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BEIJING – China will hold three days of military exercises around Taiwan from Saturday, the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command announced, the day after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a trip to the United States. China…
MANILA, Philippines — For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Filipino sailors and Marines on Saturday, April 1, 2023, raised the Philippine flag on Mavulis, the country’s northernmost island closest to Taiwan and its “first line…
TAIPEI — Ten Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, normally an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Saturday, as Beijing continues its military activities near the island. Nine…
WASHINGTON — A four-star US Air Force general has warned of a conflict with China as early as 2025 – most likely over Taiwan – and urged his commanders to push their units to achieve maximum operational…
SINGAPORE — Two passengers were injured on a Scoot flight set for take-off from Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan for Singapore on Tuesday, reportedly due to a portable charger catching fire. The two were on Flight TR993,…
TAIPEI — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday after her strategy to frame local elections as showing defiance to China’s rising bellicosity failed to pay off and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Chooks 3×3 Basketball Team has arrived in Tainan City, Taiwan to campaign in the FIBA 3×3 Tainan City Challenger this weekend. The team headed by Cebu’s pride and the country’s top 3×3…
TAOYUAN, Taiwan, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan began welcoming back visitors on Thursday after finally ending mandatory quarantines to control the spread of COVID-19, with gifts of cuddly toy black bears for the first tour group that…
MANILA, Philippines — Taiwan is looking for more English language teachers and its de facto embassy in the Philippines, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (Teco), urged Filipinos to join its Foreign English Teacher Program. “We welcome more teachers…
MANILA, Philippines — The visa-free entry privilege of Filipinos visiting Taiwan remains in effect, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) clarified on Friday, September 9. Meco chairperson Silvestre Bello III debunked the reports after speaking with Taiwan’s…
TAIPEI, Sept 18 (Reuters) – A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said, with some initial reports of damage including a derailed train carriage, and sparking…
TAIPEI — Taiwan will resume visa free entry for visitors from countries including the United States and Canada from next week, the government said on Monday, as it continues to ease controls put in place to contain…
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