Opposition lawmakers easily survived recall votes in Taiwan on Saturday, but an opposition-backed referendum to bring back ...

By bno - Taipei Office Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has signalled a willingness to consider advanced nuclear technology ...

Washington’s increasing focus on Beijing is straining the decades-old alliance between South Korea and the United States.

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese referendum on whether to restart a nuclear power plant failed on Saturday after the number ...

Taiwan has voted not to restart its last nuclear power plant and not to remove seven opposition lawmakers in a referendum and ...

A referendum in Taiwan on Saturday to reactivate a recently shut nuclear power plant failed to clear a legal threshold, ...

Despite three times more “yes” votes than “no,” voter turnout fell short of the threshold. The nation needs energy stability, especially with the complex international security situation and ...

The government does not rule out advanced nuclear energy generation if it meets the government’s three prerequisites, ...

Taiwan’s President William Lai on Saturday signaled his government’s openness to adopting “advanced nuclear energy” in the future, hours after a referendum to restart the island’s last nuclear plant ...

The recall votes, the second in a month, were an attempt to restore ruling party control of the legislature after the Democratic Progressive Party lost its majority in a 2024 election.

Taiwan's energy security needs have come under the spotlight amid an AI boom and tensions with China. Read more at ...

Taiwanese referendum decisions are valid for two years. If most voters had supported reopening the plant, the government could have ignored the result if safety inspections took longer than that.