China cannot represent Taiwan: PM
TAIPEI, Oct 10, 2024, Reuters. China has no right to represent Taiwan, but the island…
Taiwan
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) is an economy of 23.5 million people. In 1991, the year it joined APEC, the current GDP of Chinese Taipei was recorded at USD 187 billion, while its per capita GDP was USD 9,000. The GDP of Chinese Taipei more than doubled by 2016, at USD 573 billion, as did its per capita GDP at USD 24,000.
Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity, calls for de-escalation
TAIPEI, July 5, 2024, Reuters. Taiwan on Friday reported renewed Chinese military activity nearby with…
Vietnam speeding up South China Sea island-building pace, US researchers say
WASHINGTON, Jun 7, 2024, Reuters. Vietnam has been increasing its dredging and landfill work in…
Tens of thousands protest against contentious Taiwan parliament reforms
TAIPEI, May 24, 2024, Reuters. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets around…
US Navy sends first warship through Taiwan Strait post-election
BEIJING, Jan 24, 2024, Reuters. The United States Navy sailed its first warship through the…
Japan scrambles jet to monitor Chinese military drone near Taiwan
TOKYO, Aug 28, 2023, Reuters. Japan’s defence ministry said on Monday it scrambled a fighter…
Former Taiwan president arrives in China pledging peace
TAOYUAN, Mar 27, 2023, Reuters. Taiwan’s ex-President Ma Ying-jeou became on Monday the first sitting…
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
BEIJING, Dec 26, 2022, Reuters. China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the…
iPhone maker Foxconn reports slump in revenue after unrest and Covid outbreak at key China plant
ZHENGZHOU, Dec 5, 2022, CNBC. Foxconn said November revenue totaled 551.1 billion new Taiwan dollars…
US VP Harris to visit Philippine island near China-claimed waters
PUERTO PRINCESA, Nov 22, 2022, AFP. US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel today to…
Philippines’ Marcos open to buying Russian fuel, proposes new Myanmar approach
MANILA, Oct 5, 2022, Reuters. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday said his nation…
Biden signs $52.7B bill for chip production to counter China
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 10, 2022, Kyodo. U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law…