A giant panda died at Taipei City’s zoo on Saturday. The 18-year-old panda, known as Tuan Tuan, died when his heart ceased to beat, zoo authorities said. Recently, two experts from China visited the zoo to inspect Tuan Tuan, who was suspected to have a malignant brain tumor and had taken a turn for the […]
TAIPEI—A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping hundreds on mountain roads. The weather bureau said the epicenter was in Taitung county, and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the […]
A federal judge has ordered the Trump raid affidavit to be unsealed with redactions. It comes right after the Justice Department makes a move to suggest portions be blacked out. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been a victim of swatting two nights in a row. She says that her life has been put in danger, […]
Pelosi touches down in Taiwan. Her trip sparked aggression from the Chinese military, but fortunately, the White House didn’t cave in, and the speaker will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. But how has the trip been blown out of proportion? The White House may be to blame, due to its ambiguity and appeasement. I […]
GOP lawmakers are laying out their priorities to take back the majority in November. What are their top priorities on energy and law enforcement, and what changes are they vowing to make? NTD was at the America First Policy Summit and had a chance to catch up with Mark Lotter, chief communications officer of the America […]
TAIPEI—A group of six U.S. lawmakers, including chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez, landed in Taiwan on Thursday for a previously unannounced visit, in a show of support to the island in the face of Chinese pressure. The United States has no formal relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, but is its most […]
TAIPEI—The Chinese regime’s diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan represents a threat to all democracies and the United States is committed to helping the island defend itself, Washington’s top diplomat in Taipei said. Speaking at an American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan event late on Wednesday, Sandra Oudkirk, director of the American Institute in Taiwan which […]
TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked democratic nations for their support of the island in her Lunar New Year message on Sunday and pledged to “stride out” into the world, sounding a defiant note in the face of unrelenting pressure from Beijing. China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party, which claims the democratically-ruled island as part of its […]
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Tuesday it will boost training of its reserve forces next year, including doubling down combat and shooting exercises, as China increased military activities near the island. Beijing has not ruled out taking the island by force. Tensions between Taiwan and China, which claims the democratic island as sovereign territory, have […]
TAIPEI—Taiwan announced a more modest pace in defence spending for next year on Aug. 26, but the budget includes $1.44 billion for new fighter jets, as the island bolsters its forces in the face of increased pressure from Beijing. China has stepped up its military activity near Taiwan, including holding assault drills last week near […]
