Taipei: The Central Weather Administration (CWA) on Thursday issued a geomagnetic storm alert, forecasting a space weather disturbance to begin around 5 a.m. Friday and continue for about 33 hours.

Taipei: The Taichung City government has dismissed three senior officials for mishandling the city’s response to an African swine fever outbreak, Mayor Lu Shiow-yen announced at a news conference on

Taoyuan: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a woman from Taoyuan who committed arson, resulting in the death of her girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter, thereby finalizing

Taichung: A ban on the transportation and slaughter of pigs imposed following an African swine fever outbreak in Taichung will be fully lifted at midnight Thursday, Taiwan’s Cabinet announced. According

New taipei: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Su Chiao-hui has announced her intention to garner the support of New Taipei residents following her selection by the party’s nominations panel as

Taipei: Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) announced that starting Monday, passengers boarding earlier trains than their booked schedule will need to change their tickets. The new rule is applicable

Taipei: The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Thursday, shedding NT$0.004 to close at NT$30.950. Turnover totaled US$1.151 billion during the trading session. According to Focus Taiwan, the greenback

Kinmen: A Chinese man was detained by immigration officials in Kinmen on Thursday after waving a Chinese flag and distributing pro-unification flyers inside the county government building. The National Immigration

Taipei: Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.48 percent year-on-year in October, with pork prices surging 9.07 percent-the steepest increase in nearly 20 months-the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics