Taipei: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed an economic cooperation agreement with Taiwan and announced plans to establish a state representative office in the country. The announcement was made during the governor’s recent visit, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). According to Focus Taiwan, during Governor Lee’s brief

Taipei: The U.S. government is poised to introduce new guidelines to hasten the transfer of defense technology to its global partners, including Taiwan, as announced by the head of the US-Taiwan Business Council. Rupert Hammond-Chambers shared this development at the U.S.-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference held in Ellicott City, Maryland. According

Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Wednesday announced a series of emergency measures to control a suspected domestic outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). Under the new measures, the transport and slaughter of pigs will be banned nationwide for five days, starting Wednesday, and the use of kitchen waste

Taipei: Taiwan shares ended down 103.5 points, or 0.37 percent, at 27,648.91 Wednesday on turnover of NT$448.06 billion (US$14.57 billion). According to Focus Taiwan, the market saw a decrease as trading activities concluded for the day. The turnover amounted to NT$448.06 billion, equivalent to approximately US$14.57 billion, indicating a significant

Taipei: Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Hung Meng-kai sparked widespread discussion with a Facebook post last week proposing caning as a punishment for people convicted of fraud, which racked up over 100,000 likes. According to Focus Taiwan, the Oct. 16 post, which opens “Singapore can. Can Taiwan?” cites a Straits Times

Taipei: Taiwanese novelist Yang Shuang-zi is set to embark on a speaking tour across India in November, delivering three talks under the theme “Taiwan-India Literary Dialogue: The Indian Journey of Taiwanese Literature,” as announced by the Ministry of Culture (MOC). According to Focus Taiwan, Yang, alongside translator Lin King, won