Taipei: Taiwan’s men’s basketball national team clinched a spot in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals with a 78-64 win over Jordan in Saudi Arabia on Monday, securing its best finish in the tournament since placing fourth in 2013. According to Focus Taiwan, the win was sweet revenge for Taiwan,

Taipei: A group of 40 Taiwanese students aged 18 to 35 will visit the Marshall Islands, Hawaii, and Guam later this month, as part of an annual government-funded youth ambassadorship program, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official said Tuesday. According to Focus Taiwan, Chiang Zhen-wei, head of MOFA’s Department

Taipei: Taiwan shares ended up 22.86 points, or 0.09 percent, at 24,158.36 Tuesday on turnover of NT$420.04 billion (US$14.01 billion). According to Focus Taiwan, the small increase in the stock market reflected a cautious sentiment among investors. The turnover indicates a moderate level of trading activity, suggesting that investors were

Taipei: The Central Weather Administration (CWA) issued a land warning for Typhoon Podul on Tuesday as the storm continues on its path toward waters southeast of Taiwan. The CWA issued a land warning at 2:30 p.m. for Hualien, Taitung, and Pingtung counties and Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, indicating that those

Kaohsiung: Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing services provider ASE Technology Holding Co. has agreed to purchase a plant in Kaohsiung from radio frequency chip maker WIN Semiconductors Corp. to expand its advanced IC assembly capacity. According to Focus Taiwan, ASE Technology will invest NT$6.5 billion (US$217 million) to acquire the

Taipei: A batch of English mustard imported from France was recently blocked at the border for containing a preservative exceeding permitted levels. The 48 kilograms of mustard supplied by Charbonneaux-Brabant S.A. were found to contain 0.079 g/kg of sulphur dioxide, exceeding the legal limit of 0.030 g/kg, the TFDA said.