S&P 500 ends up despite virus worries

The partnership would give the bank new business momentum, DBS Bank Taiwan general manager Lim Him-chuan (林鑫川) told a news conference in Taipei. That is because some stores and supermarkets in ... ( read original story ...)

Tainan urban land prices rise the fastest

A computer-generated image of an urban development project is inserted into an aerial photograph ... which was held as part of a festival in New Taipei City’s Jinshan District (金山) to promote local ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei mayor holds 55 percent approval rating: poll

Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) has a 55 percent approval rating among city residents, a survey released on Friday by the Taipei Research, Development and Evaluation Commission showed. The poll also ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei exhibition features art of death row inmates

A touring exhibition of works of art by people who have been on death row began yesterday at the Bopiliao Historic Block in Taipei’s Wanhua District (萬華), with organizers inviting people to ponder ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Has Fallen—Is Taiwan Next?

Taiwan may have a long and ambivalent history ... and a constant reminder of unfinished business and a failure to achieve “final victory” in the Civil War by the Chinese Communist Party. ( read original story ...)

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Fighting erupted inside and outside Taiwan's Parliament again yesterday over President ... have been found strewn among household rubbish at dump sites on the outskirts of Jakarta and at the city's ... ( read original story ...)

Study reveals key genetic mutations of nonsmokers

A team of researchers yesterday unveiled the key genetic mutations of nonsmoking lung cancer patients, aiming to develop early diagnostic tools and precision medicine for the disease. The study was a ... ( read original story ...)