UN sounds climate alarm as China-Taiwan row threatens to overshadow forum
The UN has raised fresh alarm over the climate crisis at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, amid China-Taiwan tensions.

The UN has raised fresh alarm over the climate crisis at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, amid China-Taiwan tensions.





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Taipei is seeking to dissolve the China Unification Promotion Party over its alleged ties to Beijing.
World’s largest contract electronics maker forecasts strong growth in 2026 amid AI boom.

Taiwan holds military drills to prepare for invasion by China
Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall with hurricane-force winds.
Five elderly people have suffered non-life-threatening injuries, with three falling due to the wind in Japan.
Taiwan’s GDP is soaring on back of US imports of AI chips, but experts warn that problems could arise with Trump, China.
New law enforcement operations could quickly escalate into a blockade of Taiwan, say analysts.
There were 62 people aboard the vessel when it sank, all of them Vietnamese nationals.
Countries accounting for almost all of the US’s trade have been hit with tariffs between 10 and 12.5 percent.

China prepares as Typhoon Bavi leaves Taiwan