Lawrence Chung

Higher pay drives surprise surge despite demographic decline and questions about combat readiness, but keeping them may be another matter

The island hopes contractors at military academies will free up personnel for combat missions, but critics raise infiltration concerns

The island hopes contractors at military academies will free up personnel for combat missions, but critics raise infiltration concerns.

The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) has sent its first formal delegation to mainland China since the party's founding, seeking to maintain cross-strait peace through dialogue amid heightened tensions with Beijing.

The party aims to build goodwill and promote dialogue while supporting cross-strait peace, delegation leader says.

The opposition has been handed the chance to portray the government as both ineffective and hypocritical ahead of the poll

The opposition has been handed the chance to portray the government as both ineffective and hypocritical ahead of the poll.

The Pacific nation and Cambodia have both handed Beijing diplomatic wins by reiterating support for the one-China policy

The Pacific nation and Cambodia have both handed Beijing diplomatic wins by reiterating support for the one-China policy.

Changes to the telecoms law remove barriers to foreign satellite internet firms and could help protect communication networks during a war