Taiwan

Taiwan says detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cut

TAIPEI: Taiwan detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship on Tuesday after a subsea telecoms cable was… Read More

Trump, China’s Xi hold call on TikTok, trade, Taiwan

WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade… Read More

Taiwan says navy ready to protect undersea cables

TAIPEI: Taiwan's navy will be on standby to help protect the island's undersea telecoms cables… Read More

China calls Taiwan a ‘red line’, criticises new US military aid to island

China criticised new U.S. military aid to Taiwan on Sunday, saying the $571 million package… Read More

Taiwan says China expands military drills around the island

TAIPEI, Taiwan: China has expanded military drills around Taiwan aimed at drawing "a red line"… Read More

Taiwan reports Chinese balloon, first time in six months

Taiwan's defence ministry on Monday reported that a Chinese balloon had been detected over the… Read More

Russia says US using Taiwan to stir crisis in Asia

The United States is using Taiwan to provoke a serious crisis in Asia, Russian Deputy… Read More

Taiwan closes exploding pagers case

TAIPEI: Taiwan on Monday said it had closed a probe into pagers that exploded in… Read More

Taiwan battens down for Super Typhoon Kong-rey

YILAN, Taiwan: Five-metre waves pounded Taiwan's shores Wednesday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey drew near, with… Read More

US approves $2 bn arms sales to Taiwan including missiles

WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms sale package for… Read More

Nine dead in Taiwan hospital blaze

Nine people died on Thursday after a fire ripped through a hospital in southern Taiwan,… Read More

Thousands evacuated, Super Typhoon Krathon approaches Taiwan

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: Taiwan closed schools and evacuated thousands of people in the south of the… Read More

Typhoon pounds remote Philippine island group near Taiwan

MANILA: Typhoon Krathon pounded a remote group of tiny Philippine islands near Taiwan on Monday,… Read More

China aircraft carrier briefly enters Japan’s contiguous waters: report

TOKYO: A Chinese aircraft carrier briefly entered Japan's contiguous waters for the first time, Japanese… Read More

Taiwan uses AI to predict storm Bebinca paths

As tropical storm Bebinca barrels towards waters off northern Taiwan gathering strength into a possible… Read More

6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey… Read More

Taiwan braces for Typhoon Gaemi, suspends work, cancels flights

Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets… Read More

PM Shehbaz reiterates Pakistan’s support for Chinese stance on Taiwan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for the Chinese stance… Read More

Chinese military drills around Taiwan have ended: state media

China has announced the end of two days of military drills around Taiwan that it… Read More

China’s second day of war games around Taiwan tests ability to ‘seize power’

China's military carried out a second day of war games around Taiwan on Friday, with… Read More