August 25, 2025

Taipower Eyes Break-Even Year Amid Improved Financial Performance

Taipei: Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) transitioned from losses to profits between May and July, with a promising outlook for breaking even by the end of the year, announced chairman Tseng Wen-sheng on Monday. Tseng highlighted that the company’s financial resurgence is largely due to favorable shifts in fuel prices and

Taiwan’s Exports to Hold Steady Despite U.S. Tariffs, Reports TIER

Taipei: Taiwanese goods are forecast to face only a limited impact from tariffs imposed by the United States, the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) said Monday, citing the halted slump of its business climate indicator for manufacturing. According to Focus Taiwan, the monthly indicator for the manufacturing sector stood

NIA Deports Japanese National Over Pro-China Rhetoric in Video

Taipei: Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency (NIA) on Monday deported a Japanese social media influencer who apparently has a Taiwanese wife for claiming that “Taiwan belongs to China” in a TikTok video made in Taipei. According to Focus Taiwan, the video in question was uploaded to TikTok on Friday by a

Taiwan Government-Funded Agency Deploys 37 Volunteers Overseas

Taipei: A Taiwan government-funded foreign aid agency has recently dispatched a group of 37 Taiwanese college students to the nation’s diplomatic allies and friendly countries. These students are set to engage in technical and medical missions, as well as other volunteer services, as part of the agency’s annual internship program.

NDC Advocates Strengthened Taiwan-Japan Innovation Ties

Tokyo: The National Development Council (NDC) on Monday called for closer Taiwan-Japan collaboration on innovation and supply chain integration to foster mutual growth. According to Focus Taiwan, the call was made at the two-day Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit that opened in Tokyo on Monday, with NDC chief Liu Chin-ching leading a

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Shadows Trespassing Chinese Ships Off Kinmen

Taipei: The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Monday twice ushered four trespassing China Coast Guard vessels out of Taiwan-controlled waters off the offshore Kinmen County. According to Focus Taiwan, the CGA’s Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch detected Chinese coast guard ships 14608, 14527, 14603, and 14515 approaching Taiwan-controlled, restricted waters, southwest of Damaoshan,