Taiwan

Terry Gou, the millionaire creator of Foxconn, declared on Monday that he will run as an independent for president of Taiwan. Gou ran for the nomination of the main opposition Kuomintang party this year because he...

Next month, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will travel to Eswatini, the island’s sole ally in Africa, to strengthen ties, her office announced on Friday. According to her spokeswoman Olivia Lin, Tsai will go to Eswatini on...

On Saturday, China began conducting military exercises surrounding Taiwan as a “stern warning” after expressing displeasure over the island’s vice president, William Lai, visiting the United States. Lai, the front-runner in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election, visited...

According to a statement released by US President Joe Biden on Friday, Washington pays $345 million in military assistance to Taiwan. “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of...

According to Taiwan’s defense ministry on Wednesday, China conducted military drills for a second day, deploying naval ships and a sizable number of aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers, toward the island. Taiwan had discovered 30...

Taiwan’s economy shrank for a secon straight quarter at the start of 2023, the government said Friday — its biggest quarterly contraction since the 2009 global financial crisis. Gross domestic product in the first quarter plummeted...

As Tegucigalpa switches allegiances to China, Honduras’ announcement on Saturday that it had severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan brought an immediate rebuke from Taipei. According to instructions from President Xiomara Castro, Honduran Foreign Minister Enrique Reina...

A high-ranking parliamentary delegation from Germany said they were traveling to Taiwan on Sunday, ahead of an anticipated ministerial visit later this year in moves that could spark tensions with China. Johannes Vogel of the pro-business...

As Beijing stepped up its threats against the island democracy in 2022, the number of Chinese warplane incursions into Taiwan’s air defense zone nearly doubled. Self-ruled Taiwan is constantly in danger of attack. The island is...

Taiwan’s government said on Saturday it would fine Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, for an unauthorised investment in a Chinese chip maker even after the Taiwanese firm said it would be selling the stake....