Tokyo: Tae Hitoto, a descendant of the influential Yen family from Japanese colonial Taiwan, has embarked on a literary journey to reconnect with her Taiwanese roots. Born in Taipei in 1970 to a Taiwanese father and Japanese mother, Hitoto moved to Ja…
Taipei: State-owned Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) is projected to incur more than NT$410 billion (US$13.58 billion) in accumulated losses despite implementing a rise in electricity rates starting from October. This was revealed by the Ministry of Econom…
Taipei: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck off Taiwan’s west coast at 6:56 a.m. Saturday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The earthquake’s epicenter was located in the Taiwan Strait, about 93.9 kilometers east of Kinmen County Ha…
Taipei: Taiwan’s enhanced version of the Tien Kung III surface-to-air missile system has entered mass production, the head of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) confirmed Wednesday.
According to Focus Taiwan, NCSIS…
Busan: Taiwanese actress-director Sylvia Chang on Wednesday received the Camellia Award for contributions to women in cinema at the 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Accepting the award at the festival’s opening ceremony, Chang said she h…
Taipei: The Executive Yuan on Thursday approved proposed amendments to extend commodity and vehicle license tax breaks for electric vehicles (EVs) by five years to Dec. 31, 2030. Premier Cho Jung-tai stated at the Cabinet meeting that this extension i…
