an editorial for these pages previewing key regional trends to watch — a potential thawing of hostilities on the Korean Peninsula, China's ...

Nearly 96 percent of Taiwanese said the media should do a better job verifying news, and more than half considered the quality of news as a major source of ...

Beijing called for boycott of the high-profile festival amid rising tensions across the strait, but filmmaker had previously decided to defy it.

The first half of August in Taiwan's political party scene has proved to be rowdier than usual as next year's presidential and legislative elections d.

(Bloomberg) — A Chinese warship collided with a Taiwanese freighter Wednesday evening, damaging the bulk carrier, Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration ...

The ancient and the modern come together for an evening of history and culture in what's billed as a “once-in-a-lifetime musical circus art experience” at Miller ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The articles on the website of the leading Taiwan newspaper were gushing about a new Chinese government program to lure Taiwanese ...

Vehicles run on the road in Hualian, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 24, 2019. Typhoon Bailu made landfall in Taiwan Saturday afternoon, leaving two people ...

Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TPVGH), a national first-class medical centre and a teaching hospital located in Beitou, Taipei, will utilise the Philips IntelliSite ...

Zhou Ze-gang (???) reaches the top of Yushan Main Peak in the morning on Aug. 19. (???'s post on the Facebook page of ?????? on Aug. 24).

Designed reportedly doctored images from stock photography platform.A train decoration campaign to promote the importance of leopard cat protection in ...

NT$5.8 million in duty evaded: prosecutors.A total of 13 agents of the National Security Bureau and managers at China Airlines were charged Friday (August 23) ...

The 2019 Chill Out Festival will kick off on October. 19.A special preview show of the Chill Out music festival was held in a co-working space in Taipei on Sunday ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan) – Heavy rainfall in recent days has damaged parts of Taichung City's Dakeng Scenic Area (?????), causing two trails to be closed for ...

Indonesia-flagged geotechnical survey vessel Patra Offshore suffered a heavy portside list while working on an offshore wind-related project off Changhua in ...

If a new tropical depression or storm forms, impacts could range "anywhere from Taiwan to eastern China to southern Japan" later this week.

Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) The Taoyuan District Court approved a motion Sunday to take into custody a drunk truck driver who was responsible for the death of three ...

It comes amid rising tensions with the island, which Beijing considers to be Chinese territory.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday condemned Chinese who have been harassing a Taiwanese restaurant in Chile that reportedly had shown ...

Soft drink recalled for second time since November 2018.The Oceanic Beverage Co., Inc. (?????) issued on Friday (Aug. 23) a product recall in Taiwan ...

HONG KONG — Sales of gas masks have soared in Taiwan, with some shops reportedly running out of stock in the past month as Hongkongers snap up ...

Sign, removed at request of Chinese attendees, contained no reference to Taiwan or any national emblems.Chinese officials in attendance at the ASEAN Smart ...

Experts speculated that the drills are meant to demonstrate Chinese resolve, as well as respond to arms sales and US Navy Taiwan Strait transits.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan's Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee (???) recommends the Japanese novel "Shitamachi Roketto" (?? ...

Taiwan has begun production of a new land-attack cruise missile. But the island country still is badly outgunned by China's own, much larger missile arsenal.

Facebook post by pro-independence councillor referred to police by political rival as it may breach national security laws.

Taiwan's Air Force has confirmed it expects to buy more than 60 new Lockheed Martin Block 70 F-16C/D Vipers and released an infographic about the fighter ...

Up to 20 international tourists will be picked to bed down in the presidential office in Taipei - free of charge. (Photo: AFP/Daniel Shih). 13 Aug 2019 05:46PM ...

Fong Sheng Hao is a famous fixture in Taipei's Shilin Market; the café is well-known for its charcoal-grilled breakfast toast sandwiches, which are savoured with ...

The Taiwan News claimed that Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg's decision to resign last week came after he refused to name names to the Chinese ...

FUKUOKA – It was one of the less publicized international campaigns of support for Japan following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, ...