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US, Taiwan navies quietly held drills in April amid rising China threat

US-Taiwan military engagement, including visits and training, are kept low-key and are often not officially confirmed because of China's objection to military contacts between Washington and Taipei

Taiwan detects 7 Chinese naval ships, 2 military aircraft around island

In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal defence missile systems to monitor PLA activity

Taiwan defence min reports surge in Chinese military activity near island

Since September 2020, China has intensified its use of 'grey zone tactics' by operating more military aircraft and naval ships near Taiwan

6 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels operating near airspace, waters: Taiwan

So far in May, Taiwan has detected Chinese military aircraft 98 times and naval vessels 41 times

Chinese army criticises US for ship's passage through Taiwan Strait

China's military criticized a U.S. destroyer's passage through the Taiwan Strait, which occurred less than two weeks before the island's new president takes office and while Washington and Beijing are making uneven efforts to restore regular military exchanges. Navy Senior Capt. Li Xi, spokesman for the Eastern Theater Command, accused the U.S. of having publicly hyped the passage of the USS Halsey on Wednesday. In a statement, Li said the command, which oversees operations around the strait, organized naval and air forces to monitor" the ship's transit and handle matters in accordance with laws and regulations. The Navy's 7th Fleet said the Halsey conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on May 8 through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law." The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer transited through a corridor in the Strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state, the fleet's statement ...

US sends warship through Taiwan Strait weeks before Lai takes office

The latest mission's timing was extra sensitive, given it took place ahead of the May 20 inauguration of Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te, a man who China says is a dangerous separatist

US chip production capacity may treble by 2032, says industry group

The Washington-based SIA, which lobbied hard for the Chips Act, is eager to show that the legislation is paying off. It also wants the government to devote more funding to the cause

Thailand extends visa waiver plan for Indian, Taiwanese tourists for 6 mths

The temporary extension follows the success of the initial waiver in November last year. Indian and Taiwanese tourists are normally eligible to stay in Thailand for 15 days under a visa-on-arrival

US, Philippine forces stage combat drills near channel off southern Taiwan

US Marines and their Filipino counterparts darted out of Black Hawk helicopters during combat drills Monday in the Philippines' northernmost island town along the strategic Bashi Channel off southern Taiwan a flashpoint in the military rivalry between Washington and Beijing. The show of allied battle readiness in Itbayat in Batanes province is part of annual military exercises that started last month, dubbed Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, and involving more than 16,000 American and Philippine military personnel. This year's exercises by the longtime treaty allies the largest yet are meant to deter possible aggression. They come against the backdrop of China's increasingly assertive actions in the disputed South China Sea, where Chinese and Philippine coast guards and accompanying ships have had several increasingly tense faceoffs since last year. More than 250 French and Australian forces are also participating, along with observers from several allied and security

Taiwan detects 2 Chinese aircraft breaching island nation's airspace

3 PLA aircraft and six vessels belonging to China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were detected as of 6 am local time (UTC+8). Of particular concern was the entry of two aircraft into Taiwan

Taiwan's Foxconn reiterates Q2 revenue to grow, posts record April sales

Foxconn said in a statement that this year's second quarter "remains a traditional off-peak season, and major products are entering a period of transition between old and new products"

Taiwan pursues homegrown satellite network amid rising tensions with China

With Beijing's persistent claims over Taiwan and threats of military action, the need for an autonomous communication infrastructure is paramount

Taiwan detects 7 Chinese military aircraft, 5 naval vessels around island

According to Taiwan's MND, one of the seven Chinese military aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's Southwest Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ)

Taiwan detects nine Chinese aircraft, five naval vessels around nation

In response to Chinese action, Taiwan monitored the situation and deployed combat patrol aircraft, naval vessels, and coastal missile systems, according to Taiwan's MND statement

High bandwidth memory almost sold out for 2025: Nvidia supplier SK Hynix

The Nvidia supplier and the world's second-largest memory chipmaker will begin sending samples of its latest HBM chip

Taiwan keen to help India become leader in chip space, says Jason Ho

Ho says Taiwan has sufficient capacity that can be allocated to India, which has designing capability and market demand

Capital cover drive: India's $100 billion knock evens score with China

Its capitalisation leapfrog surpasses South Korea and Taiwan, establishing dominance in EM pitch

Blinken to meet Chinese counterpart in Beijing, discuss complex issues

Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea remain flashpoints, while the US is eager to see more progress on the curbing of China's supply of the chemicals to used to make fentanyl

China should have confidence to talk to us, says Taiwan's president-elect

Lai, who won election in January and takes office on May 20, is particularly disliked by Beijing, which views him as a dangerous separatist

Biden signs $95 billion war aid measure for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a USD 95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that also includes a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in US. The announcement marks an end to long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine. We rose to the moment. we came together. and we got it done," Biden said at White House event to announce the signing. "Now we need to move fast, and we are. But significant damage has been done to the Biden administration's effort to help Ukraine repel Russia's brutal invasion during the funding impasse that dates back to August, when the Democratic president made his first emergency spending request for Ukraine aid. Even with a burst of new weapons and ammunition, it is unlikely Ukraine will immediately recover after months of setbacks. Biden said the transfer of an initial aid package of military assistance will begin in a