Taiwan

Taiwan to get new 300 kmph bullet train based on Japan's Shinkansen technology

August 06, 2026 4:32 pm

Taiwan is set to introduce a new 300 kmph bullet train based on Japan's Shinkansen technology, aiming to enhance high-speed rail capacity, efficiency and passenger comfort.

Sovereignty in silicon is bought with sustained effort, not subsidies alone

July 09, 2026 11:53 pm

LineShine’s lesson is not that China has won the computing race. It is that a determined state, denied the best tools, can build adequate ones and weaponise the symbolism

A volatile oil market is free advertising for everything Chinese

June 22, 2026 3:30 pm

When the Strait of Hormuz closed, the warnings were everywhere: An energy-hungry China caught flat-footed, prices it couldn't control, an economy about to wobble. The wobble never came

Nvidia enters Windows AI PC race with new RTX Spark chip: All key announcements

June 03, 2026 4:33 am

Nvidia’s new RTX Spark chip is purpose-built for AI agents and will power a new wave of Windows laptops and desktop PCs coming this fall.

Taiwan condemns China after New York Times reporter expelled after presidential interview

May 31, 2026 7:27 pm

The paper cited an explanation from Chinese officials that it was in response to its DealBook summit's December video interview with Lai, and said Wang ​did ​not take part.

China coast guard ship withdraws after tense standoff with Taiwan near Pratas Islands

May 25, 2026 11:23 am

Pratas Islands standoff escalated after a Chinese coast guard ship entered waters near the Taiwan-controlled atoll before withdrawing following a tense confrontation.

Taiwan regrets campaign against Indian migrants, stresses commitment to hire more workers

May 21, 2026 2:33 am

Over 40,000 people in Taiwan recently signed an online petition demanding the government halt a pilot plan to bring in workers from India.

Trump advisers fear China may invade Taiwan in next 5 years: Report

May 17, 2026 10:59 pm

During the talks, Xi warned Trump that mishandling the Taiwan issue could push US-China ties toward "clashes and even conflicts", according to reports.

China This Week | Not tariffs or West Asia war, why Taiwan is ‘most important issue’ for China in ties with US

May 17, 2026 6:58 pm

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This edition covers the Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, focusing on how, historically, Taiwan has mattered for US-China ties, and the situation today.

After meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing, Trump warns Taiwan against declaring 'independence' from China

May 16, 2026 12:30 pm

The US has managed to continue its ties with Beijing while adhering to its acceptance that there is only one Chinese government.

Dragon Boat Festival marked across China with traditional boat races

June 19, 2026 5:27 pm

The tradition of dragon boat races was born from the story that people raced out in boats to search for the poet and threw rice into the river so fish would not eat his body

In pictures | Typhoon Gaemi wreaks havoc in Taiwan and Philippines

July 25, 2024 9:21 pm

After 2-year gap owing to Covid, Taiwan reopens its borders for tourists

October 13, 2022 2:31 pm

Taiwan earthquake traps people, derails train

September 18, 2022 8:32 pm

A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.

Rain in Taiwan as country awaits Typhoon Muifa

September 13, 2022 8:14 pm

The Central Meteorological Administration (CMA), which issued an “orange” warning, said Muifa’s centre was around 490 km (304.5 miles) southeast of Xiangshan city in Zhejiang province.

Overnight building blaze in Taiwan kills 46, injures at least 41

October 14, 2021 8:18 pm

Many of the residents of the 40-year-old building were elderly and lived alone in apartments as small as 13 square meters, according to local media.

Accidental explosion at Taiwan water park injures over 500

June 28, 2015 1:02 pm

A fire sparked by the explosion of an unknown powder near the stage of a party at the Formosa Water Park in New Taipei City, Taiwan injured over 500 people.