Asia Pacific | FOCUS Oct 21, 2021

As China grows more belligerent, democracies draw closer to Taiwan

The vast power Beijing accumulated beneath the umbrella of global compliance now represents a threat to the very nations that made it possible.

Asia Pacific | FOCUS Sep 27, 2021

Taiwan launches English-language streaming platform to rival China's presence

"The establishment of Taiwan+ allows Taiwan to tell its own stories to the world through its own voices," said Legislative Speaker You Si-kun.

Business | FOCUS Mar 15, 2021

Pineapple diplomacy? China's Taiwan import ban prompts sales surge in Japan

In the wake of the ban, ostensibly as a means to keep agricultural pests at bay, consumers in Japan have been buying the fruit as a gesture of thanks or solidarity.

Asia Pacific Dec 8, 2020

Taiwan ban on Japanese food looks set to stay

The measure, in place since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, affects products from five prefectures in eastern Japan.

Asia Pacific / Politics Nov 30, 2019

Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen looks set to win re-election in 2020 presidential poll

Six months ago, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's approval ratings were so low many wondered if she would be nominated to run for re-election in January. Tsai's Democratic Progressive Party suffered a huge defeat in the 2018 local elections, and few gave her much chance against ...

Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS Nov 15, 2019

As Taiwan's children of democracy come of age, vote will be about more than China

On Jan. 11, Taiwan will elect a new government, its seventh since 1996 when a constitutional amendment gave Taiwanese a say in who would represent them at the highest levels of island politics. If projections hold, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) President Tsai Ing-wen will be ...

Asia Pacific / Social Issues Aug 6, 2019

Taiwan looks to Japan for solutions to demographic woes

Between 2012 and 2018, Taiwanese authorities closed 594 schools islandwide. They also cut thousands of classes at the remaining schools and reduced the hiring of new teachers. All were steps taken in response to an ongoing fall in enrollments — approximately 100,000 fewer students per ...

National / Social Issues Aug 4, 2019

Japan's new labor policy puts labor-short Taiwan on notice

In April, Japan undertook a policy initiative meant to alleviate problems caused by its rapidly graying population, including labor shortages, rural depopulation and increasing pressure on social services. Key to the policy is a visa plan to bring in more foreign labor over the next ...

Business / Corporate Jan 25, 2019

Taiwanese supplier for Japan's new regional passenger jet plans to deliver essential parts in second quarter

A Taiwanese supplier of components for Japan's new regional passenger jet said Thursday it plans to complete essential work in the second quarter of this year, hoping to bring the aircraft closer to production configuration before its projected entry into service in 2020. A specialist ...

National | FOCUS Nov 26, 2018

Taipei faces tension in ties with Tokyo after Taiwan passes 'political' referendum to maintain food ban

After voters in Taiwan approved Saturday a referendum to maintain a ban on food imports from five Japanese prefectures, imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, concern is stirring about the impact of the result on bilateral relations. About 7.8 million of Taiwan's 19.76 million ...