Taipei: Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) will issue nationwide cellphone messages on Friday to mark National Disaster Prevention Day and boost the public’s preparedness, by simulating earthquake and tsunami alerts to test the emergency wa…
Taipei: Lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s main opposition party, on Wednesday proposed constitutional and legal changes to create a two-round absolute majority system for choosing Taiwan’s president in time for the 2028 election. KMT Lawma…
Taipei: Taiwan shares ended down 191.39 points, or 0.75 percent, at 25,438.25 Wednesday on turnover of NT$428.36 billion (US$14.24 billion).
According to Focus Taiwan, the decline reflects movements within the stock market that have impacted invest…
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) …
