The Latest Breaking News from Taiwan

A senior U.S. official will visit Lithuania next week to discuss enhancing economic cooperation with the small Baltic nation, which has faced pressure from China for boosting ties with Taiwan.

SET-listed BCPG, the power generation arm of energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation Plc, plans to develop new solar power projects worth around 6 billion baht in Taiwan because the country has good prospects and is moving towards clean energy.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday expressed "empathy" for Ukraine's situation due to the military threat the island faces from China, saying force was not the solution to resolving disputes.

The U.S. and Taiwanese vice presidents had a brief conversation on Thursday at the inauguration of the new Honduran president, a rare encounter that is highly symbolic and likely to add to Beijing's tensions with Washington.

Honduras' new president, Xiomara Castro, said she met with Taiwan Vice President William Lai after her inauguration on Thursday, and that his government gave Honduras supplies and devices to fight the coronavirus.

A few days ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics, China has said Washington should avoid interference in the Games and also stop flaring tensions up around the Taiwan issue.

Honduras is grateful for the support Taiwan has provided and hopes to maintain their relationship, President-elect Xiomara Castro said on Wednesday after meeting Taiwan Vice President William Lai, who is in the country to shore up shaky ties.

U.S. memory chip giant Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) has confirmed it will close its DRAM design operations in Shanghai by 2022 end, SCMP reports. Micron looks to ask ~150 Chinese engineers to relocate to the U.S. or India. Micron, which employs about 43,000 people globally, did not provide a reason for the decision.…

The resumption of Northern Hemisphere travel, Russian troops on the Ukraine border, and China' s skirmishes with Taiwan – the NZ public and mainstream media show a strange lack of interest.