China renews a yellow alert for rainstorms in various parts of the country. National Meteorological Center has advised local governments to make appropriate preparations. Yellow is the most severe weather warning system. BEIJING: The National Meteorological Center of China renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms across the country on Monday. Heavy rains are anticipated to … Read more
“Top Gun: Maverick” earned $248 million at the global box office on its opening weekend. In Taiwan, it’s being celebrated for not pandering to China. Beijing sees Taiwan as an inalienable part of its territory and lashes out at any reference to it. In 2019, the trailer for “Top Gun: Maverick” showed Cruise’s personality, U.S. … Read more
China has made the second greatest intrusion into Taiwan’s air defence zone this year, with Taipei claiming 30 planes, including more than 20 fighters, entered the territory. Taiwan’s defence ministry said late Monday that it has scrambled its own planes and deployed air defence missile systems to keep an eye on China’s latest moves. Beijing … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday accused Beijing of raising tensions over Taiwan and insisted US policy has not changed after President Joe Biden said Washington would defend the island. “While our policy has not changed, what has changed is Beijing’s growing coercion,” Blinken said in a wide-ranging speech on China. He pointed … Read more
A White House official said on Monday that there has been no change in US policy toward Taiwan since President Joe Biden signalled his willingness to use force to defend the island country if it came under assault. “As the President said, our policy has not changed,” said the White House official, who did not … Read more
The United States’ top trade representative met with her Taiwanese counterpart on Friday to discuss measures to strengthen trade and investment links between the two nations. Prior to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministerial conference, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai met with Taiwan’s top trade negotiator John Deng in Bangkok. According to a statement from … Read more
Joe Biden will visit Japan and South Korea on his first Asian trip as president, sending a strong warning to China, according to aides and analysts: don’t do what Russia did in Ukraine elsewhere in Asia, certainly not in Taiwan. Biden leaves on Thursday for the five-day trip after months of rallying allies to punish … Read more
BEIJING – China’s Foreign Ministry lambasted the US on Tuesday for modifying the wording on the State Department’s website about Taiwan, claiming that “political manipulation” will not change the existing quo in the Taiwan Strait. The section on Taiwan on the State Department’s website has been updated to remove language opposing Taiwan independence as well … Read more
TAIPEI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Taiwan on Monday afternoon according to the US Geological Survey, causing buildings in the capital Taipei to sway. The quake struck at a depth of 27.5 kilometres (17.1 miles) off Taiwan’s east coast, nearly midway between Hualien county’s shore and the southern Japanese island of Yonaguni, … Read more
Beijing is closely observing Russia’s crisis in Ukraine, according to US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns, and it is affecting China’s calculations on Taiwan. Burns, speaking at a Financial Times event in Washington, said China’s leadership has been struck by Ukraine’s vigorous resistance to Russia’s incursion as well as the economic price Russia is … Read more
Taiwan’s disease monitoring office said Saturday that there were 46,377 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 11 new fatalities from the illness on Friday. According to the organisation, seven male and four female patients died, all of them were in critical condition and had chronic ailments. According to the FDA, another 159 imported cases were … Read more
Taiwan has decided not to buy anti-submarine helicopters from the United States because they are too expensive, according to the country’s defense minister. The island was planning to buy up to 12 Seahawk choppers but the deal has been scrapped as Taipei prioritizes lower cost, more mobile weaponry to counter any threat from China. Local … Read more
Taiwan kicked off the first Asian Pride Games on Friday with a colorful ceremony that drew hundreds of athletes and spectators, as the island abandons its zero-Covid policy despite an increase in infections. The games are the successor to The Straits Games, founded in Malaysia 20 years ago and considered the first international gay sports … Read more
Taiwan, which had been living mostly free of COVID-19, is now facing its worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic with over 11,000 new cases reported Thursday. Cases have been on the upswing since late March. In April, the island’s central authorities announced that they would no longer maintain a “zero-COVID” policy like the … Read more
