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Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz speaks after signing a contract for the delivery of mobile communication centers in Zegrze, Poland, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2025
Poland becomes top importer of Taiwanese drones, skirting China
From almost nothing in the previous years, Poland is now absorbing almost 60% of Taiwan’s drone exports, which expanded this year to about $32 million through August.
A silicon wafer. Taipei for the first time has unilaterally imposed semiconductor export controls on a country.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2025
Taiwan weaponizes chip sector to deter China on world stage
Taipei’s chip curbs reflect its strategy to increasingly use economic and trade policy for diplomatic goals, according to a Taiwanese official.
A rescue team talks with inhabitants of a building during the passing of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Macau on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2025
Typhoon Ragasa slams into south China after killing at least 14 in Taiwan
The typhoon had hours earlier gone past Hong Kong, with the city’s weather service ranking the storm the strongest yet in the northwestern Pacific this year.
Part of the bridge over Mataian Creek is seen damaged on Wednesday after a barrier lake burst in Hualien, Taiwan.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2025
Taiwan typhoon death toll hits 14, with 124 missing
Fire officials said all the dead and missing were in the township of Guangfu, where waters swept away a major road bridge across a river.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (left) and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (right) at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2025
Japan, U.S. and South Korea reaffirm commitment to ridding North Korea of nukes
The countries’ top diplomats poured cold water on the chances of the U.S. ditching its denuclearization policy, after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hinted he is open to talks.
Soldiers participate in a military exercise in Miaoli County, Taiwan, in July 2022. While China may desire to unify the island, military, geographic, political and economic factors make a successful invasion unlikely.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2025
Taiwan isn’t as susceptible to invasion as one would think
The island’s coastline is remarkably unsuited for amphibious operations and an invasion would demand a fleet comparable in size to that used by the Allies on D-Day.
A group of U.S. foreign policy veterans has warned Congress that Donald Trump’s erratic and hostile approach to allies is eroding America’s global credibility.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2025
America’s friends will never trust the U.S. again
A group of U.S. foreign policy veterans has warned Congress that Donald Trump’s erratic and hostile approach to allies is eroding America’s global credibility.
A demo of Taiwan's “Beyond 5G LEO Satellite,” the island's first communication experimental satellite program made by the Taiwan Space Agency, is displayed during an event in Taipei in July.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 20, 2025
Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief says
Wu Jong-shinn says the “clock is ticking” for Taiwan to launch its own satellites to secure communications during a potential conflict with China.
Then-Taiwanese Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui — who is currently the island's de facto ambassador to the U.S. — speaks during a news conference in Taipei in July 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 20, 2025
Trump intelligence advisers met with Taiwanese official
The meeting with Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s de facto U.S. ambassador, amounted to one of the higher-level Taiwan-U.S. contacts to date during Trump’s second term.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a Group of 20 summit in the city of Osaka in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 20, 2025
Trump and Xi make progress on TikTok deal and plan to meet in South Korea
The two leaders are now scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea in six weeks.
Tourists walk through a traditional alleyway near Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in August.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2025
Foreign visitors to Japan hit record 3.42 million in August
The tally was pushed higher by visitors from mainland China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the United States.
Taiwanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hsiao Kuang-wei
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2025
Taiwan and China clashed at Japan envoy’s residence in Denmark
The two sides clashed during a reception celebrating the Japanese emperor’s birthday, with China’s irate ambassador ultimately leaving the room.
Visitors look at a model of the China's Fujian aircraft carrier at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, last November.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2025
China offers latest hint that newest aircraft carrier could soon enter service
Observers say that a commissioning ceremony could come as early as next month, though training for carrier-based aircraft must still be conducted.
A wreath lies in front of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall during an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Taipei on Aug. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 15, 2025
U.S. says China spreading ‘false’ WWII narratives to pressure Taiwan
The 80th anniversary of the war’s end has been marked by a bitter dispute between Taipei and Beijing on its broader historical meaning and relevance today.
The U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins sails in the Pacific Ocean last November.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2025
China condemns sailing of U.S. and British warships through Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military said the U.S. destroyer USS Higgins and British frigate Richmond were engaged in “trouble-making and provocation.”
Chiu Chui-cheng, the Cabinet-ranked head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, takes part in an interview in Taipei in May.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2025
In U.S., Taiwan minister warns of ‘domino effect’ if China takes island
Chiu Chui-cheng, head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, said Beijing “has been actively preparing for war,” pointing to stepped-up Chinese military activity.
Former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit in the Danish capital in May.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2025
China complains as former Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen visits Japan
The visit to Japan, which does not have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, was the first known trip to the country by Tsai since she left office in May 2024.
Canadian frigate Ville de Quebec and Australian destroyer HMAS Brisbane sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday. The Ville de Quebec had been operating in the Philippine economic zone, taking part in freedom of navigation exercises.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2025
China criticizes Canadian and Australian warships transiting Taiwan Strait
China said the Canadian frigate Ville de Quebec and the Australian guided-missile destroyer Brisbane were engaged in “trouble-making and provocation.”
Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2025
China’s military parade shows who’s calling the shots
Beijing is sending a signal on defense modernization and international clout.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2025
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned in a speech that the world is facing a choice of war or peace, as his country marked 80 years since Japan’s defeat in World War II.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
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.
Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture
Environmental concerns relating to the construction of Central Japan Railway’s high-speed maglev line had contributed to years of delays for the project.
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.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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