Taipei: When Kenneth Wang recounted his father’s suffering during the 228 Incident of 1947, he used humor to break up the difficult memories. “I was taught in elementary school that two times two makes four, so I used to wonder why people said ‘two-tw…
Taipei: Jonathon Long, an infielder in the Chicago Cubs organization, will be unable to join Team Taiwan at the upcoming World Baseball Classic (WBC) due to an elbow injury, according to a press release on Thursday.
According to Focus Taiwan, the Chi…
Singapore: Taiwanese table tennis star Lin Yun-ju swept past his Chinese opponent in three straight games Thursday to reach the men’s singles quarterfinals at the WTT Singapore Smash. The 24-year-old Lin, ranked No. 8 in the world, held a perfect 4-0 …
Taipei: The Taiwan Stock Exchange’s main index opened up 44.69 points at 33,457.76 Thursday on turnover of NT$10.44 billion (US$333.33 million).
According to Focus Taiwan, this positive opening reflects the market’s current trends and investor activ…
Taipei: The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$31.260 at 11 a.m. Thursday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, marking a decrease of NT$0.080 from the previous close.
According to Focus Taiwan, this change in the exchange rate reflects the ongoing fluctuations…
Taipei: Taiwan shares ended up 1.42 points at 35,414.49 Thursday on turnover of NT$1.14 trillion (US$36.46 billion).
According to Focus Taiwan, the stock market in Taiwan showed little movement as it closed with a slight increase. The turnover reach…
