Waldorf: Taiwanese baseball catcher Lyle Lin has signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, an independent league team in the United States. According to Focus Taiwan, the announcement of his new team came on Tuesday (U.S. time), shortly after his release from the Midland Rockhounds, the Athletics’ Double-A affiliate, on

Pingtung: Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Su Ching-chuan has been granted deferred prosecution over a deadly fire that killed nine people at Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital in Pingtung County’s Donggang Township last year, the Pingtung District Prosecutors Office said Wednesday. Su, who served as the hospital’s honorary director and previously held the

Taipei: Fitch Ratings maintained Taiwan’s long-term sovereign credit rating at “AA” in its latest report, a rating that has remained unchanged since 2021 and reflects Taiwan’s sound fiscal discipline, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said. According to Focus Taiwan, the report highlighted several key factors supporting the rating, including Taiwan’s

Hiroshima: Taiwan attended Hiroshima’s annual peace memorial ceremony for the first time on Wednesday, marking a historic moment as its top envoy to Japan, Lee Yi-yang, joined representatives from 120 countries to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The event, held at the city’s Peace Memorial Park, was

Taipei: Shares in Taiwan experienced a significant downturn on Wednesday, particularly affecting semiconductor stocks, following a statement from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the potential announcement of new tariffs on chips in the near future. According to Focus Taiwan, the Taiex, the weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE),

Hsinchu: A team of Taiwanese scientists has discovered that fruit flies possess a far more efficient and organized brain structure than previously known, opening new avenues for brain disease research and artificial intelligence development. According to Focus Taiwan, a press release issued Wednesday by National Tsing Hua University, which led