China posts bounty in digital witch hunt for Taiwanese ‘psy-war’ officers

BEIJING, Oct 11 — Chinese police on Saturday offered rewards of US$1,400 (RM5,900) for information about 18 people it said were Taiwanese military psychological operations officers spreading “separatist” messages, a day after Taiwan pledged to...

Red hands meddle as Cheng takes KMT’s helm

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairwoman-elect Cheng Li-wun’s (鄭麗文) victory in the party’s leadership race saw a new development in Chinese interference in Taiwanese politics — internal party elections are in the mix. The case demonstrated the...

SMRT hosts Taipei Metro delegates for week-long cross-learning under Cross Attachment Programme

SINGAPORE: It was a week of learning, sharing, and collaboration as SMRT welcomed delegates from the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) for a week-long exchange under the Cross Attachment Programme (CAP). The visit marked another step in...

US could allow record arms sales next year

US arms sales to Taiwan next year could reach a record high, pending the approval of a special national defense budget by Taipei later this year, the head of the US-Taiwan Business Council said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters before the annual...

‘One China’ not key to peace: president

President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday said that it would be impossible to achieve cross-strait peace simply by accepting the so-called “1992 consensus” and Beijing’s “one China” principle. Lai made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the...

Padres sign 18-year-old Taiwanese

The San Diego Padres club on Thursday announced that it had signed 18-year-old Taiwanese right-hander Su Lan-hong. Su has been assigned to the Padres Brown, the team’s affiliate in the Dominican Summer League, and is to wear the No. 11 jersey —...

TWSE set to ease rules, looks to build Taiwan into 'Asia Nasdaq'

Taipei, Oct. 20 (CNA) After outlining its ambition to transform Taiwan's capital market into an "Asian Nasdaq," the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) on Monday announced it will ease rules governing listed companies in an effort to attract more foreign...

Yilan announces school, work closures for heavy rain

Taipei, Oct. 20 (CNA) Schools and offices in Yilan County will be closed on Tuesday due to forecasted heavy rain, the county government announced Monday. According to the latest forecast from the Central Weather Administration (CWA), rainfall...

Taiwanese bags two weightlifting medals in Norway

Taiwanese Olympic champion Kuo Hsing-chun won two bronze medals on Saturday at this year’s World Weightlifting Championships, being held in Forde, Norway, from Oct. 2 to Saturday. Competing in the women’s 58kg weight class, Kuo lifted 96kg in the...

China Builds New Replicas of Taiwanese Government Buildings for Special Forces Training

China has built new replicas of Taiwanese government buildings to train its special forces. These models allow the Chinese military to train at the Jurige base in Inner Mongolia. The buildings were discovered on satellite images of the Chinese...

Christmas Getaways | Key Trend: Close to Home, Affordable

This year’s holiday season finds travelers more cautious, more “local” and more price-sensitive. That’s according to new analysis from Sojern, a leading digital marketing platform for the hospitality industry, which is revealing global travel...

Novelist Yang Shuang-zi to join Mumbai LitFest

Novelist Yang Shuang-zi (楊雙子) is to engage in three discussions in India next month, including at the influential Mumbai LitFest, under the theme “Taiwan-India Literary Dialogue: The Indian Journey of Taiwanese Literature,” the Ministry of Culture...

Taiwanese performance artist opens 2-year-long exhibition in New York

New York, Oct. 4 (CNA) Taiwanese-American performance artist Hsieh Teh-ching (謝德慶) on Saturday opened a major two-year retrospective at Dia Beacon in New York, showcasing six of his most influential works, including five iconic one-year...

Din Tai Fung Philippines marks 10 years with expansion beyond Metro Manila

By Alexandria Grace C. Magno DIN TAI FUNG PHILIPPINES, the local franchise of the world-renowned Taiwanese restaurant brand, is marking its 10th year by expanding beyond Metro Manila, with new stores opening in Cebu and Pampanga as it responds to...

Taiwanese Hokkien troupe Ming Hwa Yuan returns with Final Bow, inspired by backstage birth

SINGAPORE – Heavily pregnant in 1953, Taiwanese opera performer Chen Shui-liang was playing the male lover in The Butterfly Lovers when her labour contractions started. She headed backstage mid-show and gave birth to Chen Sheng-fu – who grew up to...

Beijing names Taiwanese ‘troll army’ agents stirring tensions

Beijing’s top anti-espionage agency released a list of Taiwanese individuals on Friday that it said were working for Taiwan’s intelligence service to spread pro-independence messages and stir cross-strait tensions online. In a statement on its...

Taiwanese Buddhists throng to receive transmissions from Dalai Lama

(TibetanReview.net, Oct05’25) – Some 5,800 devotees, including 1,300 from Taiwan, attended a ceremony for cultivating the awakening mind of bodhichitta and taking the bodhisattva vows conducted by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Tsuglakhang on...

Major League Baseball team signs 18-year-old Taiwanese pitcher

Los Angeles, Oct. 9 (CNA) The San Diego Padres of the United States' Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Thursday that it had signed 18-year-old Taiwanese right-hander Su Lan-hong (蘇嵐鴻) to the organization. Su has been assigned to the Padres...

CoinEx Shines as Gold Sponsor at Taipei Blockchain Week 2025, Personalized Photo Booth Interaction Takes Center Stage

HONG KONG, Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Taipei Blockchain Week 2025 (TBW) successfully concluded from September 4th to 6th at Taipei's Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. As a premier annual gathering for Asia's cryptocurrency, blockchain, and...

KMT chair-elect Cheng Li-wun willing to meet Xi 'for peace'

Taipei, Oct. 20 (CNA) After emerging as the Kuomintang's (KMT) chair-elect on Saturday amid doubts over her ties to China, Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) said she is willing to do everything to promote peace across the Taiwan Strait, including meeting Chinese...