Honolulu: This year’s Hawaiian International Film Festival (HIFF) will feature seven Taiwanese productions, highlighting themes ranging from Taiwan’s night market culture to ethnic relations and geopolitical tensions. The festival, to be held October 16-26, will screen three Taiwanese feature films-“Left-handed Girl,” “The Waves Will Carry Us,” and “Before the Bright

Taoyuan: Labor inspectors in Taoyuan have launched an investigation into the death of an EVA Airways flight attendant who reportedly fell ill during a long-haul flight from Milan to Taiwan and later died. According to Focus Taiwan, the Taoyuan City Office of Labor Inspection stated that investigators will question flight

Taipei: The Government Service Network of the Executive Yuan has reported experiencing more than 2.8 million cyberattacks daily on average this year, as revealed in a document submitted by the National Security Bureau (NSB) to the Legislative Yuan. According to Focus Taiwan, the document was sent to lawmakers in preparation

Taipei: Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) announced on Sunday that the current hot weather conditions are expected to persist into the coming week. However, a drop in temperature highs by approximately five degrees Celsius is anticipated from October 19, as the northeasterly monsoon intensifies. According to Focus Taiwan, CWA forecaster

Taichung: A Taiwanese court confirmed Sunday its final ruling that the marriage between teenage heir Lai and a man surnamed Hsia was legally invalid, preventing Hsia from inheriting Lai’s NT$500 million (US$16.9 million) estate. The Taichung District Court confirmed that Hsia chose not to appeal the civil judgment after the

Taipei: Taiwan’s Highway Bureau on Sunday announced that the temporary culvert bridge opened to traffic Friday as an access road across Hualien County’s Matai’an Creek is now open to all vehicle types except semi-trailer trucks. As the new regulation for the culvert bridge went into effect at 12 p.m. Sunday,