Taiwan leads Asia in coastal waste detection with AI drone system

Environmental Management Administration Director General Yen Hsu-ming said Taiwan has cut down coastal waste detection time using drone technology and AI electronic image stitching. (Photo: Rti) The Environment Ministry announced a major breakthrough in …

Inside Taiwan’s Disaster Preparedness Playbook

Faced with relentless typhoons, earthquakes, and flooding, Taiwan has built one of the world’s most advanced disaster response systems, blending cutting-edge AI with decades of hands-on experience to protect lives and infrastructure. On April 3, 2024, …

Think Tank Suspects Delay in Attack Plan Against Taiwan; China’s Xi Orders Military to Make Up Delay in 5-Year Plan

AP Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) with the background of Tiananmen gate in Beijing on March 4. The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:32 JST, March 24, 2025 The Chinese military …

Taiwan tops Asia's happiness index

  The simple act of sharing meals around a table has emerged as a significant indicator of happiness, with Taiwan claiming the title of Asia’s happiest nation in 2025, according to the World Happiness Report 2025.   Taiwan has been ranked the happiest …

Taiwan president’s gambit: Time for a tougher stance on China

TAIPEI – After Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te launched a broad drive in March against what he warned was expanding Chinese subversion and spying, the backlash was swift. Across the Taiwan Strait, China hit back, sending a surge of military planes and …

Taiwan Becomes Asia’s Happiest Place in 2025

Taiwan has been named the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report.  Ranking 27th globally, Taiwan has climbed from 31st last year, surpassing Singapore as the leading country in Asia.  Following Taiwan in the Asia rankings are …

Alex Gonzaga wishes for 'healthy babies' in Taiwan trip with husband

Taiwan appoints Japanese ex-military chief as advisor

Japan is deepening its military connections with Taiwan as it prepares for a US-led war against China. On Friday, Taiwan’s presidential cabinet, the Executive Yuan, announced that it had appointed Shigeru Iwasaki, the former head of Japan’s Self-Defense …

U.S. think tank warns of growing Chinese espionage threat to Taiwan

Washington, March 23 (CNA) A report released by the Washington-based Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) this month warned that Taiwan faces an increasing threat from Chinese espionage and urged the government to impose tougher penalties on those found guilty. …

Taiwan seizes unregistered Chinese refueling boat

TAIPEI — Taiwan said Sunday it had detained a Chinese boat suspected of illegally supplying fuel to fishing boats trespassing in Taiwanese waters, the coast guard said. The incident happened on Sunday off the northwest coast near the cities of Taoyuan and …