Absent a more proactive approach, the demographic shift could strain long-term care systems, social support, and the national health budget. In the seven years from 2018 to 2025, Taiwan moved from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Taiwan is deepening its ties with Latin American countries in tandem with the Trump administration’s growing focus on the Western Hemisphere. For the first time in nearly two decades, Taiwan may have ...

Renewable targets have not been reached, and resumption of nuclear energy use appears increasingly likely. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has long signaled a willingness to reconsider the island’s ...

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 ...

From sugar-coated schoolyard supplements to precision fermentation and biodiversity research, Taiwan’s unlikely yeast story reveals how a once-marginal microbe is quietly shaping the island’s next ...

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 ...

While Taiwan’s hotel market is often derided for being poor value for money, one segment is earning global recognition. A night at one of Taipei’s most opulent stays tests whether the praise pays off.

GDP is growing at a torrid clip thanks to massive AI demand, but Taiwan is increasingly putting all its economic eggs in one basket. Taiwan’s exports hit an all-time high of US$640 billion in 2025, ...

Taiwan’s sodas — iconic, surprising, and occasionally confusing — offer a revealing snapshot of how the island drinks and thinks. I have always kept a daily beverage rotation that borders on a ...

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 ...