Taipei: Taiwan’s first hospital-based therapy dog was honored with a medal and a retirement ceremony at Taipei Veterans General Hospital on Tuesday after ending six years of service comforting terminally ill patients and their families. More than 40 f…
Taipei: The Taiwan Stock Exchange’s main index opened down 85.73 points at 25,543.91 on Wednesday. The opening turnover was reported at NT$6.08 billion, equivalent to US$202.3 million.
According to Focus Taiwan, this decline in the index reflects mar…
Taipei: Taiwan shares ended down 191.39 points, or 0.75 percent, at 25,438.25 Wednesday on turnover of NT$428.36 billion (US$14.24 billion).
According to Focus Taiwan, the decline reflects movements within the stock market that have impacted invest…
Taipei: Lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s main opposition party, on Wednesday proposed constitutional and legal changes to create a two-round absolute majority system for choosing Taiwan’s president in time for the 2028 election. KMT Lawma…
Taipei: Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) will issue nationwide cellphone messages on Friday to mark National Disaster Prevention Day and boost the public’s preparedness, by simulating earthquake and tsunami alerts to test the emergency wa…
Taipei: Former National Security Council (NSC) Secretary-General Ting Mao-shih, a pivotal figure during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996, has died at the age of 99, an unnamed diplomatic source informed CNA. Ting passed away on Tuesday at Cheng …
