Taiwan shares closed down 25.56 points, or 0.17 percent, at 14694.08 Tuesday on turnover of NT$196.48 billion (US$6.59 billion).Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday filed its draft of an annual defense policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes provisions to strengthen defense-related engagement with Taiwan.The draft legislation, wh…

The number of workers on official furlough programs in Taiwan increased in the second week of this month as more travel agencies implemented unpaid leave programs amid ongoing border controls, according to the Ministry of Labor (MOL).Data released by t…

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told President Tsai Ing-wen (???) Tuesday that Washington should “move away” from its long-standing policy of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan.”It is my personal view that the [U.S.] One China policy has out…

Taiwan was knocked out of the FIBA Asia Cup in an agonizing one-point loss to Jordan due to a buzzer beater in a thrilling quarterfinal qualifier on Monday.Competing under the name Chinese Taipei, the Taiwan team gave up a lead of 9 points with just ov…

Taiwan shares closed up 169.02 points, or 1.16 percent, at 14,719.64 Monday on turnover of NT$225.35 billion (US$7.53 billion).Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

Around 15,000 people in Taiwan have visited the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (JTEA) over the past week to pay their respects to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated during an election campaigning event in Nara, Japan on …