Taipei: The U.S. dollar is expected to dip below the NT$30 mark in the short term, as traders prepare for potential pressure from the United States for the Taiwan dollar to appreciate, stated Lin Chi-chao, chief economist at Cathay United Bank. According to Focus Taiwan, after a significant drop in

Taipei: Carlos Jos© Fleitas Rodr­guez, the outgoing Paraguayan ambassador to Taiwan, was honored on Friday for his efforts to strengthen bilateral relations, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). According to Focus Taiwan, Fleitas, who is about to finish his nearly three-year tenure as the South American nation’s top

Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) was the leading invention patent applicant in Taiwan during the first quarter, securing its position for the sixth consecutive year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). According to Focus Taiwan, TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, submitted 305 invention patent applications in

Taipei: Funds managed by Taiwan’s Bureau of Labor Funds lost about NT$64.1 billion (US$2.06 billion) in the first quarter of this year, as global market volatility fueled by tariff threats from the Trump administration weighed on performance, according to the bureau. According to Focus Taiwan, the bureau reported that the

Taipei: Medical researchers from National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) and Taipei Medical University (TMU) presented key findings from their previous collaboration at a symposium on Saturday, including the potential to treat liver cancer without harming healthy cells. According to Focus Taiwan, Tsai Feng-chiao, an attending physician at NTUH, announced that

Kaohsiung: After several Portuguese man o’ war washed up in Kaohsiung’s Sizihwan, the city’s Marine Bureau warned beachgoers not to touch the venomous, jellyfish-like creatures. According to Focus Taiwan, the Portuguese man o’ war has been recently spotted on the beach, prompting the Marine Bureau to issue a warning. The