Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te and Premier Cho Jung-tai face impeachment proceedings filed by opposition party leaders after a Friday vote.

The suspect, identified as a 27-year-old man named Chang Wen, threw a smoke grenade in a major subway station, sending pedestrians running, according to local media reports.

Taiwan’s opposition lawmakers started the process of impeaching President Lai Ching-te – a bid that will almost certainly fail given they lack the votes to go forward.

Analysts say the US$11.1 billion package could narrow the scope of a meeting between US leader and Xi, even if the talk goes ahead.

Wielding fake knives and throwing pretend gasoline bombs, mock attackers charged at passengers in a transportation hub in Taipei on Friday, part of a drill to bolster responses following a deadly rampage in Taiwan’s capital.

Taiwan is getting a day off on Christmas for the first time in 25 years. The change comes after opposition parties passed a law earlier this year to add or restore five public holidays, including Constitution Day, which falls on Dec. 25.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck Taiwan's southeastern coastal county of Taitung on Wednesday, the island's weather administration said, although there were no immediate reports of damage.

Beijing has imposed sanctions against 20 US defence firms and their executives in response to Washington’s massive arms sale package to Taiwan last week. The sales, if approved by the US Congress, would mark the largest-ever US weapons package to Taiwan,