Taipei: The U.S. dollar experienced a decline against the Taiwan dollar on Monday, decreasing by NT$0.037 to finish at NT$31.008. According to Focus Taiwan, the trading session saw a turnover totaling US$1.071 billion. The U.S. dollar began the day at NT$31.020 and fluctuated between NT$30.942 and NT$31.043 before closing.
Taoyuan: The Rakuten Monkeys have unexpectedly parted ways with manager Kenji Furukubo, two weeks after the team won the 2025 championship of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). According to Focus Taiwan, the team’s general management made the announcement of Furukubo’s departure on Sunday, shortly after the Monkeys’ exhibition game
New york: A documentary tracing the development of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry over the past five decades received its United States East Coast premiere on Saturday at New York’s Regal Theater in Times Square. The film, “A Chip Odyssey,” is Taiwan’s first documentary spotlighting its world-leading semiconductor industry and chronicled Taiwan’s
Taipei: President Lai Ching-te presided over the launch of an international academic exchange initiative Monday, expressing hope that the program will bolster Taiwan’s higher education and help deepen the country’s ties with research institutions worldwide. According to Focus Taiwan, speaking at the launch ceremony for the Taiwan Bridges Initiative at
Taipei: The Central Weather Administration (CWA) has issued a sea warning for Typhoon Fung-Wong, effective from 5:30 p.m., forecasting that the storm will make landfall in Taiwan on Wednesday. A land warning is anticipated to be issued Tuesday morning. According to Focus Taiwan, as of 5 p.m. Monday, Fung-Wong was
Kaohsiung: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan at 1 p.m. Monday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The epicenter of the temblor was located in Jiasian District, 72.1 kilometers north-northeast of Kaohsiung City Hall, at a depth of 7.8 km, CWA data showed. According to
