https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3338223/taiwan-arms-missing-chinese-boy-trumps-jimmy-lai-appeal-7-us-china-relations-reads?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Jan 1, 2026 - From, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in November 2025.
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https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3340169/tsmc-buys-land-arizona-taiwan-pledges-us500-billion-us-tech-investment?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Jan 16, 2026 - Chip giant TSMC plans to build a ‘gigafab cluster’ in the US, with Taiwan committing to US$500 billion investment under a new trade deal.
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https://icdl.org/icdl-asia-visits-universities-in-south-taiwan/
Jun 7, 2019 - 6 June 2019 Ms. Tina Wu, General Manager of ICDL Asia, visited two universities in South Taiwan, namely Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science and Far...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3338958/bid-change-taiwan-law-prompted-beijing-warn-war-risk-falls-first-hurdle?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Jan 6, 2026 - Critics warn that the proposed change to a law concerning mainland China risks Beijing’s anger by moving towards de jure independence.
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https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3335525/japanese-pm-takaichi-has-learned-how-do-washington-over-taiwan
Dec 7, 2025 - “Strategic ambiguity” over the island used to be a benign doctrine, but now it is becoming as dangerous as what US hawks have called “strategic...
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/04/asia-pacific/politics/south-koreas-lee-travels-to-china/
Lee is the first South Korean leader to visit Beijing in six years and his four-day trip comes less than a week after China carried out massive military drills...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3338548/did-pla-stealth-fighter-approach-key-taiwan-airbase-new-video-sparks-debate?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Jan 2, 2026 - Footage released during military drill shows a J-20 against a background said to resemble Taiwan’s Pingtung, but some analysts are sceptical.
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https://www.brookings.edu/articles/taiwan-and-the-south-china-sea-more-steps-in-the-right-direction/
Lynn Kuok writes that Taiwan has demonstrated considerable political will and flexibility in seeking to play a constructive role in the South China Sea, and it...
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https://www.digitimes.com/newsshow/emailnews.asp?datePublish=2011/10/17&pages=PD&seq=208
Email a friend about: South Korea to become biggest competition for Taiwan LED industry
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3339888/taiwan-names-senior-dpp-politician-new-cross-strait-chief-amid-beijings-scepticism?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Jan 14, 2026 - Taipei touts former speaker of the island’s legislature as having ‘laid a solid foundation for Taiwan-Japan friendship’ in his previous role.
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/series/3337466/beijings-recalibration-its-taiwan-policy?module=series_beijing%E2%80%99s_recalibration_of_its_taiwan_policy&pgtype=homepage
Dec 25, 2025
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https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202511270019
Nov 27, 2025 - The organizers of an annual South Korean music awards on Thursday announced that Blackpink member Jennie will be returning to Taiwan in January to perform at...
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https://www.marketscreener.com/news/taiwan-south-korean-stocks-at-record-highs-on-tsmc-driven-ai-rally-ce7e58deda8cfe20
Equities in Taiwan and South Korea hit record levels on Friday as optimism over a sustained global AI rally surged following strong profits from chipmaker...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3338582/trump-meet-us-envoy-perdue-after-call-japans-takaichi-taiwan-drills-conclude?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection
Jan 3, 2026 - Trump and Takaichi telephone conversation reaffirms ‘close coordination’ of US-Japan alliance and hopes of a ‘new chapter’ for partnership.
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https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20251111PD211/chairman-taiwan-digitimes-supply-chain-alliance.html
Nov 11, 2025 - As global semiconductor competition intensifies between the US and China, a provocative proposal emerged from Seoul's National Assembly: Taiwan and South Korea...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3335332/deterring-taiwan-conflict-priority-us-national-security-report?module=inline&pgtype=article
Dec 5, 2025 - While Indo-Pacific features prominently in the document, the western hemisphere and domestic security are top White House concerns.
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https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3327725/who-katie-fang-taiwan-born-student-beauty-influencer-who-parties-rihanna
Oct 5, 2025 - The viral TikTok sensation has worked with Caudalie, Mugler and Too Faced – but how did she get so famous in the first place?
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https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-chinese-drone-made-provocative-flight-over-south-china-sea-island
Jan 17, 2026 - It flew in Taiwan's airspace at an altitude outside the range of anti-aircraft weapons. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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https://taiwannews.com.tw/topic/South%20Pacific%20tour
Taiwan News is the most widely visited English-language portal for news about Taiwan, offering the outside world a revealing look at all things Taiwan
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https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/monday-links-taiwan-kennedy-africa-south-korea-aircraft-carriers-more
Moises Naim: 'The world over, power no longer buys as much as it used to. In fact, power is eroding: It is easier to get, but harder to use and far easier to...
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https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080205PD209.html
Capital expenditure (capex) by most LCD panel makers in Taiwan and South Korea will be raised substantially in 2008 as makers accelerate the construction of...
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/01/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-china-japan/
President Lee Jae Myung’s inaugural visit to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping comes as tensions simmer between China, Taiwan and Japan.
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https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202410170027
The South African government has called on Taiwan to relocate its representative office in the capital Pretoria before the end of October, allegedly due to...
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