Another U.S.-aligned democracy in Asia is mired in political gridlock, with Taiwan’s opposition challenging defense spending ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly declined to attend Trump's inauguration. The U.S. does not recognize Taiwan's ...

The prolonged weekend monsoon rain cleared up just in time for the Malaysian state of Johor to play host to ASEAN Tourism ...

Richard Fontaine is the chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He served as president of CNAS from 2012–19 and as senior fellow from 2009–12. Prior to CNAS, he was ...

Peace is priceless, and war has no winners.” Taiwan President Lai Chin-te, also known as William Lai, included that statement ...

The pandemic, though, may have provided the tipping point to this urban transformation. To use Richard Florida’s words, it alters the micro-geography of a city — the distribution of its shape ...

It also encouraged the public to use electronic channels such as the Faster Payment System or other e-wallet services for giving lai-see. The note-issuing banks, namely the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te waves with the ...

TAIPEI: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday (Jan 1) that the island must boost defence spending and "demonstrate its determination" to protect itself, in a New Year's speech just ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to keep increasing the island’s defense spending and display its resolve to fight, as Beijing intensifies drills showcasing its ability to use military ...

Jimmy Lai could have fled Hong Kong when the Communists arrived in 1997. Hundreds of thousands of his fellow Hong Kongers did, making for the friendlier shores of Canada, Australia, and the United ...