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

Taipei: Daytime temperatures could hit as high as 32 degrees Celsius in southern Taiwan on Wednesday as partly cloudy to sunny skies prevail, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). In contrast with cooler weather conditions in the north amid sporadic rain, the CWA said daytime highs in Kaohsiung City

Taipei: U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that China would refrain from taking military action against Taiwan during his presidency, as Chinese leaders “know the consequences.” According to Focus Taiwan, Trump made this remark during an interview on the CBS program 60 Minutes, which aired Sunday. The statement came

Taipei: Two-time Olympic gold medalist Wang Chi-lin and his new doubles partner Chiu Hsiang-chieh clinched the men’s doubles title at the 2025 Hylo Open in Germany on Sunday, marking their biggest success of the year. The duo, ranked 21st in the world, managed to upset the world No. 11 Indonesian