Taipei: Taiwan’s first hospital-based therapy dog was honored with a medal and a retirement ceremony at Taipei Veterans General Hospital on Tuesday after ending six years of service comforting terminally ill patients and their families. More than 40 f…
Taipei: President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim on Tuesday welcomed Shuzo Sumi, the new chair of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (JTEA), who made his first visit to Taiwan since assuming office earlier this year. Sumi led a JTEA …
Taipei: Yeh Chun-hsien, head of the National Development Council (NDC), on Wednesday attributed Taiwan’s forecast lead over South Korea in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in 2025 to the success of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) …
Taipei: The Taiwan Stock Exchange’s main index opened down 85.73 points at 25,543.91 on Wednesday. The opening turnover was reported at NT$6.08 billion, equivalent to US$202.3 million.
According to Focus Taiwan, this decline in the index reflects mar…
Taichung: A 20-year-old female college student was found dead with multiple stab wounds in Taichung on Tuesday, and her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend was arrested hours later on suspicion of killing her, local authorities said.
According to Focus Taiwan,…
Taipei: Former National Security Council (NSC) Secretary-General Ting Mao-shih, a pivotal figure during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996, has died at the age of 99, an unnamed diplomatic source informed CNA. Ting passed away on Tuesday at Cheng …
