The Latest Breaking News from Taiwan

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged restraint on Thursday as China readied massive military drills off Taiwan, warning the situation risked spiralling into "open conflicts".

Taiwan's ruling party said on Thursday that Chinese military drills have triggered regional tensions and are illegitimate.

Chinese military fires ballistic missiles in exercises state media framed as a war plan rehearsal.

China's Taiwan affairs office said on Thursday punishment of pro-Taiwan independence diehards and external forces was reasonable and lawful, amidst raised tensions in the Taiwan strait following U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taipei visit.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet top South Korean political leaders in Seoul after she concluded her high-profile visit to Taiwan by renewing Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to defending democracy on the self-governing island despite vehement protests from China

Southeast Asia's regional bloc ASEAN warned on Thursday that an increase in international and regional volatility could lead to "miscalculation, serious confrontation, open conflicts and unpredictable consequences among major powers".

China plans to escalate its military exercises near Taiwan, prompting fears of a fresh crisis in the region

China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in waters off Taiwan's coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Taiwan defence ministry said on Thursday its website suffered cyber attacks and went offline temporarily, adding it was working closely with other authorities to enhance cyber security as tensions with China rise.