Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has called on President-elect Donald Trump to renew his pledge to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.

Former Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, two sources familiar with the trip told The Hill. Pence plans to meet with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim,

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has visited Taipei for the first time, giving a speech in which he urged the incoming Trump administration to continue supporting Taiwan.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto moratorium on the death penalty.

The decision by Taiwan's justice ministry to carry out the first execution in the country since 2020 has attracted support and condemnation from a range of lawmakers and rights groups. It's also the first death sentence to be carried out since the Constitutional Court ruled last September that the scope of capital punishment should be narrowed and reserved for the most extreme cases.

By bno - Taipei Bureau Taiwan has faced renewed international scrutiny following its first execution in nearly five years, as human rights groups condemn the move as a significant setback. The execution took place late on January 16,

China's tourism ministry said on Friday that it has begun preparations to resume group tours to Taiwan from Shanghai and Fujian province in the near future, with Taipei saying it welcomed the move.

China will resume group tours to Taiwan by residents of Shanghai and Fujian province in the near future and preparations are underway for that, Chinese state media said on Friday. China and Taiwan have repeatedly traded accusations since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic about when and how tourism from China to the island could resume.

TSMC's new U.S. plant is unlikely to get the most advanced chip technology before factories in Taiwan due to complex compliance issues, local construction regulations and various permitting requirements,

Taiwan computer chip maker TSMC reported Thursday that its profit in the last quarter rose 57%, buoyed by the artificial intelligence boom. The world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer reported a net profit of 374.