The Star Navigator, formerly Resorts World One, will homeport in Keelung from March 28 to November 14, 2025, as part of the transition of Resorts World Cruises to the StarCruises brand. The ship will offer weekly roundtrip sailings to Japan and South Korea,

South Korea's suspended president defends himself at impeachment hearing. Taiwan blames China for disconnected undersea cable. Deadly bus crash in Thailand. Hong Kong plans deep cuts to civil service jobs.

A Chinese freighter suspected of cutting an undersea cable connecting Taiwan's main island to Penghu County is believed to be owned by a Chinese state-run company, Taipei Times reported.The vessel had reportedly used different names while docking at the ports of Kaohsiung and Keelung for three months.

A Chinese freighter that allegedly snapped an undersea cable linking Taiwan proper to Penghu County is suspected of being owned by a Chinese state-run company and had docked at the ports of Kaohsiung and Keelung for three months using different names.

Nearly 50 schools in South Korea are set to fall victim to the country's low birth rate, the world's lowest. Newsweek reached out to the South Korean embassy in the U.S. with an emailed request for comment outside of working hours. South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, with just 0.75 births expected per woman.

Taiwan was thoroughly defeated by Nicaragua 0-6 in the group stage of Round A of the 2026 WBC qualifiers held at Taiwan Taipei Dome on the 23rd. With this, Nicaragua secured first place in the group stage, clinching a direct ticket to the WBC finals. Taiwan finished third in the group, failing to advance directly.

Regulators said they would suspend the app until they could be sure it complied with the country’s data protection laws.

The official Facebook page for the Cobra Gold 2025 military exercise has removed mention of Taiwan or its inclusion in the exercise. The page, at 6:17pm yesterday, wrote: “Better Together! More than 200 service members from the U.

South Korea on Monday announced plans to secure 10,000 high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) within this year in a bid to keep pace as the global AI race escalates.

Taiwan launches digital nomad visa for remote workers, offering up to 6-month stays with potential paths to permanent residence.