Taiwan shares closed down 18.38 points, or 0.21 percent, at 14,981.69 on Monday on turnover of NT$178.85 billion (US$5.95 billion).Source : Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taiwan’s manufacturing sector fell to contraction mode in July, ending a 24-month expansion streak as the sub-indexes on new orders and production in the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) moved sharply lower last month, amid weaker global demand, the Ch…

Taiwan recorded 16,584 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, all but 232 of which were domestic infections, and 36 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).The deceased ranged in age from their 60s to their 90s. All suff…

Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 4 years old.An expert panel was convened on July 29 …

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) said Monday that construction of a planned 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung will start later this year.The chipmaker’s comments came after the company said it has been invited by the Kaohsiung City Governme…