The Latest Breaking News from Taiwan

UK, Canada, Taiwan criticise Myanmar as generals unleash ‘corrective purge’

Plan for elections and continued violence and atrocities draw concern in West, as Russia and China cosy up to regime.

Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2023

Chinese ambassador says Australian lawmakers who visit Taiwan are being utilized by separatists

China’s ambassador to Australia has criticized Australian politicians who visit Taiwan, saying they are being utilized by separatists on the self-governing island

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Taiwan unveils first domestically made submarine to bolster defences against China

President says the Haikun, named after a mythical fish that can also fly, ‘will quietly safeguard our home, our freedom and our democracy’

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

China goes on charm offensive at Asian Games, but doesn't back down from regional confrontations

Outward aggression has taken a backseat to unctuous charm at the Asian Games as China seeks to win the hearts of more than 40 participating Asian nations and regions

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

On a visit to Taiwan, Australian lawmakers call for warmer relations with self-ruled island

Six Australian lawmakers have called for warmer relations with Taiwan during a visit to the self-ruled island increasingly threatened by Beijing

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

A Taiwan golf ball maker fined after a fatal fire for storing 30 times limit for hazardous material

Taiwan authorities have fined a golf ball manufacturer $75,000 and warned of criminal charges after a major factory fire killed nine people and left one other missing

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Taiwan factory fire death toll rises to 9 after 2 more bodies found

Search teams have found two more bodies at the site of a golf ball factory fire in southern Taiwan, raising the death toll to nine

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

‘I am willing to wait for months’: Chinese Tiananmen critic ready for long haul in Taiwan transit lounge

Chen Siming pleads for safe passage to US, saying his situation is ‘dangerous and urgent’ amid Beijing’s pursuit of him

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2023

Taiwan: At least five dead and more than 100 injured in fire at golf ball factory

Three firefighters among those killed by blaze as rescuers comb rubble for survivors

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2023

Taiwan says China’s increased military drills ‘abnormal’, risks accident

Taiwan’s Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng says frequency of Chinese military drills increases risk of accidental clash.

Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2023