Asia Pacific Jan 12, 2023

Taiwan officer reveals details of rare interaction with NATO

Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has no formal diplomatic relations with any NATO members.

From subway stations to shopping malls, Taiwan prepares its air-raid shelters

The capital of Taipei has more than 4,600 such shelters that can accommodate some 12 million people, more than four times its population, in the event of a Chinese attack.

Asia Pacific Jul 26, 2022

Taiwan president lauds military while overseeing drills from warship

The drills, which simulate the repulsion of an invader, coincide with air-raid exercises across the island as it boosts combat preparedness in the face of rising Chinese military pressure.

Asia Pacific Jan 14, 2022

Inside Taiwan's brutal navy frogman bootcamp

Of the group of 31 who started the 10 week course, only 15 finished, with the closing week at the sprawling Zuoying navy base in southern Taiwan being the last test.

Taiwan's air force stages drill to intercept Chinese planes amid tensions

The exercises were part of a three-day drill to show Taiwan's battle readiness ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of this month.

Winter Olympics / Alpine skiing / Luge Nov 22, 2021

In subtropical Taiwan, two women vie for spots at Beijing Winter Games

Taiwan, where snow brushes only the highest mountaintops during the coldest winters, has never won a medal at the Winter Olympics.

Asia Pacific Oct 26, 2021

Model soldiers and secret bunkers: Taiwan's front line with China

At the height of the Cold War, Kinmen saw the last wartime battles between China and Taiwan. Now locals are encouraging tourism.

Asia Pacific Oct 18, 2021

In Taiwan tea country, a scramble to adapt to extreme weather

Farmers were hit hard by a heavy drought last year only to face torrential rain this year.

BioNTech vaccines finally reach Taiwan after heated political wrangling

Taiwan has blamed China, which claims the island as its own territory, for nixing an original order from the German firm earlier this year.

Business Jun 27, 2019

To dodge U.S. trade war, Chinese exporters shift production to Myanmar and other low-cost nations

Pressured by a labor crunch and rising wages in China, Shu Ke'an, whose company supplies bulletproof vests, rifle bags and other tactical gear to the United States, first considered shifting some production to Southeast Asia a few years ago, but nothing came of it. When ...