Taipei: The U.S. dollar appreciated against the Taiwan dollar on Monday, ending the trading session with an increase of NT$0.030 to close at NT$31.180. According to Focus Taiwan, the turnover for the session reached US$1.65 billion. The greenback commenced trading at NT$31.130 and fluctuated within a range of NT$31.024 to

New taipei: President Lai Ching-te said Monday that the newly launched National Archives will offer the public a deeper, unifying understanding of the endeavors of Taiwan’s democracy pioneers. “The opening of the National Archives demonstrates not only the government’s determination to protect national records and preserve collective memory, but also

Taipei: Police on Monday announced they had summoned a driver for questioning after a vehicle struck a baby stroller in a crosswalk and then drove away in the city’s Xindian District. According to Focus Taiwan, a video shared on Threads on Sunday captured the moment a Toyota sedan drove through

Taipei: The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) caucus on Monday urged President Lai Ching-te to grant a special pardon to an 80-year-old woman sentenced to prison for killing her severely disabled son after caring for him for five decades. According to Focus Taiwan, at a news conference, KMT caucus secretary-general Lo Chih-chiang

Taipei: Chen Yao-chang, the physician who performed Taiwan’s first bone marrow transplant and the author of the historical novel “Puppet Flower,” has died at the age of 76. Chen’s death was confirmed Monday by Wang Jung-wen, chairman of Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., which is scheduled to publish two new books by

Tainan: Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions slugger Lin An-ko, one of three MVP finalists for Taiwan’s professional baseball league in 2025, could be bringing his talents to the Japanese franchise Saitama Seibu Lions next season. The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) announced Monday that the Seibu Lions