Taipei: A man found guilty of murdering a Malaysian college student in Taipei in 2022 was sentenced Thursday to a reduced term of 18 years and 10 months following a retrial at the Taiwan High Court. The court’s decision came after the Supreme Court invalidated the original life sentence handed

Taipei: Taiwan has been ranked the 27th happiest place in the world and the first in East Asia by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre’s World Happiness Report 2025. In the report published Wednesday, Taiwan’s score of 6.669 out of 10 put it ahead of Japan, which ranked 55th,

Taipei: Shares in Taiwan staged a significant technical rebound, soaring more than 400 points Thursday led by the electronics sector, as buying was triggered by a U.S. rally following a Federal Reserve decision described by the market as dovish, dealers said. The Taiex, the weighted index on the Taiwan Stock

Taipei: U.S. experts have voiced their support in recent days for Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s approach to protecting Taiwan in the face of China’s annexation threat. According to Focus Taiwan, John Dotson, deputy director of the Global Taiwan Institute, stated that Lai’s assertion that China seeks to annex Taiwan is

Taipei: The Executive Yuan plans to discuss further details about reinstating the military trial system next month, amid an increase of espionage cases involving active-duty servicemen, Cabinet spokesperson Michelle Lee announced Thursday. At a press briefing, Lee revealed that Premier Cho Jung-tai would convene a Cabinet meeting in early April

Taipei: Taiwan will send an agricultural mission to the United States this September as part of the government’s efforts to reduce its trade surplus with the country, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung announced. The mission is a strategic move to prevent potential tariff increases on Taiwanese imports by the Trump administration.