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US nonprofit fundraising platform GlobalGiving will change Taiwan’s name to "Chinese Taipei" in its location listing next month.

A Taipei-based military history society that has received government funding is under fire for allegedly promoting unification with China.

April marked the 28th straight month of population decline in Taiwan, with just over 8,000 births and close to 16,000 deaths.

SK Hynix is seeing surging demand for AI memory chips as global tech firms compete for supply, Reuters reports.

China has given former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu suspended death sentences over corruption charges, part of Xi Jinping’s anti-graft campaign in the military.

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña's presence in Taiwan marks a diplomatic win for Taipei and signals Asuncion's commitment to bilateral ties. But, what kind of tests do those ties face?

Taiwan’s legislature has passed a compromise US$25 billion defense budget bill after months of deadlock and multiple rounds of cross-party talks.

Taipei residents and officials are divided as viral videos spark a citywide debate on rodent control. Experts say a lack of hard data makes it impossible to know if the rat populations is indeed growing.

Taiwan could lower the voting age from 20 to 18 after draft amendments advanced in the legislature, though significant constitutional hurdles remain.

The Philippines has accused China of carrying out unauthorized marine research near Reed Bank and Iroquois Reef in the South China Sea.

A US federal court has ruled President Trump’s 10% global tariffs illegal in a major blow to the administration's trade agenda.

The budget bill, proposed jointly by the main opposition Kuomintang and the smaller Taiwan People's Party, will fund a major US$11 billion arms deal announced by the US last December, as well as another expected sale this year. It also includes a provision that could potentially allow further spending on arms. It was one of several competing bills put forward by the opposition in response to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's US$40 billion special defense budget proposed back in November. This is a developing story. Follow TaiwanPlus News for more updates.

BREAKING: Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature has passed a smaller US$25 billion special defense budget, after months of debate over how much the country should spend on weapons and security amid growing threats from China.

Taiwanese pitcher Lin Wei-en has become the first player from Taiwan in 18 years to make Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects list.

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña was welcomed with a military parade and honor guard on day two of his state visit to Taiwan.

At least Hong Kong immigrants are running in UK local elections — using democracy to build better communities in their new home while supporting those still denied freedoms in Hong Kong.

G7 countries agree they need to reduce dependence on China for critical minerals, but the US and Europe are clashing over the strategy. And new US tariff threats are straining Western unity.

2 million barrels of crude oil have arrived in Taiwan after being held up in the Strait of Hormuz. The shipment is enough to cover half a month's demand, officials say.

A restored documentary shows the birth of Taiwan’s environmental movement in the 1980s.

Taiwan's foreign ministry is looking to use drones as a tool for diplomacy. For an in-depth look at Taiwan's efforts, TaiwanPlus spoke with Marcin Jerzewski from the European Values Center.