Taiwan

Welcome to Hsinchu, the luxury city built by Taiwan’s AI boom

Real estate prices near Hsinchu Science Park have skyrocketed.

Taiwan says it is tracking ‘upward trend’ in Chinese naval movements

As of July 3, Taiwan was tracking a record of more than 110 Chinese military and Coast Guard ships up and down the First Island Chain.

Taiwan military resumes ‘anti-communist’ classes for graduates, citing Chinese threat

Taiwan’s defence ministry said the classes for its military academy graduates had been restored due to rising military and infiltration danger from China.

Taiwanese film hunters rescue ageing reels from bygone era

The ageing cellulose acetate films are at risk of developing “vinegar syndrome”, a chemical decay that can make film brittle, warped or sticky.

China launches coast guard patrol east of Taiwan despite international pushback

China’s Coast Guard said the fleet will conduct “law enforcement patrols” in the area, adding it would strengthen such patrols in what it called China’s jurisdictional waters.

China dismisses US, EU criticism of new ethnic law as ‘malicious smear’

The law, which went into effect on July 1, gives Beijing the basis to take action against people outside its borders.

Taiwan lawmakers agree to review rival drone budgets

Soldiers operate a Taiwan-made attack drone during an annual military exercise in Kaohsiung on Jan 29.

Inside Taiwan’s nightmare scenario: Chinese blockade, earthquake, sabotage and invasion

President Lai Ching-te is pushing to harden the island’s war preparedness as Chinese military pressure on the democratically governed island intensifies.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 3, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Pirro announced that former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Taiwan police bust $388 million World Cup betting ring

Five of the eight people arrested had travelled from Hong Kong and Macao on tourist visas for the World Cup betting operation.

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