Taipei: Guatemala President Bernardo Arevalo will arrive in Taiwan on Wednesday on his first trip to the diplomatic ally since taking office in 2024 before traveling to Japan as part of an Asian tour. The trip to Taiwan is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and attracting foreign investment, and while

Taipei: Taiwan’s foreign ministry is actively seeking a location for a new international nongovernmental organization (INGO) center, aimed at attracting INGOs to Taiwan and fostering unofficial diplomacy, a senior diplomat announced. According to Focus Taiwan, Charlie Chiang, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MOFA) Department of NGO International

Taipei: President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday reaffirmed Taiwan’s commitment to expanding existing cooperation with the Marshall Islands to include new areas such as education, sports, and aviation. Speaking ahead of a closed-door meeting with visiting Marshallese President Hilda Heine, Lai described the two countries as “truly a family” with close

Taipei: Google’s Chrome browser will stop automatically trusting new digital certificates issued by Chunghwa Telecom after July 31, 2025, due to “compliance failures.” Chunghwa Telecom clarified that this decision is unrelated to any cybersecurity issues. According to Focus Taiwan, the announcement was made in a May 30 blog post by

Taipei: Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Chen Ou-po was questioned Tuesday over alleged bribery involving a logistics company, according to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office. According to Focus Taiwan, Chen, who served in Taiwan’s national legislature from 2012 to 2020, is suspected of accepting improper benefits or bribes from

New Taipei: Witnesses on Monday described the “terrifying” moment a speeding car plowed into pedestrians in New Taipei’s Sanxia District that afternoon, killing three people and injuring 12 others — most of them children and teenagers. According to Focus Taiwan, the devastating car crash occurred at around 4 p.m. when