TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine, the Narwhal, moved to a pier in Kaohsiung on Friday to start mooring tests. The submarine has completed a phase of testing that focused on ...

In 2021, Facebook and Google announced their investment in the Apricot submarine cable system, scheduled to be operational by 2024-2025, connecting Japan, Singapore, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan, and ...

At first glance, Taiwan might count itself lucky for largely flying under the radar as Trump focuses on the Western Hemisphere and Europe. On closer inspection, though, Trump has already taken ...

TAIPEI: Taiwan detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship on Tuesday (Feb 25) after a subsea telecoms cable was severed off the island, the coast guard said. It is the latest in a series of Taiwanese ...

China’s no. 4 official unveiled stronger language toward Taiwan that signaled greater efforts ahead to intimidate the self-ruled democracy, as Beijing announced military exercises near the island.

Taiwan has made the correct move to invest in building more submarines. But they went about it wrong, making most of the submarine’s systems dependent on foreign-produced components. If China ...

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Taiwan's domestic submarine is aimed at bolstering undersea ... work to build a fleet of indigenous defence submarines (IDS) until an IDS prototype passes a required sea acceptance test (SAT ...

until an IDS prototype passes a required sea acceptance test (SAT) this year. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen had announced the plan to construct a fleet of eight subs in 2016. The Hai kun meaning ...

Taiwan is gearing up to conduct sea acceptance testing for its inaugural locally constructed submarine, the Hai Kun, in April. According to Taiwan News, military spokesperson Sun Li-fang refuted ...

Taiwan's domestic submarine is aimed at bolstering undersea combat capabilities of the island amidst Chinese military pressure and escalating tensions with Beijing. China continues its aggressive ...

Taiwan has dispatched its military in response to "live-fire" drills by China off the self-ruled island. Taipei's defence ministry confirmed the move, condemning the Chinese exercises as dangerous ...