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Chips powerhouse Hsinchu a bright spot amid Taiwan’s birth rate crisis

While the Ministry of the Interior has yet to release its total fertility rate, the 2025 figure is projected to have fallen below 0.8, based on monthly government data. That would…

  • Published: January 27, 202610:50 am
  • Author Yip Wai Yee
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Taiwan gains global visibility with Alex Honnold’s Taipei 101 climb, but were the risks justified?

The fact that the Taiwanese authorities allowed the controversial climb to go ahead demonstrated how they had hoped to leverage the event as a soft-power win.

  • Published: January 26, 202610:17 am
  • Author Yip Wai Yee
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Rare supercars linked to scandal-hit Prince Group seized in Taiwan set for February auction

They include a Bugatti Chiron valued at around NT$150 million, a rare McLaren Senna LM – one of just 20 manufactured – and limited-edition Ferrari coupes such as the Monza SP2…

  • Published: January 21, 20269:55 am
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Chinese drill sparks talk of ‘decapitation’ strike on Taipei

While the mock targets were described as “terrorists”, the drill bore the hallmarks of a so-called “decapitation” strike – a military operation aimed at removing the…

  • Published: January 21, 20268:32 am
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US says reached deal with Taiwan to lower tariffs, boost investments

Under the deal, Washington will lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15 per cent from a 20 per cent “reciprocal” rate aimed at addressing US trade deficits and what it deems…

  • Published: January 16, 202610:45 am
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Number of short-term foreign visitors involved in scams in Japan triples

According to a tally by the National Police Agency, the breakdown of the 59 individuals by country and region are: 34 were from Malaysia, 22 from China and Taiwan, and one each…

  • Published: January 9, 20268:24 am
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China sanctions ‘diehard Taiwan independence’ separatists

A spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office mentioned that Liu Shyh-fang, head of Taiwan's interior affairs department, and Cheng Ying-yao, head of the education…

  • Published: January 8, 202610:49 am
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China refutes comparison between Taiwan and Venezuela

Following the US seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, several critics in Taiwan have drawn parallels between the island and Venezuela, speculating that the…

  • Published: January 8, 20268:57 am
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Military drills in Taiwan ‘necessary and justified,’ Chinese official says

Zhang Han, spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, added that the drills were aimed at protecting the core interests of the Chinese nation and safeguarding the…

  • Published: January 2, 20268:25 am
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Taiwan vows to defend sovereignty after China’s military drill

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te says 2026 a crucial year for Taiwan, while Chinese President Xi Jinping says 'reunification' cannot be stopped.

  • Published: January 2, 20268:15 am
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