Direct flights between Jeju, Kaohsiung resume as Taiwanese flock to island

Direct flights between Jeju and Kaohsiung, a southern port city in Taiwan, resumed Tuesday for the first time in five years, marking a reopening of air travel routes that were suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.

2025-04-22

US will keep helping Taiwan in its self-defence, senator says in Taipei

The United States will continue to assist Taiwan with its self-defense and wants to see peace across the Taiwan Strait without coercion or the threat of force, a visiting U.S. senator told President Lai Ching-te on Friday.

2025-04-18

TSMC Q1 profit set to jump, but Trump's policies cloud its future

TSMC, the main global producer of advanced chips used in AI applications, is set to report a 57 percent leap in first-quarter profit on Thursday, though it is also likely to flag risks from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies.

2025-04-17

'Secret' star Gwei Lun-mei gears up for adrenaline-pumping action film 'Drive in Taipei'

Gwei Lun-mei, best known for her delicate role in the 2007 Taiwanese romance “Secret,” trades innocence for adrenaline in her latest film, "Drive in Taipei."

2025-04-11

Taiwan included in first batch to hold trade talks with U.S., says President Lai

Taiwan is to be included in the first batch of trading partners to hold talks with the United States, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, vowing to be ready for the discussions.

2025-04-11

SK Group chief Chey Tae-won arrives in Taiwan to tighten ties with TSMC

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has touched down in Taiwan alongside SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung as the Korean chipmaker looks to strengthen ties with TSMC for mass production of its next-generation AI memory chips.

2025-04-10

Korea joins Japan, Australia in Pool C of 2026 World Baseball Classic

Korea will face Japan, Australia, the Czech Republic and Taiwan in Pool C of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC), according to the groupings announced Wednesday.

2025-04-10

5.8-magnitude quake shakes Taiwan

A strong earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning, setting off alarms in the capital.

2025-04-09

South Korea arrests cargo vessel captain for smuggling 450 tons of meat into North Korea

South Korean authorities have arrested the captain of a foreign cargo vessel on charges of illegally attempting to deliver hundreds of tons of meat to North Korea, in what officials described as a serious violation of inter-Korean trade laws.

2025-04-08

Taiwan says it can have negotiations with U.S. any time on tariffs

Taiwan, hit with a 32 percent tariff by the Donald Trump administration, said it can hold negotiations with the White House at any time.