Taipei: A temperature as low as 6.4 degrees Celsius was recorded in New Taipei on Sunday as the Central Weather Administration (CWA) continued its cold surge advisories across Taiwan. Sunday saw the CWA issue the advisories to 21 out of 22 cities and …
Harbin: Taiwan speed skater Chen Ying-chu (???) placed fifth in the women’s 500-meter speed skating event at the 2025 Asian Winter Games on Sunday. Competing at the HIC Speed Skating Oval in Harbin, China, Chen clocked 38.88 seconds in the race after …
Yunlin: A Taoist temple in Yunlin County on Sunday held a blood donation drive in which individuals who gave 250c.c. of blood received a lobster worth NT$1,000 (US$30.45).
According to Focus Taiwan, other than the free lobster, donors were also giv…
Taipei: Taiwan is preparing to expand purchases of United States natural gas to reduce its trade surplus with the country in an attempt to avert potentially higher tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration on Taiwanese imports, accord…
Taipei: President Lai Ching-te has appointed Lin Hsin-jen, currently serving as the deputy head of the Tourism Administration, as Taiwan’s new deputy representative to Indonesia. The announcement was made through a Presidential Order issued by the Pre…
Beverly Hills: Acclaimed Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee, who has won two Oscars and other accolades over the past few years, received the Directors Guild of America’s (DGA) 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Bever…
