Taipei: Historian Hsu Cho-yun, a correspondence research fellow at Academia Sinica’s Institute of History and Philology, has died in the United States at 94, Taiwan’s top research institution confirmed in a statement Monday. According to Focus Taiwan, Hsu’s death on Sunday (U.S. time) was also confirmed by the Tang Prize

Taipei: Taiwan experienced its first full week of “extremely heavy” rain since 1998, as reported by Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) on Monday. According to Focus Taiwan, extremely heavy rain is characterized by a 24-hour accumulated rainfall exceeding 200 millimeters or a 3-hour accumulated rainfall surpassing 100 mm. This announcement

Taichung: A man identified as the manager of a talent agency was killed in Taichung on Monday, possibly in revenge for allegedly sexually harassing the girlfriend of the assailant. The case transpired at 10:27 a.m. on Monday after the man stepped out of a FamilyMart convenience store on Nanyang Road

Amsterdam: Nymphia Wind, the first Taiwanese winner of the acclaimed reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race, made a dazzling appearance at the Amsterdam Canal Pride Parade on Saturday, Taiwan’s Representative Office in the Netherlands said Monday. According to Focus Taiwan, Nymphia was dressed in an outfit inspired by a wedding bouquet

Taipei: Five people have died, three remain missing, and 78 have been injured due to torrential downpours in Taiwan since July 28, as reported by the Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC) on Monday. According to Focus Taiwan, the most recent fatality was a woman from Chiayi County whose body was