Taipei: The Executive Yuan has approved draft amendments to a special act for post-disaster recovery, allocating an additional NT$25 billion (US$770 million) to expedite reconstruction efforts in Guangfu Township, Hualien County. This area was severely impacted by overflow from the Matai’an Creek barrier lake during Typhoon Ragasa on September 23.

Tainan: The Tainan District Prosecutors Office has indicted ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lin I-chin for allegedly embezzling over NT$14 million (US$458,668) in publicly-funded assistant salaries. The indictment highlights serious allegations against Lin, who has served in various governmental roles over the years. According to Focus Taiwan, Lin, along

Hsinchu: A Hsinchu woman has been handed a suspended sentence of two years in prison for forging a loan agreement and an NT$8.5 million (US$275,974) promissory note while using the fingerprint of a deceased “alleged debtor” at a funeral parlor. The Hsinchu District Court on Oct. 2 found the woman,

Taipei: The Defense Innovation Office (DIO) is actively working on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with military operations and acquiring drones and counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) as part of its procurement projects planned for the coming year, a defense official announced Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, the Ministry of National Defense

Taipei: National Taiwan University (NTU) has achieved a rank of 140th in the World University Rankings 2026, as reported by The Times Higher Education (THE). This ranking includes 2,191 institutions from 115 countries and territories. According to Focus Taiwan, NTU’s overall score was 62.5, marking an improvement of 32 places

Taipei: Taiwan’s exports in September surged nearly 34 percent from a year earlier on the back of strong global demand for emerging technologies, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Thursday. Data compiled by the MOF showed that exports totaled US$54.25 billion in September, up 33.8 percent year-on-year, marking the 23rd