Taipei: Social media influencer Vik White joined fellow American dancers Fik-Shun Stegall and Lauren Gibson earlier this month to film a series of dance videos across Taiwan, which have since gone viral. According to Focus Taiwan, White, who has nearly nine million followers on TikTok, expressed his excitement in an

Taichung: The annual Dajia Mazu pilgrimage concluded early Monday morning, as the statues of the sea goddess were returned to Dajia Township’s Jenn Lann Temple around 1 a.m. This marked a delay of over two hours from the scheduled time due to the large crowds and scuffles that disrupted the

Taipei: A fire broke out in Yangmingshan National Park on Monday, prompting authorities to dispatch 21 firefighting vehicles and 72 personnel to the mountainous area north of central Taipei. Flames erupted in the park’s Xiaoyoukeng Recreation Area late Monday morning, scorching an estimated 100 square meters of vegetation in the

Yilan: A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck off Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan at 1:58 p.m. Monday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). There were no immediate reports of damage following the quake. According to Focus Taiwan, the epicenter of the temblor was located 38.2 kilometers south-southeast of Yilan County

Taipei: “Taiwan Week,” an international platform to promote the country’s performing arts and cultural exchanges, opened Sunday with curators from 22 countries around the world participating in this year’s event, according to the National Theater and Concert Hall (NTCH). According to Focus Taiwan, “Taiwan Week 2025 is more than an

Taipei: Researchers have learned to effectively propagate the Taiwan quillwort (Isoetes taiwanensis), a species of semi-aquatic herb that is only found near Menghuan Lake on Taipei’s Yangmingshan, thus easing the immediate threat of extinction. According to Focus Taiwan, the endemic plant species, which was discovered in 1971, is limited to