China says it has sovereignty over the democratically governed island of Taiwan. Taiwan says no and is in the midst of buying nearly $400 million of U.S. arms to defend itself. And yet, there's ...

TAIPEI – How do you say “MRT” in Mandarin? In this particular Chinese language class, the correct answer is “jieyun” – a Taiwan-specific term – and not “ditie”, which is used in mainland China.

What it means to be "Taiwanese" varies from one generation to the next, influenced by the island's complicated history with China. NPR talks with members of one family across generations. And I'm ...

MediaTek Research, the advanced research division of the MediaTek Group, has released MR Breeze ASR 25, an open-source automatic speech recognition (ASR) model optimized for Taiwanese Mandarin and ...

Mandarin currently operates 12 ATR 72-600s in its turboprop fleet. Credit: watson/Alamy Stock Photo Taiwanese carrier Mandarin Airlines is building its turboprop fleet with new deliveries and has ...

A version of this story ran in the November / December 2024 issue. Dai wan wei. The sounds of the Taiwanese Hokkien language don’t resemble Mandarin Chinese, which drifts from the throat in soft wisps ...

Midori Ito, who has long been providing consultation services to individuals from Taiwan and mainland China residing in Japan, is seen in Osaka, Oct. 31, 2025. (Mainichi/Sanae Kameda) OSAKA -- Japan's ...