As per Focus Taiwan, the proposed defence spending for the fiscal year 2026, after factoring in expenditures for veteran affairs and the Coast Guard, would touch NT$949.5 billion (US$31.18 billion), ...

Budget documents show the cabinet has allocated US$31.1 billion for defence next year, amounting to 3.32 per cent of GDP, up 22.9 per cent on 2025 ...

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Chiayi County at 4:37pm today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The hypocenter was 36.3km southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 10.4km, CWA data ...

Taiwan has proposed increasing defense spending next year in a bid to appease President Donald Trump, who has urged the island to take greater responsibility for defending itself against threats from ...

Attempts to entice and bully tsmc to manufacture more chips outside Taiwan happen to align with the company’s thinking. Increasingly, the firm seems too large for its island home. s & p Global, a ...

As we published this, President Donald Trump was even mulling quasi-nationalisation. More than ever, semiconductors hold the ...

Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on ...

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Taiwan plans to increase its defence budget next year to over 3% of GDP, reflecting its commitment to security. This decision comes amid mounting military pressure from China and encouragement from ...

Taiwan plans to boost defence spending by a fifth next year, surpassing 3% of gross domestic product, as it invests billions more in new equipment to better face down China and convince the United ...

Taiwan's defence spending next year will exceed 3% of gross domestic product to demonstrate to the world the government's determination to fulfil its shared responsibility for security, Premier Cho ...

Republican lawmakers have been overwhelmingly complimentary of President Donald Trump meeting with Vladimir Putin and attempting to put the Russian leader in a room with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...