WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung was in New York this week and met diplomatic allies on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), according to a Facebook post and a source with knowledge of the matter.

Taiwan on Thursday revised the death toll from Tuesday's barrier lake overflow, triggered by heavy rains from Typhoon Ragasa, lowering the figure from 17 to 14 after duplicate cases had been mistakenly counted.

Taiwanese officials on Thursday said Indiana's strong ties to their country make it a natural partner to strengthen their food security.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will lead a trade mission to Taipei, Taiwan, starting Monday in an effort to expand trade opportunities for U.S. companies.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) stock trended on Wednesday following reports that the contract chipmaker plans to break ground on a new 1.4-nanometer fabrication plant in Taichung next quarter.

Taiwan has suspended chip export curbs on South Africa days after it made unprecedented use of the island nation’s technological dominance for diplomatic retaliation.

Taiwan's fire department on Thursday revised down to 14 the death toll from a typhoon this week on its remote east coast, but said 33 people were still unaccounted for. The deaths happened after Super Typhoon Ragasa's outer bands brought heavy rain to Taiwan's Hualien county,

China's attempt to conquer Taiwan by force "could be imminent", US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has warned. Donald Trump’s decision to pause hundreds of millions of dollars of weapons aid to Taiwan has raised concern he could be using the breakaway island as a bargaining chip to secure a better trade deal with China.