Tainan: An autopsy conducted on a 13-year-old boy who died last week following alleged school bullying found no signs of external force, though the results of a toxicology report are still pending, Tainan prosecutors said Monday. Officials from the Tainan District Prosecutors Office and a specialist from the Ministry of

Taipei: Shares in Taiwan moved sharply lower Monday as sentiment was hurt by U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration last week that his 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will take effect on March 4 as planned, dealers said. The Taiex, the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s benchmark weighted index,

Taipei: Taiwan’s national baseball team recently navigated the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers (WBCQ) without the assistance of a team athletic trainer, a situation that team captain Chen Chieh-hsien hopes will not repeat in future tournaments. According to Focus Taiwan, Chen, who also leads the Taiwan Professional Baseball Players Association, expressed

Taipei: Taiwan’s Ocean Affairs Council (OAC) released a report on whale, dolphin, and sea turtle strandings on Monday that urges people not to push beached animals back into the water and instead report them to the authorities to increase their chances of survival. “Cetaceans and sea turtles are lung-breathing animals,”

Kaohsiung: Researchers in Taiwan and Germany have recently identified a new garfish species that had been described as an “uncertain species” despite a specimen being collected in Kaohsiung over a century ago. The new garfish species has been named “Zenarchopterus takaoensis,” or “Takao’s garfish,” Liao Yun-chih, an assistant professor at

Tokyo: A maritime internship vessel commissioned by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MOE) docked in Tokyo Harbor on Monday, marking a significant milestone in maritime exchanges between Taiwan and Japan. This achievement was lauded by Taiwan’s representative to Japan, Lee Yi-yang, highlighting the importance of this event in fostering educational collaboration