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

Washington: The Pentagon is working urgently to expedite the delivery of 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems (HCDS) to Taiwan, a U.S. Department of Defense nominee said Tuesday. Austin J. Dahmer, nominee for assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and forces, addressed the issue during a Senate Armed Services Committee

Taipei: Taiwan is still in discussions with Estonia regarding the “name and legal status” of establishing reciprocal representative offices in both countries, as announced by Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung during a legislative session on Wednesday. Formal negotiations commenced in June following an amendment to Estonia’s Foreign Relations Act in April,

Taipei: Taiwan shares ended down 399.5 points, or 1.42 percent, at 27,717.06 Wednesday on turnover of NT$589.47 billion (US$19.06 billion). According to Focus Taiwan, the decline in the Taiwan stock market reflects a significant movement in trading for the day. The turnover reached NT$589.47 billion, translating to approximately US$19.06 billion.

Taipei: Taiwan’s first Formosat-8 satellite is expected to lift off on Nov. 11 at 2:18 a.m. Taiwan time, the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) announced Tuesday night. In a Facebook post, the agency said the satellite will be carried by a rocket on the Transporter-15 mission, after a month of preparations

Kuala lumpur: Malaysian rapper Namewee, who has been implicated by Malaysian authorities in the alleged murder of Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh, said Wednesday that he will not flee and will fully cooperate with police investigations. In a post on social media, the rapper stated that he had arrived at the