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

Kinmen: Ferry services between Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen County and China were suspended Monday as a precautionary measure ahead of the expected effects of Typhoon Fung-Wong, according to the Kinmen Harbor Bureau. According to Focus Taiwan, on its Facebook page, the bureau announced that ferry services between Kinmen and the Chinese

Taipei: More than 150,000 eggs potentially contaminated with high residues of the pesticide fipronil-sulfone have entered the market in 10 municipalities throughout Taiwan, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Sunday night. An emergency recall of the eggs has been issued in the areas, including Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung,

Taipei: Northern and eastern Taiwan can expect increased rainfall later Monday due to the approach of Typhoon Fung-Wong and the influence of northeasterly winds, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). A sea warning for Typhoon Fung-Wong could be issued later Monday at the earliest, the CWA said. According to

Berlin: Former President Tsai Ing-wen was welcomed with flowers on her arrival Sunday in Berlin, where she is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech on Monday at the Berlin Freedom Conference. According to Focus Taiwan, upon arrival at her hotel around 1:30 p.m., Tsai was presented with flowers by the

Hualien: The Hualien County Government on Monday announced the closure of schools and offices in Guangfu Township, while residents in some parts of the township have been ordered to evacuate due to the risk of flooding and landslides, as Typhoon Fung-Wong approaches Taiwan. According to Focus Taiwan, the landslide alert