Taipei: Taiwan experienced an 88.2 percent increase in COVID-19 outpatient and emergency visits last week, as reported by the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Kuo Hung-wei, head of the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center, disclosed that from May 11-17, there were 19,097 such visits. According to Focus Taiwan, this figure

Taipei: Taiwan reported record-high export orders for April, driven by strong global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Tuesday. Export orders rose 19.8 percent year-on-year to US$56.40 billion, exceeding the MOEA’s forecast of US$50 billion to US$52 billion. This marks the third consecutive

Hualien: Landslides caused by heavy precipitation in Hualien County forced the closure of a section of Provincial Highway No. 9 in the eastern Taiwan county, according to the Highway Bureau. The bureau stated that intense afternoon heat convection resulted in heavy rain, with an accumulated 52.5 millimeters falling in just

Taipei: President Lai Ching-te has reaffirmed his commitment to managing U.S.-Taiwan relations while urging national unity in a speech marking the first anniversary of his presidency. As he enters his second year in office, Lai seeks to address both domestic and international challenges. According to Focus Taiwan, President Lai delivered

New Taipei: The authorities on Tuesday proposed imposing stricter license renewal rules on senior drivers, lowering the age threshold from 75 to 70, after a 78-year-old driver slammed into pedestrians in New Taipei the previous day, killing three and injuring 12. The crash occurred around 4 p.m. Monday, when an

Taipei: Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan on Tuesday passed an opposition-backed proposal to hold a referendum on restarting the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County, whose last operating reactor — also the nation’s last one — was shut down on Saturday. According to Focus Taiwan, the referendum proposal was passed in