Taiwan submarine project chief quits, ministry says plans to proceed

Taiwan's homegrown submarine programme will remain on track, the defence minister said on Wednesday, after the head of the programme resigned due to what he said were unfair attacks against him and ... Read More

Taiwan Unveils Homemade Submarine as It Seeks to Counter China Threat

In the early 2000s, opposition lawmakers rejected a budget ... world. In 2018, Taiwan was able to win approval from the U.S. for exports of submarine parts and important technology that it wasn ... Read More

‘Sir, We Left a Hatch Open’: How a $3 Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarine Was Nearly Destroyed

carelessly damaging a $3 billion extremely valuable military submarine is particularly cringe-worthy. In 2018, the Hindu news outlet first reported that the homegrown INS Arihant submarine ... Read More

Taiwan's tallest skyscraper uses a massive pendulum to protect itself from earthquakes

Ninety-two steel cables are used to hang it, with each being about 3 ... Taiwan is prone to earthquakes because it sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire." The tectonic belt is home to 90% of the ... Read More

Next revitalization plan phase to be launched next year

Taiwan is to launch a new phase of the regional revitalization plan next year, which aims to form links between local towns and the world, vice president-elect ... she said. The 3.0 version of the ... Read More

Taiwan expects to deploy two new submarines by 2027--security adviser

President Tsai Ing-wen, who initiated the program when she took office in 2016, is expected to launch the first of eight new submarines on Thursday under a plan ... tag of T$49.36 billion ($1 ... Read More

Powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocks Taiwan, causing buildings to collapse, small tsunami in Japan

A photo taken by Taiwan’s Central News Agency on April 3, 2024, shows a damaged building ... Several aftershocks shook Taiwan after the initial quake, including one that measured 6.5 magnitude. Read More

Taiwan submarines

Indian and Japanese defense contractors, next to two European and two U.S. firms, are submitting design proposals for Taiwan’s future submarine fleet. The U.S. Department of State has approved U ... Read More

Taiwan says submarine program going to plan despite difficulties

TAIPEI--Taiwan’s domestic submarine program faces many difficulties but is going according to plan, Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Tuesday after Reuters reported a sharp increase in ... Read More

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Moment earthquake strikes captured on cameras across Taiwan – video

Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years has killed nine people and injured at least 900. The moment it started was captured on video across the country. The quake, given a magnitude of 7.2 by ... Read More

Taiwan says submarine programme going to plan despite difficulties

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's domestic submarine programme faces many difficulties but is going according to plan, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Tuesday after Reuters reported a sharp ... Read More