Taipei: Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Tuesday that two tropical systems could become typhoons, with the first possibly triggering a sea warning on Thursday or Friday. CWA forecaster Chang Chun-yao (???) told CNA that the first system was located about 840 kilometers south-southeast of Cape Eluanbi, Taiwan’s southernmost point,

Taipei: A 7-day-old boy in northern Taiwan has died from complications due to enterovirus complications, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. The child had no congenital medical history and was recently admitted to a postpartum care center after being born in late August, CDC physician Lin Yung-ching

Taipei: Taiwan recorded 1,368 traffic deaths within 30 days of accidents in the first half of 2025, marking a 4.7 percent decrease from the previous year and a 12.8 percent drop compared to 2023, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). According to Focus Taiwan, Deputy MOTC Minister

Taipei: A large-scale international art project that includes paintings from eight Taiwanese artists is on display at the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts (WAM), United States, inviting visitors to ponder the nature of peace. According to Focus Taiwan, “Lee Mingwei: Our Peaceable Kingdom” is curated by Taiwanese contemporary visual artist

Taipei: Two Vietnamese men were arrested for receiving 2.2 kilograms of dried cannabis flower worth NT$3 million (US$98,895) via international package, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Tuesday. The suspects, surnamed Vo and Ngo, were apprehended on May 22 and June 2, respectively, following a report by Taipei Customs on

Taipei: A man who was charged with the murder of his wife, mother-in-law, and stepson in New Taipei last year was sentenced to death on Tuesday by a court panel that included six “citizen judges.” According to Focus Taiwan, it was the first time that a death sentence was imposed