Taipei: Taiwan’s first Formosat-8 satellite is expected to lift off on Nov. 11 at 2:18 a.m. Taiwan time, the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) announced Tuesday night. In a Facebook post, the agency said the satellite will be carried by a rocket on the Transporter-15 mission, after a month of preparations

Taipei: Taiwan shares ended down 399.5 points, or 1.42 percent, at 27,717.06 Wednesday on turnover of NT$589.47 billion (US$19.06 billion). According to Focus Taiwan, the decline in the Taiwan stock market reflects a significant movement in trading for the day. The turnover reached NT$589.47 billion, translating to approximately US$19.06 billion.

Taipei: Taiwan is still in discussions with Estonia regarding the “name and legal status” of establishing reciprocal representative offices in both countries, as announced by Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung during a legislative session on Wednesday. Formal negotiations commenced in June following an amendment to Estonia’s Foreign Relations Act in April,

Washington: The Pentagon is working urgently to expedite the delivery of 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems (HCDS) to Taiwan, a U.S. Department of Defense nominee said Tuesday. Austin J. Dahmer, nominee for assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and forces, addressed the issue during a Senate Armed Services Committee