Kathleen Calderwood

An Australian woman currently in a Taiwanese prison charged with smuggling heroin and cocaine, initially "vehemently denied" knowing about drugs in

China has launched new military exercises around Taiwan, in what it's describing as "strong punishment" for comments by the island's newly installed president Lai Ching-te.

Days after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te and Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim were sworn in, Beijing has made its feelings about the pair widely known.

In a city that is less affordable than Sydney, London and New York to purchase a home, some young Taiwanese people are trying desperately to buy, while others are giving up on the real estate dream altogether.

Taiwan's capital Taipei is one of the least affordable places in the world to buy a home.

Chinese-made electric cars are gaining popularity as a cheaper alternative to brand names like Tesla, and Australia is benefiting from the increased supply.

Program: The World Today Presented by Electric vehicle prices are on their way down and supply is increasing, in no small part due to China flooding the market with new makes and models.

Program: PM Presented by Australian motorists could be set to benefit from a growing trade war between China and the west over electric vehicles.

Australian citizen Vicky Xu says the AFP cut off official contact with her after she made a complaint about an alleged assault by their officers at a protest and criticised the agency in a post on X.

Program: AM A strong typhoon has hit China's south-eastern coast, after wreaking havoc in Tawain and the Phillippines and causing more than 20 deaths.