4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (590+ words) Taiwan’s growing defense preparations might be sending a stronger signal to the US than to Beijing, highlighting the need for Taipei to tailor its deterrence efforts to different audiences, a US security academic said yesterday. Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (513+ words) President William Lai (賴清德) met with the Japanese cross-party parliamentary group “Diet Members’ Association for Peace and Stability in the Taiwan Strait,” with both sides calling for closer Taiwan-Japan cooperation, the Presidential Office said yesterday. During the meeting on Tuesday,…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (319+ words) Indonesian rescuers searched for eight people who went missing at sea while heading to a volcanic island to report on an eruption there, officials said yesterday. Anak Krakatau initially erupted for about 25 hours over the weekend, and it has since…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (472+ words) Taipei prosecutors have questioned an aide who allegedly met with Chang Chun-chieh (張俊 傑), the office manager of indicted Legislator Kao Chin Su- mei (高金素梅), on Sunday before Chang jumped bail. In a statement, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (458+ words) Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr on Tuesday hit out at China at an international forum after a memo asserting Beijing’s position over their longstanding maritime dispute was delivered to him while he was speaking on stage. The…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (409+ words) Drones are unlikely to fundamentally alter the military balance across the Taiwan Strait, despite their growing prominence in recent conflicts, an Australian security expert said today. "I don't think drones are going to change the China-Taiwan military balance," said Sam…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (517+ words) Australia has proposed legislation that would allow social media users to opt out of platforms’ algorithms, a potentially far-reaching step that deepens regulatory efforts worldwide to rein in Big Tech and limit online harm. Under the Labor government’s draft Digital…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (406+ words) President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday expressed hope for expanded Taiwan-Japan industrial ties to build safer, more resilient and “non-red” supply chains. Lai made the remarks while receiving a delegation from the Japan-Taiwan Friendship Association of Kanagawa Prefecture at the Presidential…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (380+ words) The Taipei District Court has issued an arrest warrant for an aide of independent Legislator May Chin (高金素梅) after he jumped bail on Sunday. Judicial police had responded late on Sunday after an electronic wrist monitor belonging to Chang Chun-chieh…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (315+ words) Taiwan's major international carriers canceled flights to and from Jakarta today as volcanic ash from an eruption of Anak Krakatau remained over Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, temporarily halting takeoffs and landings. Foreign media reports said the eruption forced Jakarta's main…...