North Korea fired an ICBM-class missile on Saturday that likely fell into Japan’s exclusive economic zone off its northern territory in the first such test by Pyongyang in three months, the Japanese government said. The Japanese Defense Ministry said the intercontinental ballistic...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — On the eve of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (Feb. 23) said that the reason why the world is so worried about a crisis in the Taiwan Strait is because it is not China’s...
TAIPEI, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s trade-dependent economy is likely to grow more slowly this year than previously forecast, hit by a slump in exports on weakening external demand due to global inflation, rate rises and impact of the war in Ukraine, the government said...
Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) The government will introduce a NT$1,200 (US$39.56) monthly public transport pass serving Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan and Keelung, as well as vouchers worth NT$5,000 to help Taiwan’s tourism sector recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan by the Ministry of...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The large-scale Chinese deployment came as Beijing increases preparations for a potential blockade or military action against Taiwan that have stirred increasing concern among military leaders, diplomats and elected officials in the U.S., Taiwan’s key ally. In a memo...
