Taipei: Taiwan maintained its status as a “free” country and the second freest in Asia in the latest annual report released Thursday by the U.S.-based democracy watchdog Freedom House. With an overall score of 93 out of 100, down one point from a year…
Taipei: Taiwan Railway (TR) announced Thursday that the Yuli-Guanshan section between Hualien and Taitung counties will mark its 100th anniversary with 1,000 commemorative tickets. In addition to the souvenir tickets, buyers will also get a souvenir k…
Taipei: Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung announced on Thursday that the nation is awaiting an official response from South Korea regarding an ongoing dispute over the proper listing of Taiwan’s name in South Korea’s new online immigration entry…
Pingtung: The former head of the refinery division of state-run oil supplier CPC Corp., Taiwan removed his ankle monitor and went missing in Pingtung County Thursday, just days before he was due to be sentenced for corruption.
According to Focus Ta…
Taipei: The de facto Canadian embassy in Taiwan celebrated its 40th anniversary with a reception on Thursday, where Marie-Louise Hannan, the top Canadian envoy to Taiwan, advocated for enhanced bilateral exchanges in the coming decades. The Canadian T…
Taipei: A national security official said Thursday that five air raid drills and other exercises have been planned nationwide as part of this year’s Urban Resilience Exercises from April to August. The five “military-civilian joint air raid drills” ar…
