TAIPEI, Dec 1 — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te began a two-day United States (US) stopover in Hawaii on Saturday as part of a Pacific tour after declaring his democratically governed island a key force for promoting global peace and stability.

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 — The US State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated $385 million, the Pentagon said yesterday, a day before Taiwan President Lai Ching-te starts a sensitive Pacific trip.

TAIPEI, Nov 22 — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Taipei’s three remaining diplomatic allies in the Pacific on a trip starting at the end of the month, his office said today, but the government declined to give details on United States transit stops.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Local institutions were net buyers on Bursa Malaysia for the fourth consecutive week, with net purchases totalling RM207.7 million last week, while foreign investors extended their outflows from Asia.

LIMA, Nov 17 — Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to work with the incoming United States (US) administration of Donald Trump as he held his final talks with outgoing President Joe Biden on conflicts from cybercrime to trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea, and Russia.

TAIPEI, Nov 8 — Taiwan has set up a "war room" to watch the live stream from next week's COP29 climate summit given it is not allowed to attend for political reasons, Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming said today.

TAIPEI, Oct 31 — A strong Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Taiwan's east coast today, the largest storm by size to hit the island in nearly 30 years, closing financial markets, causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled, and reducing rail services.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Gamuda Bhd, along with two Taiwan-based companies, MiTAC Information Technology Corp and Dong Pi Co Ltd, have secured a RM4.3 billion turnkey contract for the Xizhi Donghu MRT project in Taiwan.

KAOHSIUNG, Oct 3 — Taiwan girded itself for the arrival of a weakening Typhoon Krathon today, which has killed two people so far, as the island shut down for a second day with hundreds of flights grounded and financial markets closed.

MOSCOW, Oct 3 — Russia stands alongside China on Asian issues, including the criticism of the United States's (US) drive to extend its influence and "deliberate attempts" to inflame the situation around Taiwan, its Foreign Minister said in an interview published on Thursday.

KAOHSIUNG, Oct 1 — Taiwan mobilised nearly 40,000 troops today to be on standby for rescue efforts as powerful Typhoon Krathon approached its populous southwest coast, which is bracing for a storm surge.

TAIPEI, Sept 20 — Taiwan's Constitutional Court has ruled that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes with the most rigorous legal scrutiny, after considering a petition brought by 37 people who are on death row.

SYDNEY, Sept 1 — The Pacific Islands Forum removed references to Taiwan from a group communiqué after complaints from China — a change Taipei condemned as a "rude intervention" but which a forum official said did not alter the leaders' decisions.

BEIJING, Aug 29 — United States (US) National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meets one of Chinese President Xi Jinping's top military officials today as he wraps up three days of talks in Beijing intended to ease simmering tensions between the two superpowers.

TAIPEI, Aug 22 — Taiwan's defence spending will rise 7.7 per cent next year, outpacing expected economic growth, the Cabinet said today, as the island adds more fighter jets and missiles to strengthen deterrence against a rising threat from Beijing.

TAIPEI, July 12 — Taiwan is closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region after a flurry of warplanes passed near the island to join drills with China's Shandong aircraft carrier in the Pacific.

TOKYO, July 12 — Japan has warned that China risked escalating tension with Taiwan with an increase in military exercises that appeared aimed in part at readying Beijing's forces for a possible invasion of the democratically-governed island.

BEIJING, June 21 — China today threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for “die-hard” Taiwan independence separatists, a ramp-up of pressure, though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction on the island.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Malaysia and China have pledged to firmly support each other in safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity and to adhere to the principle of non-interference in other countries’ internal affairs.

MANILA, June 11 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the country should be prepared for any eventuality because of more pronounced external threats driven by heightened tension in the Indo-Pacific.