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

Taipei: Consumer confidence in Taiwan rose to a four-month high in September due to the booming stock market, although sentiment remained weighed down by uncertainty over U.S. tariff policies, according to National Central University (NCU). Citing a survey conducted Sept. 18-21, NCU said the September consumer confidence index (CCI) rose

Taipei: More than 2,100 kilograms of problematic pork intestines have been pulled from the market after local health authorities launched an intensive recall to protect consumers, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Saturday. According to Focus Taiwan, a vendor in Pingtung County, Pai Wei Food Co., and its