Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner Attends 2025 Smart City Summit in Taiwan

Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner is in the Republic of China (Taiwan) this week for the 2025 Smart City Summit & Expo. Wagner led a delegation to Kaohsiung, a port city in the south of Taiwan for the event, which is Asia’s largest professional …

Taiwan announces pay rises for the military

TAIPEI: Taiwan will give pay rises to some service members in a bid to tackle manpower shortages, officials said on Friday (Mar 21), as the island faces intensifying military pressure from China. Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory …

Taiwan signals intent to buy Alaskan natural gas

Taipei – Taiwanese state-owned energy giant CPC Corporation on Thursday signed a letter of intent to buy liquefied natural gas from the U.S. state of Alaska, government officials said, as Taiwan seeks to stay onside with Washington. The announcement came …

Beijing’s tough talk on Taiwan: Posturing or prelude to war?

Awful optics: political fighting in Taiwan stalls part of defence budget rise

Political fighting in Taiwan is delaying some of an increase in defence spending and creating an appearance of lack of national resolve that can only damage the island’s relationship with the Trump administration. The main opposition parties support the …

China has debuted its new landing barges – what does this mean for Taiwan?

The short video is shot from a public beach in China’s Guangdong province, the unidentified filmer standing quietly by some fishing boats and a few tourists out for a walk. Just to their right, a line of strange looking ships loom in the mist. The enormous …

BREAKING NEWS: Former Japan SDF chief Iwasaki appointed adviser to Taiwan's Cabinet

Taiwan's Existential Battle Against Chinese Spies

Taiwan faces a growing existential threat from its own people spying for China, experts warn, as the government seeks to toughen measures to stop Beijing's infiltration efforts and deter Taiwanese turncoats. While Beijing and Taipei have been spying on …

Aiming for energy security, Taiwan seeks to invest in Alaska LNG project

Taiwanese state energy firm CPC Corp signed on Thursday an agreement with Alaska Gasline Development Corp to buy liquefied natural gas and invest in the project, a move Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said would ensure the island’s energy security. …

Taiwan detects 18 Chinese aircraft, 7 Navy vessels operating near its shores

As per the MND, out of 18 sorties, 13 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) shows soldiers loading an air force fighter aircraft with weapons at an undisclosed location. Pic/AFP …