Taipei: Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai announced on Thursday the government’s intention to allocate NT$20 billion (US$657.69 million) towards disaster recovery and reconstruction. This funding will be achieved through amendments to the special act addressing Typhoon Danas and the severe rainfall experienced on July 28. According to Focus Taiwan, Premier Cho

Taipei: The Taipei City government announced plans to impose a maximum penalty of NT$100,000 (US$3,090) on the operator of the YouBike public bicycle rental system following a system failure that disrupted services for over 20,000 users on Wednesday evening. According to Focus Taiwan, the outage began at approximately 6:34 p.m.,

Taipei: President Lai Ching-te on Thursday expressed condolences over the death of renowned primatologist and environmental campaigner Jane Goodall, who died at the age of 91. In a Facebook post, Lai described Goodall as a giant of her time who dedicated her life to protecting the environment and advancing environmental

Taipei: Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airlines announced plans to relaunch Taipei-Manila flights on December 16, offering one daily round-trip service between Taiwan and the Philippine capital. Flight JX785 will depart from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 8:20 a.m. and arrive at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 11:05 a.m. According to

Taipei: The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar on Thursday, shedding NT$0.035 to close at NT$30.415. Turnover totaled US$938 million during the trading session. According to Focus Taiwan, the greenback opened at the day’s high of NT$30.450 and moved to a low of NT$30.358 before rebounding.

Taipei: Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun on Thursday praised the government’s strategy for increasing investment in the United States during a press conference. This announcement comes after the fifth round of Taiwan-U.S. negotiations held from September 25-29, which Cheng describes as having “received a positive response” from Washington. According to Focus