The government is seeking to strengthen trade, investment, tourism, education, and cultural relations with South and Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia may be close to Taiwan geographically, but Taiwanese ...

A recent acquisition in Taiwan’s retail market has raised questions about monopoly effects and caused concern among shoppers used to supermarkets’ wide range of imported foods. In July 2022, French ...

A historic surge in AI-driven exports has pushed Taiwan’s growth forecasts sharply upward, but looming U.S. tariffs and domestic strains cast a long shadow over 2026. Taiwan’s economy surged in 2025 ...

Efforts to build a non-Chinese drone supply chain are gaining traction, but fragmented systems, procurement delays, and global competition could limit how far and how fast Taiwan can advance. In his ...

Families across Taiwan continue to engage in an ancient tradition of offering up ritual feasts to their ancestors. One clan has been performing these rites in the northern city of Taoyuan for over two ...

Taiwan entered the second quarter of 2026 with its strongest growth momentum in nearly four decades, as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced semiconductors, and high-performance ...

As Taiwan strives to cement its position as a global AI powerhouse, a looming workforce shortage threatens to disrupt its ambitious plans. Two conflicting trends shape Taiwan’s economy, and how this ...

Alex Liu is the cofounder of MaiCoin, Taiwan’s largest digital asset trading group. His systems-level perspective on the cryptocurrency industry is shaped by years spent operating within the financial ...

Taiwan’s proposed special defense budget reflects a changing threat environment, where preparedness is no longer defined by a single scenario or a fixed endpoint. In early 2026, Taiwan’s defense ...

What once looked like two separate retail worlds in Taiwan — digital and physical — has merged into a single consumer journey, putting new weight on digital capabilities. The growth of e-commerce ...

Taiwan’s Indigenous cuisine is moving to the culinary forefront, as longstanding techniques gain new respect in restaurants and dining culture. With 16 formally recognized Indigenous tribes across ...

For the past several years, Singapore-owned Shopee has been the island’s largest e-commerce platform. But as pandemic-induced surges in online shopping subside and local competitors catch up, Shopee ...