Taiwan pursues homegrown Chinese spies as Beijing's influence grows

Taiwan Pursues Homegrown Chinese Spies As Beijing's Influence Grows

Taiwan is vetting hundreds of thousands of military service members, public school teachers and civil servants in a bid to root out potential homegrown Chinese sympathisers, as Beijing intensifies espionage on the island. Alarm is growing in Taiwan over …

Taiwan Shares Due For Profit Taking On Thursday

The Taiwan stock market has climbed higher in back-to-back sessions, advancing more than 300 points or 1.3 percent in that span. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 22,350-point plateau and it may spin its wheels on Thursday. The global …

Civil society and Taiwan’s voice

As Taiwan’s global profile rises, many liberal democracies still falter in crafting a consistent and coherent Taiwan policy that matches the moment. Support often comes in rhetorical flourishes or reactive moves, while long-term engagement, grounded in …

Nvidia and Taiwan’s nuclear policy

Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) in a speech on May 24 said that “Taiwan should definitely invest in nuclear energy.” A few days earlier, on May 20, a referendum proposal backed by Taiwan’s opposition parties, the Chinese Nationalist Party …

Taiwan eyes 2027 LEO satellite launch

Taiwan aims to send the nation’s first low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite into space in 2027, while the first Formosat-8 and Formosat-9 spacecraft are to be launched in October and 2028 respectively, the National Science and Technology Council said yesterday. …

Taiwan’s M&A market resilient, Ernst & Young says

Taiwan’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is showing resilience despite global trade tensions triggered by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy shifts, global accounting firm Ernst & Young’s (EY) local branch said yesterday. While …

Taiwan must turn toward real allies

Sasha B Chhabra is a frequent media commentator/opinion columnist based in Taipei at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research. To be a Taiwanese diplomat is to be lonely, with most states diplomatically shunning the embattled island …

Taiwan’s ‘Great Recall’ Moves Ahead – But Only Against the KMT

Although presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan were only last year, the current political mood feels like a campaign year. That’s because an unprecedented wave of recall campaigns has broken out against the Kuomintang (KMT) leading to dueling …

“Go Healthy with Taiwan” global contest with grand prize of $30,000 – now inviting entries on proposals for health and ...

Taiwan Excellence launches their annual contest for innovative proposals, with this year’s theme entitled: “Go Healthy with Taiwan.” To improve global health standards and promote overall well-being in communities and cities around the world, Taiwan …