Exclusive-China spent $15.3 billion on Pacific exercises in 2023, internal Taiwan estimates show
TAIPEI - China spent about $15 billion, or 7% of its defence budget, on exercises in the Western Pacific in 2023, according to a...
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Aug 202 min read
Philippine says China coast guard are hindering confidence-building
MANILA - The Philippines on Tuesday said China's coast guard was not helping efforts to build confidence in the South China Sea, after...
Aug 201 min read
Taiwan shows off missile firepower on rare trip to sensitive test site
JIUPENG, Taiwan - Taiwan showed off its missile firepower on Tuesday, launching a battery of surface-to-air missiles in front of...
Aug 122 min read
Philippines urges China to de-escalate tensions after air incident over Scarborough Shoal
MANILA - The Philippines urged Beijing on Monday to heed calls to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea after what it described as...
Aug 65 min read
Analysis: Is PLA facing distrust of Chinese Communist Party?
New Delhi: This year, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone significant changes, including purges and restructuring...
Aug 52 min read
Olympics-Badminton-Taiwan's Lee, Wang retain men's doubles gold
PARIS - Taiwan's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin retained their Olympic badminton men's doubles title on Sunday, beating China's Liang Weikeng...
Aug 53 min read
Olympics-Boxing-Taiwan's Lin beats Staneva to ensure medal amid gender debate
PARIS - Lin Yu-ting beat Svetlana Kamenova Staneva of Bulgaria by a unanimous decision in a featherweight quarter-final fight on Sunday...
Aug 52 min read
Taiwan cheers Olympics badminton triumph over China in politically charged contest
TAIPEI - People across Taiwan on Sunday celebrated their men's doubles badminton gold medal victory over Chinese opponents that sparked...
Jul 253 min read
ASEAN seeks to tackle Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tension
The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN met in Laos on Wednesday as it seeks to advance a stalled bid to resolve a crisis in Myanmar and cool...
Jul 243 min read
Typhoon Gaemi strengthens as it nears Taiwan, two dead, work halted
YILAN, Taiwan - Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, flights...
Jul 242 min read
Markets, work suspended as Typhoon Gaemi barrels towards Taiwan
HUALIEN, Taiwan - Financial markets will close and people given the day off work as Typhoon Gaemi barrelled towards Taiwan on Tuesday...
Jul 211 min read
US to support Philippines' efforts to resupply ship on atoll, Sullivan says
The United States "will do what is necessary" to see that the Philippines is able to resupply a ship on the Second Thomas Shoal that...
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