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Taiwan Introduces Enhanced Flu Vaccines for Elderly People as Influenza Threat Rises

TAIPEI — Taiwan is stepping up protection against seasonal influenza for older adults, introducing enhanced flu vaccines for the first time as the country prepares for another potentially serious flu season. The move is significant because Taiwan has entered a rapidly aging phase while health authorities are also warning of an

TAIWAN

Taiwan Moves to Produce Its Own 120mm Ammunition for Abrams Tanks as Defense Self-Reliance Push Accelerates

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is moving to establish a domestic production line for 120mm tank ammunition for its newly acquired M1A2T Abrams tanks, in another major step toward reducing its dependence on overseas ammunition supplies during a potential crisis. The Armaments Bureau's Arsenal 202 is at the center of

TAIWAN

Dodgers Affiliate Makes History With First Taiwan Heritage Day in California—And the Surprise Was Written on the Field

ONTARIO, California — A Los Angeles Dodgers-affiliated baseball team turned its home field into an unexpected celebration of Taiwan on Sunday, September 6, as the Ontario Tower Buzzers hosted their first-ever Taiwan Heritage Day. The celebration brought Taiwanese culture, baseball and community together at ONT Field in Ontario, California,

ASIA

Taiwan’s Demographic Time Bomb Is No Longer a Future Threat

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's demographic crisis is no longer a distant warning about the future. It is already beginning to reshape the country's workforce, schools, economy and political priorities. New government projections show Taiwan is heading toward a future with dramatically fewer young people and a rapidly

TAIWAN

Taiwan Is Turning Agricultural Waste Into Yarn, Fuel and New Products as Net-Zero Push Accelerates

TAIPEI — What if agricultural waste could become a source of new products instead of ending up in landfills or being burned and discarded? Taiwan is increasingly betting on that idea. The island is expanding efforts to transform agricultural and fishery waste into commercially useful materials, from textile fibers made with

TAIWAN

Taiwan Opens First Park-Style Animal Shelter, Transforming Former Cemetery Into Haven for Stray Animals

TAINAN, Taiwan — A former cemetery in southern Taiwan has been given a remarkable second life. Tainan City has officially opened what it describes as Taiwan's first park-style animal protection and education center, transforming the former Xuejia Sixth Cemetery into a sprawling facility designed not only to shelter

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Keelung Activates Disaster Fund After Flash Floods Damage Homes and Vehicles; New Aid Package in the Works

KEELUNG, Taiwan — Keelung authorities are expanding disaster assistance after torrential rain triggered widespread flooding, inundating homes, businesses and vehicles and leaving some residents wading through knee-deep water. Keelung Mayor Hsieh Kuo-liang announced that the city will activate its disaster reserve fund to help residents recover from the damage,

ASIA

China Warns of ‘Consequences’ as Taiwan Appears at Pacific Summit — But Palau Says Beijing Doesn’t Choose the Guest List

KOROR, Palau — A gathering designed to showcase Pacific unity instead became the latest arena in the escalating diplomatic contest between China and Taiwan, after Beijing warned of unspecified “consequences” over the presence of Taiwan’s foreign minister at the region’s most important political summit. Chinese special envoy for Pacific

POLITICS

Taiwan and Europe Push Deeper Tech Alliance as Semiconductor Supply Chains Shift

TAIPEI — Taiwan is stepping up efforts to deepen its technology and semiconductor partnership with Europe as governments on both sides look for more secure, diversified and resilient supply chains in an increasingly competitive global technology landscape. Taiwan Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu called for stronger cooperation with European partners during

POLITICS

Taiwan Urged to Rethink Naval Strategy as Experts Push Smaller Warships to Counter China

TAIPEI — Taiwan may need to rethink what its navy should look like if it wants to withstand a potential Chinese attack—and defense experts say the answer may not be bigger warships. Instead, Taiwan should consider building a fleet centered on smaller, stealthier and heavily armed corvettes, supported by drones,

CHINA

US and China Military Chiefs Meet as Taiwan Tensions Rise—Why Their Meeting Matters

WASHINGTON/BEIJING — A rare high-level military encounter between the United States and China is drawing attention across the Indo-Pacific after the U.S. commander responsible for the region met with a senior Chinese general whose forces oversee military operations involving Taiwan. U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Adm. Samuel

ENTERTAINMENT

Miss World 2026 Coronation Night Underway in Vietnam—Then the Philippines’ Asia Rose Simpson Makes the Cut

NHA TRANG, Vietnam — The highly anticipated Miss World 2026 coronation night has officially begun in Vietnam, with 111 delegates from around the world competing for the coveted blue crown in the pageant's 75th Anniversary Edition. The grand finale is taking place at April 2 Square in Nha Trang,

ASIA

China Walks Out of South Korea’s Major Art Festival Over “Taiwan Pavilion” — And Seoul Is Now Caught in the Middle

