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TAIWAN

Sebastien Lai, son of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, poses for a portrait next to a poster featuring his father during an interview in London in December.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2026
Memo to Xi: There is no downside to freeing Jimmy Lai
Lai started his media business following the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in which Chinese authorities killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of their own citizens.
Paraguayan and Taiwanese flags outside of the Taiwanese Embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay, last year
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2026
Paraguay says it’s not abandoning Taiwan. China has other plans.
China has flexed its economic muscles in an effort to force countries, including Paraguay, to break ties with Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2026
China-U.S. tensions build over Iran and AI before Trump meets Xi
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are headed toward a summit next month with a shared desire to stabilize ties. That calm is being tested as both leaders rush to shore up strategic vulnerabilities over Iranian oil and AI.
Taiwan is on alert after spotting two Chinese warships near its Penghu islands on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2026
Taiwan on alert after spotting two Chinese warships near its Penghu islands
China sends its warships ‌and warplanes ‌into the waters and skies around the island on an ​almost daily basis.
Chen Li-ming, a former Tokyo Electron employee, arrives at the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court for a verdict in a trade secrets case involving Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit, in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2026
Former Tokyo Electron staff gets decade in jail for TSMC breach
Taiwan’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Court also handed out jail sentences on four others and fined Tokyo Electron’s local unit.
Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in July last year
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2026
Taiwan downplays impact of Chinese sanctions on European arms makers
China’s Commerce Ministry banned exports on Friday of dual-use ​items to the seven companies over arms sales to Taiwan, placing them on its export control list.
Taiwan-based Thunder Tiger Group's Papa Delta drone is displayed during a media tour in Taichung, Taiwan, on April 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 27, 2026
U.S. presses Taiwan parliament to pass ‘comprehensive’ defense budget
Taiwan’s government has said delays in passing the budget could mean Taiwan risks losing its place in the production and delivery queue for U.S. weapons.
Head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Chief of Staff Romeo Brawner Jr., speaks during the opening ceremony of the U.S.-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercises, at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2026
China holds live-fire drills in waters near Luzon as Japan joins military exercises in Philippines
The Chinese drills included live-fire shooting, sea-air coordination, rapid maneuvers and ⁠maritime replenishments to test integrated joint combat capabilities.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping walk, as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, last October.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 25, 2026
Taiwan fears it will be ‘on the menu’ at Xi’s summit with Trump
At the meeting, Xi is likely to press Trump to agree to change the island’s status by opposing Taiwan independence.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during a news conference at Malacanang Palace in Manila in March.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2026
Philippines President Marcos to make state visit to Japan
The two nations have been strengthening military ties in recent years, with Tokyo supplying Manila with coast guard ships and radar systems.
The Japan Transport Safety Board has proposed setting up multi-language warnings and pictograms at railroad crossings as foreign visitor numbers surge.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2026
Multilingual alerts, pictograms proposed for railroad crossings after tourist accident
The accident occurred at a railroad crossing near Saga Prefecture’s Sueyama Shrine, a popular tourist spot.
Kuan Bi-ling, minister of Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Council, which runs the Coast Guard Administration, speaks during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, April 2, 2026.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
Taiwan minister makes rare visit to South China Sea island for drills
It was the first time in seven years a minister had visited Itu Aba, which is also claimed by China, Vietnam ​and the Philippines.
A mock model of an upgraded Type-12 missile made by Japan is displayed during the DSEI Japan security show at Makuhari Messe in the city of Chiba in May last year.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2026
Partners line up for arms deals as Japan opens defense industry door
“A number of countries” have approached Tokyo with “expressions of interest and various needs” about Japanese defense equipment, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has postponed an official trip to Eswatini after several countries revoked overflight permits following "intense pressure" from China, a senior aide said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Taiwan leader postpones Eswatini trip after overflight permits revoked
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te was due to visit Eswatini from April 22 to 26 for the 40th anniversary of King Mswati III’s accession and his 58th birthday.
Chinese naval vessels participate in a drill in the East China Sea in August 2016.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2026
Chinese military warships train in western Pacific after MSDF Taiwan Strait transit
China has dispatched naval vessels led by one of its most advanced warships through a waterway near Amami Oshima off Kagoshima Prefecture for training in the western Pacific.
Chinese naval vessels participate in a drill in the East China Sea in August 2016.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2026
Chinese military holds joint drills in East China Sea after MSDF’s Taiwan Strait transit
Beijing said the exercises were “a routine arrangement organized in accordance with the annual plan, aiming at testing the joint operations capabilities.”
Self-Defense Forces members stands guard at the entrance of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 6.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2026
China says Japan stirs ‘trouble’ with vessel in Taiwan Strait
China is firmly opposed to the vessel’s presence and has protested to Tokyo, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
A giant screen broadcasts news showing Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands with Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of Kuomintang, Taiwan's largest opposition party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 17, 2026
China’s information war turns Taiwan’s own voices against it
Taiwan’s defense ministry said it is countering a massive increase in Chinese “cognitive warfare.”
The LNG Aquarius liquefied natural gas tanker in the Java Sea, off Indonesia.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2026
Iran war pushes Asia to think twice before doubling down on LNG
The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the serious damage sustained by Qatar’s LNG export plant has sent prices higher and buyers scrambling for alternatives.
Taiwan's legislature called on parties to meet on Wednesday to discuss the general budget and a draft special defense bill, both of which are stalled.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 15, 2026
Taiwan resumes defense debate after opposition outreach to Xi
Taiwan’s legislature called on parties to meet to discuss the general budget and a draft special defense bill, but the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang may be unwilling to compromise.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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