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Waves generated by Typhoon Podul break along the coast in Kaohsiung Taiwan

Flights cancelled as Typhoon Podul hits southern Taiwan

Typhoon Podul has pounded Taiwan, with gusts of up to 178km/h, shutting down businesses in the south, grounding hundreds of flights and knocking out power for tens of thousands of households.

Asia • 13 Aug

a group of people stand in line as they wait to vote

Polls open in Taiwan's high-stakes recall election

Taiwanese voters turned out at schools, churches and community centres to cast their ballot in a high-stakes recall election that could give President Lai Ching-te's party control of the parliament.

World • 26 Jul

TSMC's shares have fallen by 20% this year due to the uncertainty about US trade and tariff policies

TSMC's Q1 profit surges, but Trump policies hit outlook

Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has logged a forecast-beating 60% leap in quarterly profit, though its outlook has been complicated by US President Donald Trump's unpredictable trade policies.

Business • 17 Apr

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the revisions for Taiwan on the US State Department's website were a big step backwards

China urges US to correct wording on website about Taiwan

China has urged the United States to "correct its mistakes" after the US State Department removed previous wording on its website about not supporting Taiwan independence, which it said was part of a routine update.

World • 17 Feb

While Taiwan regards itself as a sovereign nation, China insists the island is part of its territory and has not ruled out using force to bring it under its control

Taiwan on high alert after China restricts airspace

Taiwan has said its military is on high alert as it launched combat readiness drills after detecting Chinese warships and coast guard vessels in waters around the island.

World • 09 Dec 24

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit

Xi tells Biden support for Taiwan a 'red line' in ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he was ready to work with Donald Trump's new administration for a "smooth transition" in bilateral ties, as he met outgoing President Joe Biden for the last time.

World • 17 Nov 24

Foxconn said revenues for the July-September period rose by 20% year-on-year to NT$1.9 trillion

Tech giant Foxconn posts $1.5 billion Q3 net profit

Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn has today reported a forecast-topping net profit for the third quarter and said it expected further strong growth in demand for artificial intelligence servers.

Business • 14 Nov 24

The strait separates the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian from the main island of Taiwan, home to around 23 million people

The Taiwan Strait: Crucial waterway, military flashpoint

China launched fighter jets and other aircraft over the Taiwan Strait as part of military drills aimed at sending a "warning" to the self-ruled island.

Analysis and Comment • 14 Oct 24

Taiwan's defence ministry and coast guard said both agencies had dispatched their own forces

China launches fresh military drills near Taiwan

China's military launched a new round of war games near Taiwan, saying it was a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces", drawing condemnation from the Taipei and US governments.

World • 14 Oct 24

Democratically governed Taiwan had been on alert for more drills since last week's national day speech by President Lai Ching-te

China launches fresh military drills around Taiwan

China's military launched a new round of war games near Taiwan, saying it was a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces", drawing condemnation from the Taipei and US governments.

World • 14 Oct 24

Sand bags are being distributed from city government district offices in Kaohsiung ahead of Super Typhoon Krathon

Taiwan braced for substantial damage from super typhoon

Taiwan closed schools and evacuated thousands of people in the south of the island ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Krathon as the president warned it was likely cause "catastrophic damage".

Asia • 01 Oct 24

Tensions between Manila and Beijing have grown following a series of escalating confrontations over the hotly disputed South China Sea (file image)

66 Chinese aircraft around Taiwan, biggest sortie of year

Taiwan's defence ministry has said it has detected 66 Chinese military aircraft around the island in a 24-hour window, a record-high this year, a day after it said Beijing was conducting exercises in nearby waters.

World • 11 Jul 24

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said democracy is not a crime and autocracy is the real 'evil'

Taiwan leader says China 'has no right to punish' island

Democracy is not a crime and autocracy is the real "evil", Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said after China threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for "diehard" Taiwan independence separatists.

