投稿者: Helen Davidson in Taipei
Tsai Ing-wen says economic, financial and political challenges overwhelm Xi Jinping’s government, with international pressure also a deterrentTaiwan’s president has said China is unlikely to attempt an invasion any time soon because it is “overwhelmed”…
Authorities appeal for calm, saying spike is due to end of Covid-19 lockdown restrictionsA surge in respiratory illnesses in China, particularly among children, has reportedly swamped paediatric units in city hospitals, while authorities have urged cal…
Company last month hoped for a valuation of $80-$90bn, according to reports, making it the largest initial public offering (IPO) in yearsFast fashion giant Shein has reportedly lodged confidential paperwork with US securities regulators, informing them…
UK and Taiwan sign trade agreement they hailed as a first in fostering bilateral trade between Taiwan and Europe China’s government has accused the UK of using trade cooperation “as an excuse” to enhance its ties with Taiwan, after the announcement of …
International Crisis Group urges all parties including US to re-establish a baseline level of trustTaiwan’s presidential election in January is a window of opportunity to resume dialogue between Taipei and Beijing, reduce tensions and lower the risk of…
Chen Siming spent two weeks living in the transit area in Taipei’s international airport waiting to resettleA Chinese dissident who was stuck inside a Taiwanese airport transit area after he refused to fly on to China says he has arrived in Canada afte…
Temu’s meteoric growth – and its astronomical marketing budget – has experts asking whether its business model is sustainableA chicken-shaped lamp. A toilet paper holder in the shape of a smiling velociraptor. An apron that catches beard hair during sh…
Windspeed measuring device was destroyed as category four cyclone hit, injuring nearly 200 and creating waves up to seven metres highA category four cyclone has produced one of the strongest wind gusts ever recorded worldwide, and injured almost 200 pe…
José Ramos-Horta rejects concerns about plan that includes enhanced military engagement as ‘imagined Chinese ghosts’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTimor-Leste’s president has hit back at criticism of a new part…
Chen Siming pleads for safe passage to US, saying his situation is ‘dangerous and urgent’ amid Beijing’s pursuit of himA Chinese dissident who has taken refuge in a Taiwan airport during a stopover has said he is prepared to wait months if needed, in o…
Floods, economic headwinds and disappearing ministers aside, experts say the Chinese leader’s iron grip on power may be his biggest problemAt the Brics summit in South Africa in August, Xi Jinping made headlines when he failed to appear at a leaders’ m…
Li Shangfu, who has not been seen for nearly three weeks, is under house arrest, claims US ambassador to JapanChina’s defence minister has not been seen in almost three weeks, amid reports that he is under investigation, in the latest case of a senior …
Fallout from revelations has dominated news in UK but in China it has caused barely a rippleThe fallout from revelations that two people were arrested in the UK for allegedly spying for China has dominated British news since the story broke. In the hea…
Measures include making it easier for Taiwanese people to live and work in China, but the plan comes amid major military exercisesChina’s government has unveiled a “new path towards integrated development” with Taiwan, including proposals to make it ea…
Video produced by the People’s Daily that included literary work on lazy and drunk officials was quickly taken down Chinese state media appears to have censored one of its own videos after viewers notice it featured a classic Chinese poem about corrupt…