Taipei: Pedro Fernandez, ace pitcher with the Rakuten Monkeys, has made history by winning the 2025 Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) regular season MVP at an award ceremony held on Wednesday. This marks the first time an international player has received this honor in the league’s 36-year history. According to

Nuremberg: A team of Taiwan inventors announced Wednesday their impressive achievement at the recent Inventors’ and Innovation Exhibition (iENA) in Nuremberg, where they secured a total of 12 gold, seven silver, and seven bronze medals, in addition to a special award. According to Focus Taiwan, the participating group comprised inventors

Taipei: A tropical depression southeast of Taiwan has developed into Tropical Storm Fung-Wong, but its path and potential impact remain uncertain, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Thursday. The storm could start affecting Taiwan by next Tuesday, bringing rain, but the severity will depend on its path, the CWA said.

Taipei: The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$30.958 at 10 a.m. Thursday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, registering an increase of NT$0.004 from the previous close. According to Focus Taiwan, the slight rise in the value of the U.S. dollar against the New Taiwan dollar reflects ongoing trends in the

Taipei: The Taiwan Stock Exchange’s main index saw a positive start as it opened up 189.38 points at 27,906.44 on Thursday. The turnover was reported at NT$8.85 billion (US$286.04 million). According to Focus Taiwan, this opening indicates a promising trend for investors, reflecting a stable financial movement within the market.

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