Taipei: Taiwan’s tertiary student population fell to 1.057 million in the 2025-2026 academic year, a decline of about 295,000, or 21.8 percent, over the past 14 years, according to Ministry of Education (MOE) data.
According to Focus Taiwan, MOE sta…
Taipei: The Taiwan Nursing and Medical Industries Union and hospital associations have expressed conflicting views over a proposal by Taiwan’s health authority to postpone the enforcement of mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals by two years….
Taipei: Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) experienced a downturn on Monday, following reports that Apple Inc. intends to divert some of its chip orders from TSMC to Intel Corp. The news led to a 2.40 percent drop in TSMC’s stock …
Taipei: Taiwan’s financial firms have posted record first-quarter pretax profits, up more than 37 percent from a year earlier, as the booming local stock market boosted investment returns, according to the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). Data …
Taipei: The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has announced draft amendments that would change the starting point for the statute of limitations in sexual assault cases involving minors to when a victim turns 20.
According to Focus Taiwan, the p…
Hsinchu: More than 500 workers are expected to be laid off in July after Bridgestone Taiwan Co. shuts down production at its Hsinchu plant as part of a restructuring plan, the Hsinchu County government said Monday. Speaking to reporters, Hsinchu Count…
