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The Taiwan Strait is a strategic maritime shipping route located between the coast of southeast China and Taiwan

China sails carrier through Taiwan Strait

A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait today, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said, just hours before the Chinese and US presidents were due to talk.

World • 18 Mar 22

Mr Pompeo is visiting at a time of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing

US should recognise 'free' Taiwan: Pompeo

The United States should diplomatically recognise Taiwan as "a free and sovereign country", former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said while visiting the island.

World • 04 Mar 22

The Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania, which opened in November

Taiwan and Lithuania forge ties despite China pressure

Taiwan and Lithuania have become strange bedfellows despite China's warnings to the European nation last year. So how did this seemingly unlikely relationship develop, and why is China now putting pressure on Lithuania?

World • 13 Jan 22

Visits like these are seen as crucial to breaking Taiwan's isolation

Taiwan basks in new warmth from Europe

The head of a European delegation which spent three days in Taiwan this week said they had a very "simple message: "You are not alone." Raphael Glucksmann, a French member of the European Parliament, told Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen at a news conference: "Europe is standing with you."

World • 06 Nov 21

Tanks are deployed during training exercises by Taiwan's military in September

Taiwan leader confirms small US troop training presence

President Tsai Ing-wen has confirmed a small number of US troops are present in Taiwan to help with training, adding she had "faith" that the American military would defend the island in the event of a Chinese attack.

Asia • 28 Oct 21

The flames tore through the building in Kaohsiung

46 killed in blaze at 13-storey building in Taiwan

At least 46 people have died after a fire in a residential building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, authorities said.

Asia • 14 Oct 21

Polling suggests the vast majority of Taiwanese have no desire to be ruled from Beijing

Taiwan 'will not bow' to pressure from China - Tsai

Taiwan will not bow to pressure from China and will defend its democratic way of life, President Tsai Ing-wen has said, following a spike in incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defence zone.

World • 10 Oct 21

'The complete reunification of our country will be and can be realised' - Xi Jingping

Reunification with Taiwan 'will be realised' - Xi

China's President Xi Jinping has said a "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan "will be and can be realised", days after Chinese warplanes made record incursions into the air defence zone of the democratically ruled island.

World • 09 Oct 21

Taiwan said yesterday's mission involved Chinese J-16 fighter jets (as seen in this file image)

China 'damaging peace' with warplane incursion - Taiwan

Taiwan accused Beijing of bullying and damaging regional peace today after Chinese fighter jets and bombers made their largest-ever incursion into the island's air defence zone.

World • 02 Oct 21

Taiwanese fighter jets practised taking off and landing on a provincial highway in Pingtung county

Taiwan jets land on highway for Chinese wargame

Fighter jets have practised landing on a highway in southern Taiwan as part of an annual live-fire military exercise that simulates defending the island against an invasion by China.

World • 15 Sep 21

Taiwan is becoming increasingly caught up in battle for influence between the East and West

Life in Taiwan double-edged as China-US rivalry grows

The stakes are high, the temperature is rising, but global dependency on Taiwan's computer chips has a cooling effect.

Analysis and Comment • 04 Jul 21

Consumers have stocked up on laptops, gaming consoles and other electronic products during the pandemic, leading to tighter inventory

Acer says global chip shortage 'gradually easing'

A global shortage of chips for mid-end consumer products is starting to ease and will be much better come the second half of the year, according to a senior executive at Taiwan's leading computer seller Acer.

Business • 06 Apr 21

An overview of the damaged train lifted and removed from a track for clearance after derailing in a tunnel

Taiwan releases train crash suspect on bond

A Taiwan court today released on bond the manager of a construction site whose truck authorities believe caused a train accident that killed at least 51 people, as family members mourned the dead at the crash site.

World • 03 Apr 21

A chain of sushi restaurants in Taiwan was offering free meals to people named Salmon (File pic)

Taiwan pleads with people not to change name to Salmon

A top Taiwanese official issued a plea today for people to stop changing their name to "salmon" after dozens made the unusual move to take advantage of a restaurant promotion.

News Lens • 18 Mar 21

Local media reports said the three-year-old girl suffered minor cuts (Courtesy: Facebook/@viasblog)

Watch: Child swung in air at Taiwan kite festival

A child was swung into the air during a kite festival in Taiwan before falling to the ground amid a crowd of surprised onlookers.

World • 30 Aug 20

Taiwan is currently excluded from the WHO

WHO committee to discuss Taiwan exclusion

The World Health Organization is to raise the question of Taiwan's participation as an observer at the World Health Assembly, which opens virtually tomorrow, before one of its committees.

World • 17 May 20

Taiwan invites US media expelled by China

American journalists expelled by China are welcome to set up shop in Taiwan, foreign minister Joseph Wu said on Saturday as the democratic island burnishes its credentials as a regional free speech haven.

World • 28 Mar 20

People wear face masks as the SARS-like virus continue to spread

Traveller diagnosed with SARS-like virus at US airport

A traveller from China has been diagnosed in Seattle with the Wuhan coronavirus, a spokesman from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said.

World • 21 Jan 20

At least nine people fell in the water and seven were rescued

CCTV captures moment bridge collapses in Taiwan

A bridge has collapsed into a harbour in northeastern Taiwan, crushing several fishing boats with some crew feared trapped, authorities have said.

World • 01 Oct 19

The potential sale includes more than 100 Abrams tanks

US approves potential $2.2bn arms sale to Taiwan

The US State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of $2.2 billion worth of arms.

World • 09 Jul 19

Supporters gathered outside parliament to celebrate the landmark victory

Celebrations as Taiwan legalises same-sex marriage

Taiwan's parliament legalised same-sex marriage in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt by conservatives to pass watered-down legislation.

Asia • 17 May 19

Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the firm's sales problems were primarily in its Greater China region

Apple cuts sales forecast as China sales weaken

Apple has cut its revenue outlook for the latest quarter, citing steeper-than-expected "economic deceleration" in China and emerging markets.

Business • 03 Jan 19

Xi Jinping said "reunification" must come under a one-China principle that accepts Taiwan as part of China

China striving for peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan

China reserves the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control, but will strive to achieve peaceful "reunification", President Xi Jinping has said.

World • 02 Jan 19

Rescue teams work to remove those injured in the derailment

18 dead, 175 injured in Taiwan train crash

Eighteen people have died and 175 have been injured after a train derailed in northeastern Taiwan, authorities said.

Asia • 21 Oct 18

Rescue workers block off the area to search for survivors outside a building after its foundation collapsed in Hualien

At least four killed, 145 missing after Taiwan quake

Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings overnight, as they searched for about 145 people missing after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the popular Taiwanese tourist city of Hualien.

World • 07 Feb 18