TAIPEI: Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament on Tuesday (Jan 21) approved cuts to this year's budget that President Lai Ching-te's party says will hamper its ability to govern and harm the island's security.

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chipmaker TSMC said on Tuesday that all its sites were operating following an overnight 6.4 magnitude earthquake in southern Taiwan that was centred on a mountainous rural area and caused only minor damage and light injuries.

Taiwan's export orders grew at their fastest pace in nearly three years last month boosted by demand for artificial intelligence technologies, and China, though tariff threats from the new administration of Donald Trump cloud the outlook.

The earthquake hit Taiwan's southern Chiayi county at 12.17am local time. According to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration, the epicenter was located 38km (23 miles) southeast of

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. evacuated factories following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake near the city of Chiayi that injured at least four people and suspended work at factories across the island’s south.

Economic growth in trade-dependent Taiwan was expected to have slowed in the fourth quarter coming off a higher base, though exports were robust on AI demand, a Reuters poll showed on Monday.

More than 100 Hong Kong residents reported feeling mild tremors after a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Taiwan shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The Hong Kong Observatory said the quake hit at 12.17am at a depth of around 10km (6 miles),

Taiwan's premier said on Monday the government faced a crisis in day-to-day operations, including national security, because of large cuts to this year's budget proposed by opposition parties, who have cited a need to cut waste.

Another U.S.-aligned democracy in Asia is mired in political gridlock, with Taiwan’s opposition challenging defense spending aimed at fending off China.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - We start our new series with Hawaii’s little-known connection to Taiwan, an island in East Asia that sits just below China. Mandarin is the main spoken language. Some speak Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka, and there are indigenous languages or Formosan languages, which are part of the Austronesian language family.