Taipei: President Lai Ching-te on Saturday congratulated Sanae Takaichi on her election as the 29th president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), expressing his hope to deepen Taiwan-Japan ties in all areas. According to Focus Taiwan, Lai described Takaichi as “a staunch friend of Taiwan” and expressed his aspiration

Taipei: Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines canceled two round-trip flights scheduled for Sunday, one between Taipei and Hong Kong and the other between Taipei and Macau, due to the approaching Typhoon Matmo. Starlux said it canceled flight JX233, scheduled to depart Taoyuan International Airport at 8 a.m. Sunday for Hong Kong International

Hualien: Volunteers returned in droves to Hualien County’s Guangfu Township on Saturday, the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, trading shovels for brooms, squeegees, and electrical tools as they helped residents clean homes and restore utilities. According to Focus Taiwan, more than 1,800 households in Guangfu were affected by

Keelung: Authorities in Keelung have dismantled over 100 meters of illegal bird nets in a remote part of Qidu District, where four endangered black kites were found dead after becoming trapped, local officials said Saturday. The operation was launched on Sept. 30 after Raptor Research Group of Taiwan (RRGT) reported

Taipei: Thirteen people were injured in a chain-reaction crash on National Freeway No. 1 in Changhua County on Saturday, but none suffered serious harm, police said. According to Focus Taiwan, the accident occurred around 11 a.m. on the southbound lanes at the 216-kilometer mark near Beidou Township. A tractor-trailer reportedly

Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is expected to address the U.S. government’s “50-50” semiconductor production proposal during its upcoming investor conference on Oct. 16, an industry expert said Saturday. According to Focus Taiwan, Liu Pei-chen, a researcher at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER), shared that U.S. Commerce