China’s 2025 defence budget increased by 7.2%, totalling $245 billion, continuing military modernisation under Xi Jinping.

Taiwan has a population of approximately 23 million and is often recognized for its high-tech industries, particularly electronics. However, over the past two decades, the country has also invested in ...

Taiwan’s first Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS), Hai Kun (SS-711), will begin sea trials in April as planned, according to shipbuilder CSBC. CSBC issued another press release on February 28, saying ...

Taiwan will begin sea acceptance testing (SAT) of its first locally built submarine prototype in April, marking a critical step in bolstering undersea combat capabilities as Beijing steps up ...

The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSPR) connects major cities in western Taiwan between Taipei and Kaohsiung. Opened on January 5, 2007, the rail system has become an important part of Taiwan's ...

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 ...

The relationship we'll have with China will be a very good one," Trump said. Some local media outlets in Taiwan noted on Thursday that this was not the first time Trump had declined to make a ...

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 ...