World • 24 Jun 24

Fighter aircrafts armed with live missiles have been seen patrolling the skies

Chinese war drills test ability to seize power in Taiwan

China's military started its second day of war games around Taiwan, with drills to test their ability to "seize power" and control key areas, exercises it said were launched to punish Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te.

World • 24 May 24

A brigade of the Chinese military pictured carrying out combat training in the Zhangzhou area in 2022

China's shows of force against Taiwan

China launched military drills around self-ruled Taiwan, three days after the democratic island's new President Lai Ching-te was sworn in. It is the latest show of force by China, which views Taiwan as its territory.

World • 23 May 24

A screen grab from a video shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command launching a joint military drill around Taiwan (Chinese People's Liberation Army)

Taiwan drills 'reckless' as US urges restraint from China

The United States has urged China to show restraint after it launched military drills around Taiwan, a senior US official said, describing China's actions as "reckless".

World • 24 May 24

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te addressing the crowd outside the Japanese-colonial-era presidential office in central Taipei

Taiwanese president calls on China to stop its threats

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has asked China to stop its military and political threats, saying in his inauguration speech that peace is the only choice and that Beijing had to respect the choice of the Taiwanese people.

Taiwan • 20 May 24

Uber has announced a $1.25 billion deal to take over Delivery Hero's foodpanda business in Taiwan

Delivery Hero's deal with Uber for foodpanda Taiwan sale

Uber has today announced a $1.25 billion deal to take over Delivery Hero's foodpanda business in Taiwan and buy new shares in the German firm in a deal that would boost liquidity of the delivery specialist grappling with rising competition in Asia.

Business • 14 May 24

The bills, passed in a rare Saturday session, were approved by overwhelming bipartisan votes, though they leave the future of House Speaker Mike Johnson in doubt as he seeks to fend off angry far-right detractors

US House passes bills to aid Ukraine and Israel

Members in the US House of Representatives have quickly passed legislation to provide to Ukraine and Israel and bolster Taiwan while also threatening a ban on TikTok if it fails to divest from Beijing.

World • 20 Apr 24

People are brought to safety by rescue personnel from a National Airborne Service Corps helicopter at a parking area in Taroko National Park

Taiwan helicopters pluck quake-stranded people to safety

Taiwan rescue helicopters flew sorties this morning to pluck tourists to safety after a massive earthquake cut off roads and blocked tunnels, leaving hundreds stranded for days in the mountains.

World • 06 Apr 24

A man receives medical attention at a temporary rescue command post after being rescued from the Taroko National Park in Hualien

Nine rescued from cave after Taiwan earthquake

Rescuers in Taiwan face the threat of further landslides and rockfalls in their search for a dozen people still missing from this week's earthquake, as the death toll rose to 12 and some of the stranded were brought to safety.

World • 05 Apr 24

A woman is reunited with her family after being rescued from a hotel in Hualien following the earthquake in Taiwan

Stranded miners rescued as searches continue in Taiwan

A helicopter has plucked to safety six people stranded in a mining area after Taiwan's worst earthquake in 25 years, as rescue workers reached 400 people cut off in a hotel in a mountainous national park by air, and confirmed all were safe.

World • 04 Apr 24

A red building is partially collapsed after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the entire island

Nine dead, more than 1,000 injured in Taiwan earthquake

At least nine people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted.

World • 03 Apr 24

A view of Kinmen island from Xiamen in China's southeast Fujian province (file image)

Taiwan and China perform rare joint rescue mission at sea

Taiwan and China dispatched teams on a rare joint mission to rescue a boat that capsized near Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, amid heightened tensions in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

World • 14 Mar 24

The men were paraded for the media along with items recovered from their room (Pic: Cambodian National Police)

Cambodia jails two Taiwanese men for faking kidnap

Two Taiwanese men have each been sentenced to two years in jail after they staged a fake kidnapping from a Cambodian seaside resort and put footage of it online.

World • 16 Feb 24