KAOHSIUNG: The death toll from a fire in Kaohsiung early Thursday morning has risen to four after the confirmation of the death of a 61-year-old man surnamed Tung. Tung and his wife, surnamed Wang, were rushed to the hospital in critical condition aft…
TAIPEI: With Donald Trump re-elected President of the United States, Taiwanese scholars are expressing mixed opinions on whether his incoming administration would commit U.S. military forces to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. One day…
TAIPEI: The Executive Yuan, Taiwan’s Cabinet, has given the green light to a new initiative aimed at encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to increase the wages of their employees. This plan, approved on Thursday, is part of the govern…
Kaohsiung: A local court on Thursday ordered that a mother in Kaohsiung be detained and held incommunicado on suspicion of abusing her 17-month-old son, resulting in his death. The Ciaotou District Court issued the order, citing concerns that the 23-y…
TAIPEI: The Taiwan Stock Exchange witnessed a decline as its main index opened down by 37.37 points, settling at 23,180.01 on Thursday. The turnover reached NT$7.26 billion, equivalent to US$225.33 million.
According to Focus Taiwan, the opening figu…
TAIPEI: The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$32.309 at 10 a.m. Thursday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, marking an increase of NT$0.134 from the previous close.
According to Focus Taiwan, the rise in the U.S. dollar’s value against the New Taiwan dollar…
