Taipei: Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) in May rose 1.55 percent from the previous year, marking the lowest increase in four years and two months, primarily due to declining food and oil prices, as reported by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) on Thursday. The CPI also

Taipei: If adopted, the opposition’s nonbinding proposal to end the use of coal at Taichung Power Plant by 2028 could undermine the willingness of high-tech businesses to choose the city as an investment location, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Thursday. Taichung’s electricity demand has exceeded the annual power

Taipei: Thousands of signs providing directions and marking locations, along with improved mobile network coverage, have been introduced in Taiwan’s forests and mountains due to a rise in accidents involving hikers in recent years, the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency announced on Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, the increase in

Taipei: The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), a Taiwanese state-owned research center, has unveiled two night-vision systems designed to enhance the nighttime combat capabilities of Taiwanese soldiers. The night-vision systems-a head-mounted sight and an off-axis rifle sight-were publicly exhibited for the first time at a memorandum signing

Taipei: Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has urged Chinese authorities not to politicize sports exchanges, following an incident in which Taiwanese table tennis player Lin Yun-ju wore a red scarf associated with the Chinese Young Pioneers during an event in China. The council emphasized that such actions could undermine cross-strait