Taiwan has long seen its international allies switching allegiance to an ascendant Beijing, but now there are also fears of a brain drain of the island's youth as they pursue careers in rival China. Cross-strait tensions have soared since China-skeptic Tsai Ing-wen took power last ...
Currently 22 percent of South Korea's energy needs, and 14 percent of Taiwan's, are met by nuclear — those ratios are now set to drop dramatically.
Taiwan suffered a massive power blackout on Tuesday evening that hit businesses and residential homes, affecting close to 7 million households on the heavily industrialized island amid sweltering heat. The outage left millions of homes without power and hit offices and factories on the island ...
A historic shrine in Taipei dating back to the Japanese colonial period has been vandalized, local media reported Tuesday. On Monday, it was discovered that a komainu (lion-dog) statue at the Yuanshan Water Shrine was stolen and that brown columns of the structure were splattered ...
Some financial institutions and other businesses are teaming up with municipalities to attract more foreign visitors to rural Japan, by offering unique tours and useful information. On one such tour organized by Japanese credit card company JCB Co., local banks and the local government last ...
The Chinese government should respect the will of Taiwan's voters on the unification issue.
The word "nisshiki" (Japanese style) can often be seen on storefront signs in Taiwan to indicate chic, high-end products. It's a little similar to what we in Japan associate with luxury items from France, though "nisshiki" is a holdover from the days when Taiwan ...
Taiwan issued a protest to Beijing Thursday over a decision by Indonesia to deport 22 Taiwanese fraud suspects to China, the latest such deportation to hit the island amid frosty cross-strait ties. The move comes days after Indonesian police said they had busted a sprawling ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a tough line on national sovereignty Tuesday amid multiple territorial disputes with his country's neighbors, saying China will never permit the loss of "any piece" of its land to outsiders. Xi's declaration came during a nearly one-hour speech in Beijing ...
Taiwan's first typhoon of the year left 111 people injured and coastal towns flooded as the island braced for a second tropical storm Sunday. Howling winds toppled motor scooters and hit people with flying glass, the Central Emergency Operations Center said. In Yilan county on ...
Japan's national team reached the semifinals of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup with an easy victory over Taiwan on Thursday, a win that also secured qualification for the 2018 FIBA Women's World Cup. The catalyst for the 73-57 win, Japan's third victory in four games ...
This year marks the 130th anniversary of the start of construction of Taiwan's first railway, back when the island was part of China's Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Among the commemorative events, Taiwanese officials earlier this year celebrated two Japanese colonial-era train stations: the main station in ...
