Brussels: Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim’s recent trip to Brussels and her address to the European Parliament were facilitated by the European Union and the Belgian government and were not linked to any quid pro quo, the organizers said Sunday. According to Focus Taiwan, the invitation was “freely” extended for

Kaohsiung: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan at 1 p.m. Monday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The epicenter of the temblor was located in Jiasian District, 72.1 kilometers north-northeast of Kaohsiung City Hall, at a depth of 7.8 km, CWA data showed. According to

Taoyuan: The Rakuten Monkeys have unexpectedly parted ways with manager Kenji Furukubo, two weeks after the team won the 2025 championship of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). According to Focus Taiwan, the team’s general management made the announcement of Furukubo’s departure on Sunday, shortly after the Monkeys’ exhibition game

Taipei: Taiwan’s defense ministry has taken a significant step by establishing an artificial intelligence (AI) office aimed at exploring the potential military applications of this emerging technology, a senior military official announced on Thursday. Lt. Gen. Huang Wen-chi, the director of the Ministry of National Defense’s (MND) Department of Strategic

Taipei: Taiwan’s military anticipates the arrival of the first two of four MQ-9B “SkyGuardian” drones from the United States in the third quarter of the upcoming year, as outlined in the schedule. This update was provided by Air Force Chief of Staff Lee Ching-jan during a session of the Legislative

Taipei: Former Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) official Lee Chien-yu was sentenced Thursday to five years and two months in prison for the sexual assault of four women between 2022 and 2023. Lee, previously the head of the EPA Inspectorate’s Inspection Team, faced a Taichung District Court ruling that found him