Taipei: Taiwan’s consumer confidence index (CCI) recorded its lowest level in over two years this August, as five of the six key factors within the index experienced declines from the previous month, according to a report by National Central Universit…
Taipei: Taiwan’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by death row inmate Cheng Yi-lung, confirming an earlier Taiwan High Court decision to deny his request for a retrial. The ruling concluded that the Taiwan High Court had not erred in dismissing Ch…
Taipei: National Development Council (NDC) chief Liu Chin-ching has resigned for health reasons amid a Cabinet reshuffle. In a late-night letter to colleagues after returning from Japan on Tuesday, Liu said he will step down on Friday to focus on trea…
Taipei: Former U.K. Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith on Tuesday urged democracies to stand with Taiwan against growing threats from China. Speaking at a Taipei event of a cross-party international lawmakers alliance he co-chairs, Smith emphasized…
Taipei: The Taipei District Court on Wednesday ordered a former Green Energy Industry Promotion Center (GEIPC) deputy executive director, Cheng Yi-lin, detained incommunicado on suspicion of bribery. Cheng is accused of leveraging his position in the …
Taipei: Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) issued six heat alerts on Wednesday, warning that highs in New Taipei and Taoyuan could hit 38 degrees Celsius. A red alert was posted for New Taipei, Taiwan’s most populous city, and Taoyuan, wher…