Beijing: During a phone chat with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday, Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe warned the US not to underestimate China’s resolve. The two defence ministers also discussed maritime and air security, as well as the situation in Ukraine. According to Xinhua, Mr Wei said … Read more
HONG KONG, April 20 – Taiwan is an integral part of China, and no one can change that, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe stated Wednesday during a rare phone chat with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a Beijing statement. “If the Taiwan issue were not handled properly, it would have a damaging impact … Read more
A huge box ship stranded for a month in the US east coast’s Chesapeake Bay become refloated on Sunday, local media said. The Ever Forward, owned by using the Taiwan-primarily based corporation Evergreen, have become lodged in some 20 toes (six meters) of mud a few hundred yards from shore at the night of March 13 after … Read more
China has reacted violently to a Congressional visit to Taiwan by conducting military exercises in adjacent seas. A task force of frigates, bombers, and fighters manoeuvred into Taiwanese waters, according to the People’s Liberation Army, to target the “wrong signals” given by the US in its show of support for Taiwan. Meanwhile, the Chinese J-20 … Read more
Taiwan, Taipei – Before the epidemic, Yongkang Street in Taipei was a popular tourist destination, with people eating spring onion pancakes, drinking bubble tea, and eating mango ice while shopping gift shops and posh boutiques. To keep up with demand for its dumplings, the famed Taiwanese restaurant brand Din Tai Fung established a second facility … Read more
In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan’s military has issued a guide to war survival for citizens on how the island should respond to Chinese pressure. To bring Taiwan under China’s authority, China has never given up the use of force, and in the past two years, it has stepped up military activity near … Read more
Acer, a Taiwanese tech company, suspend its business with Russia on Friday. Soon after Taipei expanded its sanctions over Ukraine. The world becomes divided during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, while Acer joins the international sanctions against Russia. The organization contributes to supporting the purpose by saying, “The company is focusing on the safety of all its … Read more
The Pentagon stated Tuesday that the US government has approved a sale of up to $95 million in training and equipment to bolster Taiwan’s Patriot Air Defense System. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency stated in a statement that “the planned sale will assist to sustain the recipient’s (Taiwan’s) missile density and assure readiness for … Read more
China has delayed any possible invasion of Taiwan for at least four years following Russia’s disastrous foray into Ukraine, intelligence chiefs have claimed. President Xi Jinping will reportedly analyze Vladimir Putin’s failures before making any moves on Taiwan (ROC). According to Chen Ming-tong, head of Taiwan’s national security bureau, China will not launch an attack for the remainder … Read more
Canada is one of several nations and territories on Russia’s list of “unfriendly countries” for whom sanctions are being imposed as a result of the country’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict. According to the Russian government, the list, which was posted on its official website and distributed through state media, comprises nations that have imposed … Read more
TAIPEI – Taiwan reported 44 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including four locally transmitted infections and 40 imported ones, the island’s disease monitoring agency said. The new local infections, three in Taoyuan and one in Taipei, are all related to previously reported cases, it said. Read more: Taiwan reports 130 new COVID-19 cases To date, … Read more
Taiwan’s government has denounced one of its Olympians after the speed skater was seen in an online video wearing the suit of the Chinese national team, with one lawmaker calling her attire the “uniform of the enemy”. The 33-year-old was the flagbearer for the ‘Chinese Taipei’ team at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games opening … Read more
TAIPEI: Every day, Aiden Lee joins the hundreds of thousands of people getting around Taipei on two wheels. But when most of his fellow riders head to a petrol pump to refuel, he takes his e-motorbike to one of Taiwan’s increasingly commonplace battery-swapping stations — tech its creators say could supercharge the shift from fossil … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines has ordered two new warships from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said, modernising Manila’s navy as it faces a dispute with Beijing in the South China Sea. The Philippine Navy had become run down in recent decades, even featuring US craft from World War II, until President … Read more
