US Navy patrol plane flies through Taiwan Strait

A U.S. Navy patrol aircraft flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, just hours after a conversation between the Chinese and U.S. defence chiefs, in which Beijing warned Washington of the ultra-sensitive nature of the Taiwan issue.

New apartments getting smaller

New apartments in Taiwan’s major cities are getting smaller, while old apartments are increasingly occupied by older people, many of whom live alone, government data showed. The phenomenon has to do ...

Cho names new economics minister

Premier-designate Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) yesterday named six more Cabinet members who are to take office on May 20, including the cofounder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) supplier ...