Lotte Duty Free introduces Line Pay Taiwan at domestic stores

Lotte Duty Free has introduced Line Pay Taiwan at its domestic stores in Korea, offering a simple and convenient payment system for Taiwanese customers. Line Pay Taiwan is a mobile payment service used by more than half of the Taiwanese population. The …

Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Scores a Street-High Price Target on $90B AI Revenue Forecast

Engineer in Sterile Coverall Holds Microchip with Gloves and Examines it by Gorodenkoff via Shutterstock Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM), also known as TSMC, is in the spotlight this Tuesday after a bullish analyst backed the company’s …

Taiwan Semiconductor Seen Rising On AI Chip Growth

Taiwan to hold largest military-civilian exercise in its history, simulating Chinese invasion

The annual Han Kuang exercise will begin on July 9, last for ten days, and will mobilize more than 22 000 reservists. The military will simulate a blockade and invasion by the PRC. These are the largest exercises in the countryʼs history, and they will …

Taiwan’s Tech Industry Driving Country’s Energy Demand

Taiwan is among several countries experiencing an energy crisis, with its supply of power struggling to keep up with demand from a rapidly growing high-tech sector. The country has long depended on imported fossil fuels, a situation at odds with some …

37 degree heat expected Wednesday in northern Taiwan: Weather agency

Taipei, July 1 (CNA) Temperatures in parts of northern Taiwan, including Taipei, are expected to reach 37 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, with much of the island also experiencing intense heat, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). Highs of …

Whooping cough cases hit 10-year high in Taiwan, surge in June

Taipei, July 1 (CNA) Taiwan has reported a total of 35 domestic whooping cough cases in the first half of 2025, the highest for the same period in a decade, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. Seventeen new cases were recorded in June alone …

Taiwan to Double Length of Annual Military Drill, Focus on CCP Invasion

Two 8-inch self-propelled artillery guns are fired during the 35th "Han Kuang" military drill in southern Pingtung county, Taiwan, on May 30, 2019. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images Taiwan’s 2025 Han Kuang military drill will be twice as long as …

What budget infighting means for America’s F-47 and a conflict over Taiwan

America’s view of China as a “pacing threat” has shaped its defence priorities as the military seeks to maintain an edge over a rapidly modernising PLA. In the second of a three-part series on how US budget tensions will affect efforts to deter China, we …

Taiwan’s currency jumps as life insurers rush to hedge against weak US dollar