Taiwan launches annual war games with simulated attacks against military command

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan launches its largest ever military drills on Wednesday, starting with simulated attacks on its command systems and infrastructure ahead of a Chinese invasion, senior defence officials said. The early stages of...

Members of Hong Kong Independence Group Arrested, Charges Include Over Flag-Raising Ceremony in Taipei

語言: English Photo Credit: Brian Hioe HONG KONG POLICE claim that they have arrested four individuals aged 15 to 47 over a pro-independence organization that advocates for Hong Kong independence. What proves unusual, however, is that they claim...

Fox News Politics Newsletter: Pro-Trump 'Troll' Gets Biden-Era Conviction Tossed on Appeal

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening… - One year after Trump...

US tanks used in Taiwan drills watched by Lai

HSINCHU, Taiwan — Taiwan’s leader Lai Ching-te watched live-fire drills with United States-made Abrams M1A2T tanks on Thursday as part of major annual exercises aimed at boosting the island’s ability to fend off threats from China. Four of the...

Taiwan begins military drills to counter China threats

End of equality and the century of political correctness

Author Ivan Veljanoski has said, “equality is an illusion”. Since the First World War, until the meteoric rise of China, the world believed that it was politically correct to make pious proclamations about equality, of individuals and of nations....

‘Can’t stand idle as China…’: US Senators join call for new Taiwan law to check Chinese ‘grey zone tactics’

Amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific, a bipartisan group of US senators has introduced a bill aimed at countering China’s escalating use of “grey zone tactics” against Taiwan, particularly its undersea communications infrastructure. The Taiwan...

Export ban for Taiwan firms a stern warning for separatist forces: Beijing

Beijing has banned the export of dual-use items to eight Taiwan-based aerospace and shipbuilding companies, including suppliers to the Taiwanese military. The move was hailed by the mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office as a “stern warning against...

Is Taiwan Preparing for the Wrong Kind of War as Communist China’s Threat of ‘Reunification’ Looms? 

As Taiwan begins its largest-ever defense drills, with Communist China fixated on “reunification” with its neighbor, is the island democracy preparing for the wrong kind of war? While Taiwan’s military is focused on deploying tanks and rockets to...

Costco sales rise 8% in June amid e-commerce, international growth

Costco Wholesale Corp. reported a strong June as consumers shopped for summer deals and its international division racked up a big increase. The membership warehouse club retailer reported that its sales rose 8% to $26.44 billion for the retail...

Taiwan Film Festival in Australia

Overview A Taiwanese filmmaker might've made your favourite movie, although you may not realise that. Adored the original The Wedding Banquet? A fan of Brokeback Mountain? Loved Life of Pi? Still in awe at Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's action...

Taiwan’s DPP begins to recall opposition lawmakers

(MENAFN) Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) launched a national campaign on Friday aimed at recalling opposition lawmakers, according to reports. The initiative comes as Taiwan’s legislature remains under the control of opposition groups,...

This Is Officially the No. 1 Bourbon at the 2025 International Whisky Competition

A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Batch #4 was named Best Bourbon and Best American Whiskey at the 2025 International Whisky Competition, earning a score of 97.01, the second-highest overall. Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Cask Strength Single Malt from...

My Enemy’s Enemy — Taiwan and Eastern Europe

My work has been rooted in Eastern European security — in Latvia, NATO, Ukraine, and digital and cyber defense. The Indo-Pacific felt like someone else’s front line. But as the discussions in Taipei unfolded, I was struck by how familiar it all...

Hong Kong nat. security police arrest 4, aged 15 to 47, for alleged subversion via Taiwan-based group

Hong Kong national security police have arrested four people, aged 15 to 47, for allegedly conspiring to subvert state power through a Taiwan-based group that advocates for the city’s independence. A billboard of the national security law in Hong...

Taipei Fubon Bank opens first Seoul office to bolster Asia-Pacific push

Taipei Fubon Bank has officially launched its first representative office in Seoul, advancing the group’s push to expand across the Asia-Pacific region. Fubon Financial Holding, the bank's parent company, said Tuesday that the office opened its...

Vermont Secretary of State back from official trip to Taiwan

MONTPELIER -- Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas returned from a trip to Taiwan, where she led a bipartisan delegation of her fellow secretaries from the United States. Several secretaries of state journeyed as part of a National...

Taiwan yet to receive US tariff letter

The US issued its first batch of tariff notification letters yesterday, although Executive Yuan spokesperson Michelle Lee (李慧芝) today confirmed Taiwan has yet to receive one. Vice Premier Cheng Li-chun (鄭麗君) and Minister Without Portfolio Yang...

Taiwan’s Army Stands Up First HIMARS Rocket Artillery Unit

Taiwan’s army officially stood up its first unit operating the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System on July 4, with a ceremony at the unit’s new base in Taichung. The HIMARS are now operated by the Republic of China Army’s 58th Artillery...

China’s blacklist of Taiwanese companies backfires, exposes weak leverage

Taipei [Taiwan], July 10 (ANI): China's Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday announced export restrictions against eight Taiwanese companies, a move analysts described as largely symbolic and unlikely to have a significant commercial impact, Focus...