Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed this week that the Trump administration is holding up a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan, telling Congress the deal remains under review......
When Donald Trump sat down with Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 15, neither government's official readout mentioned Taiwan's arms purchases. Trump himself, however, was considerably l......
At a moment when U.S.-Iran negotiations have reached a deadlock, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on April 28 that it will formally withdraw from the Organization of the Pe......
Taiwan's state-owned oil company CPC Corporation announced this week that fuel prices will remain frozen for the fourth consecutive week. The decision was unsurprising. But unsurpr......
In the spring of 2016, a Hsiung Feng III (雄風三型) anti-ship missile launched from a Republic of China Navy frigate and struck a fishing vessel off the coast of Penghu. A crew member ......
The brief ceasefire that halted the U.S.-Israel-Iran war on April 8—after fighting that began on February 28, 2026—has left Taiwan's military with a set of uncomfortable conclusion......
A crowdsourced map of budget eateries has become an unlikely symbol of South Korea's inflation woes — and a lifeline for young workers squeezed by rising food, fuel, and import cos......
"China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also - And the World. This situation will never happen again.They have agreed not t......
"All the war propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting."— George OrwellOrwell wrote those words decades ago, but in the s......
The Lai Ching-te (賴清德) administration's decision last week to restart the Mailiao coal-fired power plant for three months is the latest and most damning indictment of Taiwan's ruli......
The US and Israeli military campaign against Iran, launched on February 28, has evolved into a protracted conflict that threatens global economic stability and inadvertently advan......
Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, promising to tame inflation, revitalize the American economy, and avoid "stupid wars." However, he now faces the most severe politi......
On March 18, China Central Television released a five-minute animated short film produced entirely using artificial intelligence. Titled "The Chronicle of Gold Valley: The White Ea......
A satirical acronym coined in the financial press has become a serious analytical framework for understanding U.S. foreign policy: "TACO," short for "Trump Always Chickens Out."
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Gold prices, which had continued their 2025 rally into early 2026 and surged nearly 30% within a single month, subsequently entered a corrective phase and plunged sharply following......
Four weeks into the Middle East conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains only partially accessible — and the consequences are extending far beyond oil markets. Analysts warn that dis......
After Israel struck Iran's South Pars gas field on March 18, Iran launched retaliatory attacks on energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf. Among the hardest hit was Qatar's R......
Israel struck Iran's South Pars natural gas field — the crown jewel of the country's energy sector — on March 18, marking a formal entry into an extreme phase of mutual energy infr......
The ongoing U.S.-Iran military conflict is narrowing Washington's leverage over Beijing while potentially strengthening Chinese President Xi Jinping's strategic confidence toward T......
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf entered its 16th day on Tuesday, President Donald Trump escalated pressure on global allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz, calling for an inter......
The escalating military confrontation between the United States and Iran has sent a sharp warning to Taiwan. Disruptions to Persian Gulf oil exports, compounded by production cuts ......
The Strait of Hormuz is currently hotter than the Taiwan Strait. As Iran aggressively mines the vital waterway and chokes off oil tanker traffic, U.S. forces are massing in the P......
On the morning of February 27, Oman's Foreign Minister flew directly to Washington for an unscheduled meeting with Vice President JD Vance. He carried what mediators believed was a......
Escalating tensions in the Middle East following a large-scale, joint U.S.-Israeli military attack on Iran late last month have triggered volatility in global stock markets and oi......
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signaled a massive escalation in the military campaign against Iran on Tuesday, telling reporters following congressional briefings that America......
The U.S.-Israeli military operation dubbed "Epic Fury" entered its fourth day as Iran's Revolutionary Guard formally announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, warning it will ......
