Taipei: The U.S. dollar strengthened against the Taiwan dollar on Tuesday, closing at NT$29.535. It marked a gain of NT$0.015 from the previous trading session, reflecting an upward movement in the forex market. According to Focus Taiwan, the trading session saw a total turnover of US$1.012 billion. The U.S. dollar

Taipei: Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan on Tuesday approved a bill paving the way for the establishment of a national ocean technology operations center. The new center will be tasked with conducting oceanographic surveys, developing experimental marine technologies, and managing the operation of Taiwan’s national marine research fleet, according to the bill,

Changhua: A worker at a feed factory in Changhua County’s Beidou Township died Tuesday after his right leg was caught in a corn crusher while cleaning the machine as it was still running. According to Focus Taiwan, the county’s Fire Bureau reported that the 41-year-old man, surnamed Yang, slipped on

Taipei: National Taiwan University (NTU) on Monday announced the establishment on its Taipei campus of a new Max Planck Center, in collaboration with the German-based Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science and the U.S.-based Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). According to Focus Taiwan, the new Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center

Taipei: Two newborns died from enterovirus complications last week, and one new severe case was reported, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. One of the deaths, a baby girl who developed symptoms at 6 days old, suffered complications of fulminant hepatitis, septic shock, and multiple organ failure,

Taichung: Construction of the Taichung Metro’s Blue Line will start on June 26, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen announced Tuesday. At a news conference, Lu stated that to commemorate the groundbreaking, the Taichung Metro’s Green Line will offer free rides on the same day. According to Focus Taiwan, the new Blue