September 7, 2025

Tropical Storm Tapah Disrupts Flights Between Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau

Taipei: Several flights between Taiwan and Hong Kong and Macau were canceled Sunday and Monday as Tropical Storm Tapah moved through the South China Sea, Taiwan’s airlines said. According to Focus Taiwan, China Airlines (CAL) canceled flights CI921 from Taoyuan to Hong Kong on Sunday, along with CI922, CI601/602, CI903/904,

Ngayaw?Ake’ Concludes Historic CPBL Career with 305th Home Run

Taipei: Wei Chuan Dragons slugger Ngayaw?Ake’, the all-time home run leader in Taiwan’s professional baseball, ended his 22-season career on Sunday with his 305th homer. The 43-year-old veteran connected in the bottom of the sixth inning at the Taipei Dome, hitting his first and only home run of the season

Taipei: Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.6 percent in August, staying below the 2 percent alert level for the fourth straight month, but low-income households continued to feel sharper price pressures, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS). The uptick, from 1.53 percent in July, was mainly driven by typhoons and heavy rain that pushed up prices for vegetables, pork, and dining out, the agency said when it released August CPI data.

According to Focus Taiwan, while overall inflation pressure has eased, a breakdown by income groups showed that low-income households continued to shoulder a heavier burden, the data indicated. Their CPI rose 1.82 percent in August from a year earlier, higher than the overall index, compared with 1.62 percent for middle-income

Rain Forecast Across Much of Taiwan Sunday

Taipei: A weather system moving northward across Taiwan will bring rain and a chance of thundershowers to much of the country on Sunday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). As this system progresses, southern Taiwan and the Hualien-…

Starlux Cancels Hong Kong and Macau Flights Due to Tropical Storm

Taipei: Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has cancelled several flights between Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on Sunday and Monday due to Tropical Storm Tapah, the carrier said Sunday. In a statement, Starlux said it had cancelled flights JX205/206 between Tai…