Hong Kong expats in Taiwan gathered at a market in Taipei ahead of the Lunar New Year, where the food and sounds, as well as symbols of the Hong Kong democracy movement, brought back memories of home.

Prosecutor Anthony Chau showed WhatsApp messages which he said revealed that Lai helped arrange a meeting in Taipei between former U.S. army general Jack Keane, former U.S. deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz and then Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen, who wanted to know the Trump administration's stance towards Taiwan.

The United States will not abandon its allies in the Pacific and the incoming Trump administration should renew its commitment to providing Taiwan with the means to defend itself, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in Taipei on Friday.

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai testified on Thursday that he brokered meetings between former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and American establishment figures, with prosecutors alleging that he colluded with foreign forces.

Hong Kong officials held rare talks in Bangkok this week with Thai counterparts to find ways to bring home those lured from the Asian financial hub and trapped in illegal work in Southeast Asia, seeking to combat a growing trend.

The Chinese director of a firm whose vessel Taiwan suspects of having damaged an undersea communications cable said on Wednesday there was no evidence the ship was involved, an incident that has alarmed the government in Taipei.

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

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. Mainland China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule and asserts that Taiwan is an integral part of its territory, though it has never governed the island.

TAIPEI: Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Hong Kong-owned cargo ship suspected of damaging a subsea telecoms cable northeast of the island, Taiwan's coast guard said on Monday (Jan 6). The Cam

A social worker and teacher imprisoned for his activism, he later wrote about the toll of incarceration and worked to help others behind bars.

It’s vastly different to work as an Asian actor in North American hubs such as Toronto, Los Angeles and New York — than in those in Asia, including Hong Kong and Taipei.

Asian markets extended a global rally Thursday (Jan 16) after below-forecast US inflation provided a much-needed shot of relief to investors and revived hopes for interest rate cuts this year.