Taipei: Yageo Corp. said it secured foreign direct investment (FDI) clearance from Japanese authorities for its tender offer to acquire Shibaura Electronics Co. According to Focus Taiwan, Yageo said the FDI clearance was granted by authorities including Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign

Taipei: Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted eight people, including a national from Vietnam, on charges of trafficking women from Indonesia to Taiwan to perform sex work and asked to confiscate more than NT$3.62 million (US$116,830) in profits from the operation. According to Focus Taiwan, prosecutors said the case began in 2023

Taitung: Chang Shui, 98, carries a bundle of brooms over his shoulder as he walks streets in Taitung County and calls to passersby in a sing-song tone. According to Focus Taiwan, Chang, known as “Old Chang the Broom Seller” and “Broom Grandpa,” has tied mountain grass and rattan into brooms

Taipei: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said military parades held by the Chinese Communist Party and Russia pose a threat to peace, Wu Jun-zhi, head of the DPP’s Department of China Affairs, said. According to Focus Taiwan, Wu said 80 years have passed since the end of World War II

Taipei: Taiwan and Japan will kick off a series of cross border listings of exchange-traded funds this month, the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) said Wednesday. According to Focus Taiwan, Cathay Securities Investment Trust Co. has worked with Daiwa Asset Management to launch the iFree Cathay Taiwan Tech Leaders Index ETF

Taipei: Taiwan’s Presidential Office spokesperson Karen Kuo said Wednesday that Beijing should halt its illegal marine drilling operations in waters around Taiwan, after it was reported that Chinese oil rigs and ships had been spotted near Taiwan-controlled Pratas Island. According to Focus Taiwan, published Tuesday by the think tank Jamestown