Kids reach out to slap hands with a person dressed as the Taiwanese folk deity Third Prince, right, at the Copenhagen Pride Parade yesterday. The Taiwan Chamber of Commerce in Denmark organized a group to represent Taiwan in the parade,

Semiconductor powerhouse TSMC is under increasing pressure to expand abroad and play a security role for the island. Those two roles could be in tension.

Taiwan's people should spurn China's events to commemorate the end of World War Two, including a military parade in Beijing, given Chinese "distortion" of history and threats against the island, Taipei's top China-policy maker said on Friday.

Team Taiwan won two more gold medals on the final day of the World Games in Chengdu, China, yesterday, their best-ever performance at a World Games event outside Taiwan. Taiwan sent 119 athletes to participate in 14 categories of the World Games this year.

Typhoon Podul has crossed southeastern Taiwan, where schools and government offices were closed to wait out the storm.

Taiwan's economy is expected to grow faster in 2025 than previously forecast due to strong tech demand but will likely slow next year, the statistics agency said on Friday, amid concern about higher tariffs and uncertain U.

A former health minister warned Taiwan's efforts are insufficient and that more needs to be done before it's "too late."

Before the recall election drowned out other news, CNN last month became the latest in a long line of media organs to report on abuses of migrant workers in Taiwan’s fishing fleet. After a brief flare of interest, the news media moved on. The migrant worker issues, however, did not.