Taipei: President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday extended his congratulations to Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as she becomes the 104th prime minister of

Taipei: Taiwan should bolster its defenses and enhance its surveillance of China following a decline in military spending under former President Ma Ying-jeou, despite a full-scale Chinese invasion in 2027

Taipei: The number of rapes reported by foreign nationals in Taiwan rose to 169 last year from 119 in 2023, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare

Taipei: Taiwan-based Yageo Corp., the world’s third largest maker of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), announced it has completed a tender offer for Japan’s Shibaura Electronics Co., with plans to fully

Taipei: Four entertainers were questioned Tuesday on suspicion of manipulating their medical records to avoid serving compulsory military service, according to authorities in New Taipei. The entertainers were among 10

Taipei: Four Taiwanese actors and vocal artists were released on bail Tuesday after admitting to paying for falsified medical reports to evade compulsory military service, according to the New Taipei

Hualien: Hualien County’s Taroko National Park remains closed to the public as excavation work on a roadside barrier lake continues, the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency (FANCA) said on Tuesday.

Taipei: The flu has claimed 10 lives in Taiwan over the past week and may continue circulating widely, even though it has passed its first peak, the Taiwan Centers for

Hualien: A small barrier lake has formed on Hualien County’s Matai’an Creek and is expected to overflow within 24 hours, local authorities announced noon Tuesday. According to Focus Taiwan, the