Taipei: Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has announced that it will expand eligibility for free influenza antiviral drugs from January 20 to February 28, as cases are forecast to

Taipei: Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun remained tight-lipped Saturday on a reported summit with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) late this month and a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping,

Canberra: British-Taiwanese tennis player Joanna Garland claimed the singles title at the WTA Workday Canberra International, defeating Uzbekistan’s Polina Kudermetova, the No. 3 seed, 6-4, 6-2 in straight sets at

Taipei: President Lai Ching-te announced that the government has set a target of cultivating 500,000 “artificial intelligence professionals” by the year 2040. The plan includes an investment of NT$100 billion

Taipei: Despite Taiwan’s per capita GDP forecast to top US$40,000 in 2026 amid the AI boom, an economist has warned of industrial “K-shaped” growth, which will result in low wages

Taipei: The export-oriented manufacturing sector served as the major contributor to Taiwan’s strong GDP growth in the first nine months of 2025, according to government statistics. Recent data from the

Chiayi: Organizers of the 2026 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Chiayi on Friday unveiled a towering main lantern design inspired by the Alishan forests and the region’s wood heritage. Titled “Alishan,

Vatican city: Pope Leo XIV, leader of the Holy See and Taiwan’s sole diplomatic ally in Europe, expressed concern over rising tensions in East Asia and called for peaceful dialogue

Taipei: The ongoing cold air mass has brought temperatures down, with Guanxi of Hsinchu County in northern Taiwan recording the lowest temperature of the day, at 3.9 degrees Celsius, early