As the Year of the Snake approaches, a pet store in Taipei is offering adventurous customers an opportunity to enjoy the company of snakes while sipping coffee, hoping to break down some of the ...
Taiwan receipt lottery winners at PX Mart and 7-Eleven
A person who spent NT$69 (US$2.10) for a lunchbox at PX Mart in Puzi, Chiayi County, won a NT$10 million (US$305,000) special prize in the latest edition of the Taiwan receipt lottery Saturday. The ...
WHO move ‘highly unfavourable’ for Taiwan as uncertainty reigns in new Trump era
US exit from health body will be a blow to Taipei’s membership bid, while it faces more unpredictability on security, hi-tech industries and trade.
Taiwan restores undersea cable communications to Matsu after repairs
Chunghwa Telecom announced yesterday that communication between Taiwan and Lienchiang County (Matsu) via undersea cable has been restored following a partial repair of the Taiwan-Matsu No. 2 undersea ...
Undersea telecom cable to Matsu restored
Chunghwa Telecom said yesterday that communication via undersea cable between Taiwan and Lienchiang County (Matsu) has been restored after a partial repair of the No. 2 cable, one of two damaged ...
Taiwan’s defence ministry deploys marines to Taipei area
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence has directed the Marine Corps to bolster troop deployments in the greater Taipei area to address potential threats from China, particularly targeting critical ...
Taiwan’s divided politics undermine defense resolve as Trump returns
Hours after Donald Trump’s chilly inauguration in Washington, Taiwan’s parliament voted to freeze billions of dollars in defense spending, in a move some worry could frustrate the famously ...
Ascentage Pharma raises $126m in first biotech IPO of 2025
The funds will support the development of Ascentage’s pipeline, including its lead candidate olverembatinib to treat blood cancer.
Taiwanese Financial Regulator To Propose Law That Would Enable Banks To Issue Stablecoins: Report
The independent government agency regulating Taiwan's financial markets will reportedly propose a special law that will allow banks to issue stablecoins.
Coffee businesses set to post NT$40 billion sales for 2nd year in 2024
Coffee sales were expected to exceed NT$40 billion (US$1.22 billion) in Taiwan for a second consecutive year in 2024, reflecting the growing thirst for coffee in Taiwan and the lifestyle it represents ...
HSR to encircle Taiwan
Planned high-speed rail (HSR) extensions would blanket Taiwan proper in four 90-minute commute blocs to facilitate regional economic and livelihood integration, Railway Bureau Deputy Director-General ...
Defense ministry deploys marines to Taipei area
The Ministry of National Defense has ordered the Marine Corps to increase troops stationed in bases in the greater Taipei area to respond to potential strikes from China against the capital, a ...
“Won’t Allow Taiwan To Separate”: China Asks US To Handle Issue “Prudently”
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington needs to approach the issue of Taiwan "prudently," the ministry in Beijing said, as the pair held their first talks since Donald Trump took office.
Did China Try to Cut Off Taiwan’s Front-Line Residents Again?
Once again, the two fiberoptic cables connecting Taiwan’s Matsu Islands, which lie just 10 nautical miles off Chinas
Taiwan Economic Growth Accelerates In 2024
Taiwan's economy expanded four times faster than the year before in 2024, government data showed Friday, thanks to global demand for the island's high-tech exports.
5 in Taiwan face charges for deadly food poisoning at Malaysian restaurant
Five people in Taiwan were charged with negligent homicide, negligent injury and food safety violation after six customers at a local Malaysian restaurant died of food poisoning.