This island is the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report
According to the 2025 World Happiness Report, Taiwan is the happiest place in Asia, followed by Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand ...
Taiwan’s Military Says It Needs the U.S. to Deter China
The island’s latest security blueprint sends message that Taipei depends on a stable partnership at time of uncertainty about the U.S. president’s stance.
Los Angeles Times4d
Taiwan has been important to the U.S. Here’s why
Taiwan is seen as a bulwark against China’s growing clout in Asia. It is also one in a chain of islands in the Pacific that the U.S. has said are essential to combating Chinese military expansion.
U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump's criticism of the alliance
President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, ...
Vietnam investigates milk tea brand Chagee in another probe over map
Vietnam aggressively monitors all references to the demarcation known as the nine-dash line. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Nikkei Asia4d
China holds drills near Taiwan after Lai's 'foreign hostile force' remark
TAIPEI/TOKYO -- China launched military drills near Taiwan on Monday, the self-ruled island's Ministry of National Defense announced on Tuesday, days after its president in Taipei referred to Beijing ...
The Independent5d
Taiwan protests name change of unofficial embassy on South African government website
Taiwan has protested over the change of name of the island's representative office on a South African government website amid mounting pressure from China. South Africa's department of ...
Stars and Stripes3d
Bridge-forming barges could speed up a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, experts say
China has built at least six barges capable of forming a bridge hundreds of feet long, an ability that could play a key role ...
Los Angeles Times4d
Trump’s transactional diplomacy is reshaping the U.S.-Taiwan relationship
Although the U.S. does not recognize Taiwan as an independent nation, it has been contractually obligated to support the island’s defense ... support its allies in Asia and counter China ...
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Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
Taiwan, officially known ... such as the Asian Development Bank and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, as well as the World Trade Organization. The island holds observer or other status ...