Kaohsiung: Former President Tsai Ing-wen joined Kaohsiung’s Blackpink fever on Thursday, posting a playful photo on Threads that showed her with bright pink hair, courtesy of artificial intelligence, to celebrate the K-pop group’s upcoming concerts in the southern city. Tsai’s post came a day after Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai shared

Frankfurt: Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Thursday it is looking into an incident in which a Taiwanese woman was accused of being a Chinese fugitive and held by police for four hours at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport. According to Focus Taiwan, book publisher Cheng Ting arrived at Frankfurt Airport

Taipei: Growth in the number of workers on unpaid leave in Taiwan slowed significantly in the first half of October, as some export-focused manufacturers’ orders rebounded despite the effects of U.S. tariffs, the Ministry of Labor said Thursday. Data compiled by the MOL showed the number of workers placed on

Taipei: The Taiwan Stock Exchange’s main index saw an increase, opening up 61.61 points at 27,337.32 on Thursday. The turnover for the morning session was reported at NT$10.28 billion, which is approximately US$336.01 million. According to Focus Taiwan, the market’s positive opening reflects investor confidence and activity, contributing to the

Taipei: Taiwan’s foreign ministry is still reviewing a new agreement proposed by the South African government last month to regulate the status of reciprocal representative offices, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said Thursday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is in consultation with legal experts on the proposed new agreement, Lin

Taipei: Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said Thursday that the proposed NT$10 billion (US$326.38 million) increase in his ministry budget for next year is necessary to counter China’s growing aggression. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has proposed a budget of NT$41.503 billion for fiscal year 2026, which has been