Taiwan

Lee VS Kim; a look at South Korea’s leading presidential candidates on foreign policy issues

bno - Taipei Office May 21, 2025

Whichever way it goes, the result of the presidential election in Korea will play a crucial role in shaping both South Korea and the wider East Asia region’s geopolitical landscape for the foreseeable future.

COMMENT: Vying for influence in Southeast Asia – Russia VS America

bno - Taipei May 21, 2025

Although both nations have engaged with the region historically and continue to do so in the present day, their roles, influence, and staying power differ markedly.

Taiwan’s leader urges renewed dialogue with China as tensions rise

bno - Jakarta Office May 21, 2025

Lai warned that any armed conflict would be disastrous for all parties and reaffirmed Taiwan’s commitment to bolstering its defence capabilities to deter any attempt by Beijing to seize the island by force.

ASIA BLOG: South Korea needs political stability now more than ever

bno - Taipei Office May 20, 2025

iKorea's current political crisis is deeply troubling. The ongoing impeachment proceedings against the disgraced former president Yoon Suk Yeol, regardless of one’s political leanings, are not merely a domestic affair.

COMMENT: Taiwan is playing with darkness by abandoning nuclear power

bno - Taipei Office May 13, 2025

Japan has restarted many of its nuclear reactors, recognising their role in energy security and climate targets. South Korea has also reinstated nuclear as a core component of its energy strategy. Taiwan, by contrast, is marching backwards.

Currency appreciation in Taiwan sparks concern in business and on the street

bno - Taipei Office May 12, 2025

Over the past week, the New Taiwan Dollar has experienced a significant appreciation against the US dollar, surging nearly 6% in a month and marking its largest single-day gain since the 1980s.

COMMENT: Why Asia should not follow the failed European model

bno - Taipei Office May 11, 2025

Over the past 15 years, Europe’s trade frameworks have faltered, integration has stalled, and a number of its core political and economic ideas have failed under real-world pressure.

ASIA BLOG: Beijing’s South China Sea strategy is about Taiwan — and the world needs to sit up and take notice

bno - Taipei Office May 11, 2025

Even as Taiwan is described as potentially the most dangerous flashpoint in Asia, it is actually the fulcrum upon which the future of the Indo-Pacific — and by extension the global balance of power — may pivot.

COMMENT: Lessons from Ukraine suggest India will not go to war with Pakistan

Ben Aris in Berlin May 10, 2025

The vast economic and demographic imbalance between India and Pakistan strongly favours New Delhi in any theoretical war between the two rivals. Yet, lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine suggest that India cannot win a total war.

Russia backs Beijing's 'One China' claims over Taiwan

bno - Taipei Office May 9, 2025

Taiwan is a self-governed island democracy that has never been ruled by the Chinese Communist Party regardless of claims to the contrary by Beijing. Despite this, China views the island as a breakaway province.

From occupied hosts to strategic partners: the evolving role of Japan and South Korea in US Asia Strategy

bno - Taipei Office May 8, 2025

Incidents ranging from theft and assault to more egregious acts like rape and murder have periodically reignited public anger such as in the case of the 1995 abduction and gang rape of a 12-year-old Okinawan girl by three US servicemen.

ASEAN aligns with Japan, China and South Korea in warning against protectionist risks

bno - Taipei Office May 8, 2025

Meeting on the sidelines of the recent Asian Development Bank’s annual gathering in Milan, Italy, the officials reiterated their support for a rules-based, free and fair multilateral trading system.

Chipping point – the climate toll of AI chip-making in East Asia

bne IntelliNews April 30, 2025

The meteoric rise of AI is sparking a parallel and largely overlooked environmental challenge: the significant climate impact of chip manufacturing, particularly in East Asia, says a new report from Greenpeace.

Japanese official warns of wider Asian security impact of Trump tariffs

bno - Taipei Bureau April 29, 2025

Former defence minister Itsunori Onodera, speaking in Washington at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, expressed particular concern about the potential impact on Southeast Asia.

Google backs Taiwan’s geothermal future in landmark Asia-Pacific energy deal

bno - Jakarta bureau April 17, 2025

Google has confirmed its first geothermal energy agreement in the Asia-Pacific, partnering with Baseload Power Taiwan to advance sustainable energy efforts on the island.

China accuses US of sophisticated cyberattacks, outs alleged NSA agents

bno - Taipei Bureau April 15, 2025

Police in Harbin have also placed three individuals on a wanted list, alleging their affiliation with the NSA. They are said to have repeatedly attacked China’s critical information infrastructure, including cyber operations directed at Huawei.

ASIA BLOG: Is China preparing to poke the paper tiger in the White House?

bno - Taipei Bureau April 14, 2025

The US intimidates certain countries. But America is just a paper tiger. Don’t believe its bluff. One poke and it’ll burst!

Asian giants thrive in Russia despite sanctions

bno Chennai bureau April 11, 2025

Maintaining a complex balance between profit, geopolitical alignment and risk management, the presence of Asian nations in Russia reveals a divergence between Western corporate exodus and Eastern mercantile strategy.

ASIA BLOG: China suddenly recognises need for community, in a region Beijing has long polarised

bno - Taipei Bureau April 11, 2025

President Xi made no mention of long-standing territorial issues with China’s closest neighbours including Japan, South Korea and the self-governing country long claimed as an integral part of China by Beijing: Taiwan.

Southeast Asia's leading economies ponder possible US tariffs as 90-day pause takes effect

bno - Surabaya Office April 10, 2025

When the US administration under President Donald Trump announced sweeping import tariffs on ASEAN nations, it triggered an immediate ripple across Southeast Asia’s export-dependent economies.

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