A dispute over the name of a Taiwanese exhibition has turned into a major diplomatic and cultural controversy in South Korea, with Chinese curators and artists withdrawing from the 16th Gwangju Biennale after organizers approved the use of the name “Taiwan Pavilion.” The controversy intensified just as the biennale opened

TAIWAN

LINE Warns Taiwan Users: These Accounts Could Be Deleted After December 31

Millions of LINE users in Taiwan are being urged to check one important account setting before the end of the year — or risk permanently losing access to their accounts. LINE Taiwan has warned that accounts linked only to Facebook and without a registered phone number must have a phone number

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Taiwan Prepares NT$400 Million Safety Facility as U.S. Car Imports Expand — Here’s What Changes

Taiwan is preparing for a major shake-up in its automobile market as the government moves to accommodate more U.S.-made vehicles following the Taiwan-U.S. trade agreement. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is proposing a NT$400 million (about US$12.63 million) budget for 2027

SPORT

FEU Opens V-League Title Defense With Sweep, Survives Mapúa Fightback

But the final score does not tell the whole story. Mapúa mounted a serious challenge in the second set, taking a 20-17 advantage and putting the defending champions in danger of surrendering the momentum. FEU, however, responded when it mattered most, turning the pressure into a decisive run and

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Taiwan Fires Back at China Over Pacific Forum Pressure as Regional Tensions Rise

TAIPEI — A diplomatic clash between Taiwan and China has intensified after Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung accused Beijing of using increasingly aggressive “wolf warrior” diplomacy during the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Palau. Lin said China's conduct at the summit was offensive and damaging to

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Taiwan Calls Out China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Tactics at Pacific Summit—Then Raises a More Serious Concern

TAIPEI — Taiwan has accused China of using increasingly aggressive diplomatic tactics to pressure Pacific nations during this week’s Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, saying Beijing’s approach risks undermining regional unity. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung made the accusation after China objected to Taiwan’s participation in activities

ASIA

Wonderful Hi-Tech Is Riding the AI Server Boom — But Its 800V and Liquid-Cooling Cables Could Be the Bigger Prize

TAIPEI — Taiwan’s Wonderful Hi-Tech Co. is riding the artificial-intelligence infrastructure boom, but its next growth phase could extend far beyond the high-speed cables connecting GPUs inside AI servers. The New Taipei City-based cable and connector manufacturer says demand is accelerating across AI servers, 800-volt

ASIA

GlobalWafers’ Square Silicon Wafers Are Entering the AI Race — But Its Bigger Prototype Could Be the Real Game-Changer

Taiwan’s GlobalWafers is moving deeper into one of the semiconductor industry’s fastest-growing battlegrounds: advanced packaging. The world’s third-largest silicon wafer supplier says wafers designed for advanced packaging should make a meaningful contribution to revenue in 2026, after generating only limited sales last year. The shift

ASIA

Fujitsu’s 64-Qubit Quantum Computer Turns Heads in Taiwan — But the Machine It’s Building Next Could Be the Real Game-Changer

TAIPEI — Amid the towering semiconductor equipment, artificial-intelligence hardware and advanced packaging systems filling SEMICON Taiwan 2026, one machine offered a glimpse at what could come after today’s computing boom: Fujitsu’s 64-qubit superconducting quantum computer. Visitors gathered around the system at Fujitsu’s booth at the Taipei

ASIA

Taiwan Could Switch On Stablecoin Rules in Q1 2027 — But the Bigger Question Is Who Will Control Its Digital Money

TAIPEI — Taiwan is moving closer to one of the biggest overhauls of its cryptocurrency market yet, with regulators preparing rules that could bring stablecoins, crypto exchanges, custody providers and other virtual-asset businesses under a far more comprehensive licensing system as early as the first quarter of 2027. Financial Supervisory

ASIA

Eaton Bets Another NT$300 Million on Taiwan’s AI Boom — But the Bigger Story Is What Happens When Data Centers Shift to 800V

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The artificial intelligence boom is creating a new race that has little to do with who builds the fastest chip. It is increasingly about who can deliver enough electricity to keep those chips running. Global power-management giant Eaton Corp is putting another NT$300 million, or roughly

ASIA

Nvidia Bets US$12.93 Billion on Hugging Face — But Keeping AI’s Biggest Open Platform Truly Open May Be the Real Test

Nvidia is making one of its boldest moves yet beyond chips, agreeing to acquire Hugging Face for US$12.93 billion in a deal that could give the semiconductor giant an even deeper position at the center of the global artificial-intelligence ecosystem. But Nvidia is not simply buying another

ASIA

AI’s Data Center Boom Could Cost US$31.6 Trillion by 2050 — But One Bottleneck Could Stop the Buildout Cold

Global spending on data centers could reach US$31.6 trillion through 2050 as artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented race for computing power, but electricity shortages, chip restrictions and growing public resistance could determine which countries actually cash in on the boom. The global race to build the infrastructure behind