The Latest Breaking News from Taiwan

The Philippine President congratulated Lai Ching-te for winning the Taiwanese election, and Beijing is left fuming – it lodged a "serious demarche" and summoned the Philippine ambassador.

Ambassador says there is ‘no room at all’ for compromise on ‘sensitive’ issue, and offers gloomy assessment on prospects for release of writer Dr Yang Hengjun

Relations sour further as Beijing accuses Manila of interfering in China’s internal affairs.

Taiwan always comes at the end of the list of threats to global security. When analysts discuss threats to world peace, there are three that come up: the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Palestinian conflict ... and the situation in Taiwan. It is in the news because on Saturday, its people…

For many voters, regardless of stripe, the biggest takeaway from the election is pride in the system itself and carrying out a transparent vote

Nauru has become the first nation to break diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognise the Chinese government in Beijing following the election in Taipei.

Beijing’s message to Taiwan’s voters just does not seem to be getting through.

The semiconductor market sees steady growth driven by consumer demand and technological advancements. At the same time, chip manufacturing equipment anticipates expansion with rising demand for intricate IC designs. Hence, fundamentally strong chip stocks Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Infineon Technologies (IFNNY), and STMicroelectronics (STM) might be solid buys this year. Read…

Ukraine, Middle East and Taiwan overshadow annual meeting at Davos, with artificial intelligence also high on agenda