Taiwan has been "very moved" by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments last month on peace and stability even in the face of strong pressure, Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Friday.

Taipei’s first domestically built attack boat held its latest sea trials last month amid news of significant delays that have postponed Taiwan’s ambitious submarine program. Hai Kun (SS-711) was launched in 2023,

Taiwan says it will block access to popular Chinese social media app RedNote or Xiaohongshu for one year following concerns over online shopping scams. The island's Criminal Investigation Bureau said Thursday has detected more than 1,700 fraud cases on since last year with total losses worth more than NT$247m (£5.9m; $7.9m), local media report.

Taiwan President William Lai unveils $40 billion defense spending proposal to counter China military pressure as U.S. offers cautious support.

TAIPEI: Taiwan will temporarily block access to the popular Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu after detecting hundreds of online shopping fraud cases, the island's Criminal Investigation Bureau said on Thursday (Dec 4).

She says Taiwan must embrace its Chinese heritage to avoid war. Her critics say she wants to steer the island into Beijing’s orbit.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a measure forcing the US State Department to review guidelines for the country’s engagement with Taiwan, according to the White House, amid escalating concerns that China could move against the self-governing island.

China's military sometimes simulates attacks on foreign naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan shares intelligence with international partners when they operate in those waters, a senior Taiwan security official said on Wednesday.

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has said he intends to bring the democratic island of Taiwan under the rule of the Communist Party of China. Mr. Xi has ordered China’s military to make itself capable of taking Taiwan by 2027, according to some American commanders and officials.

In the response, Japan’s UN ambassador Kazuyuki Yamazaki wrote that China’s claims “are inconsistent with the facts, unsubstantiated, and are categorically unacceptable.”

Taiwan chip maker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) said on Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S.-based Polar Semiconductor to explore collaboration on manufacturing of 8-inch wafers in the United States.

The share of respondents supporting direct military intervention has risen by 12 percentage points compared with a year ago.