Taipei: The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced that the Chinese authorities are likely implementing a “dual approach of peace and war” by establishing a zone near Taiwan for “live-fire exercises” while Fujian Province introduced 17 new measures intended to benefit Taiwanese during a two-day annual work conference on Taiwan affairs.

Taipei: Taiwan’s economy displayed signs of moderation in January as the index measuring the economic climate indicated a yellow-red light, suggesting a warming economy. This marks a shift from December’s red light, which pointed to an overheated economy, as per data released by the National Development Council (NDC) on Thursday.

Taipei: Warm weather is forecast in Taiwan over the three-day 228 Peace Memorial Day weekend that starts on Friday, the Central Weather Administration said Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, all of Taiwan will mainly experience cloudy to sunny skies during the holiday, with isolated intermittent showers predicted only in Hualien

Taipei: Translator Tu Kuo-ch’ing, who dedicated his life to introducing literature from Taiwan to Western audiences, has died aged 83. In a statement Thursday, the Ministry of Culture said that the Taichung-born Tu passed away on Feb. 21. According to Focus Taiwan, Tu was instrumental in bringing foreign literature to

Taipei: The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced Thursday that they held a committee meeting the previous day, approving recall vote proposals for 19 legislators and a city mayor. According to Focus Taiwan, nine additional recall vote proposals reviewed by the committee have not yet met the required proposal threshold and

Taipei: Improvement measures proposed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) to address the ongoing crisis over overcrowded emergency rooms (ER) need to be strictly implemented, Premier Cho Jung-tai said Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, amid the severe ER overcrowding that has been seen across Taiwan since the Lunar