Taipei: Taiwan’s government is considering offering relief on carbon fees to soften the impact of new U.S. tariffs on certain companies, Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming said at the 2025 Asia Carbon Pricing Forum in Taipei. The measures under discussion include discounts, installment payments, and deferred payments on the carbon fee.

New york: Taiwanese choreographer Liu I-ling will bring her duet “…and, or.” to the prestigious New York City Center as part of the Fall for Dance Festival. The dance will be staged on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., marking the first time in nearly a decade that the festival

Taipei: Shares in Taiwan closed at another record high Tuesday, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) extending its streak of record finishes amid optimism over artificial intelligence applications following Nvidia Corp.’s announcement of plans to invest up to US$100 billion in OpenAI. The Taiex, the weighted index on the Taiwan

Taipei: Taiwan-based smartphone IC designer MediaTek Inc. has introduced its latest flagship 5G Agentic AI chipset, the Dimensity 9500, which utilizes Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (TSMC) advanced third-generation 3-nanometer process. Powered by TSMC’s 3nm technology, which recently began mass production, the Dimensity 9500 features an ultra-core processor that achieves up

Berlin: This year’s Taiwan Film Festival Berlin will showcase 20 Taiwanese films from Friday to Oct. 1 under the theme “Portraits and Echoes of Taiwanese Women on Screen” at the Colosseum Filmtheater. According to Focus Taiwan, among the selected works is the internationally acclaimed “Yen and Ai-Lee” by director Tom

Hualien: A 37-year-old wanted fraud suspect was left in critical condition Tuesday after a police car transporting him to a precinct in Hualien County crashed, according to local authorities. The accident occurred around 12:50 p.m. on Provincial Highway 9 near the 176.6-kilometer mark in the Sanjhan area, the Hualien County