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Taipei, March 24 (CNA) A spending plan calling for the disbursal of NT$379.9 billion (US$12.5 billion) from a surplus in projected tax revenues that the government said would boost Taiwan's economy cleared the Legislature on Friday....

Taipei, March 24 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Friday, shedding NT$0.019 to close at NT$30.353....

Taipei, March 24 (CNA) The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Taiwan's Swinging Skirts Golf Foundation have mutually agreed to cancel the 2023 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA, scheduled for Oct. 26-29, due to operational factors....

Washington, March 23 (CNA) United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that a group of senior leaders in his agency will hold periodic discussions to ensure the provision of military capabilities suitable for Taiwan's needs....

Taipei, March 22 (CNA) Minister of Labor Hsu Ming-chun () on Wednesday said negotiations with a new partnering country from which Taiwan will introduce migrant workers have been positive, with a memorandum of understanding likely to be signed in the later...

Taipei, March 22 (CNA) Taiwan's semiconductor industry faces multiple challenges, from the need to conduct further research into forward-looking technologies to a shortage of talent, an industry executive said Wednesday....

Taipei, March 21 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended up 93.48 points, or 0.61 percent, at 15,513.45 Tuesday on turnover of NT$220.19 billion (US$7.19 billion)....

Taipei, March 21 (CNA) Taiwan's actress Lu Hsiao-fen () on Sunday won the Yakushi Pearl Award at the 2023 Osaka Asian Film Festival for her performance in the Taiwanese movie...

Taipei, March 20 (CNA) Taiwan's military on Monday kicked off its annual drill featuring the Air Force's major warplanes and Navy's anti-submarines to test their capabilities in conducting joint warfare amid rising military coercion from China...

Taipei, March 19 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Monday are as follows:...

Taipei, March 20 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$30.575 at 10 a.m. Monday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, up NT$0.021 from the previous close.(By Frances Huang)Enditem...

Taipei, March 20 (CNA) Former President Ma Ying-jeou (), of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), is scheduled to visit China from March 27-April 7, and will become the first former Taiwan president to go to the Chinese mainland....

Taipei, March 20 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened up 1.79 points at 15,454.75 Monday on turnover of NT$2.08 billion (US$68.11 million)....

Taipei, March 17 (CNA) Fresh from stealing the spotlight at the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), Taiwanese cheerleading pushed ball players off the sports pages again on Friday after the Taoyuan-based Rakuten Monkeys announced the signing of Korean chee...

Taipei, March 17 (CNA) Random spot-checks have uncovered the carcinogen formaldehyde in 20 percent of eating utensils made from plant fibers, including tableware sold by FamilyMart and Taiwan's largest coffee chain Lousia, the Executive Yuan's Con...

Taipei, March 17 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan moved sharply higher Friday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after the United States and Switzerland appeared to rescue financially troubled banks, dealers said....

When Taiwan lost to Cuba 7-1 on March 12 at the World Baseball Classic (WBC), it was an opportunity missed....

Taipei, March 17 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$30.580 at 10 a.m. Friday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, down NT$0.051 from the previous close....

Taipei, March 17 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Friday are as follows:...

Taipei, March 17 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened up 116.85 points at 15,337.97 Friday on turnover of NT$2.66 billion (US$86.96 million)....

Taipei, March 15 (CNA) The average regular wage in Taiwan in January reached NT$45,376 (US$1,487), rising by 2.3 percent year-on-year, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) reported on Wednesday....

Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Prosecutors in Penghu County have filed a motion to detain County Council Speaker Liu Chen Zhao-ling () and two others for alleged corruption following an investigation and raid of Liu's office and other locations....

London, March 13 (CNA) The latest edition of the United Kingdom's security and international policy report, the Integrated Review 2023 (IR23), has stressed support for stability across the Taiwan Strait and urged Taipei and Beijing to resolve their is...

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua () said Monday that extending the service of Taiwan's second nuclear power plant was impossible as she defended the government's decision to decommission the second reactor at the plant....

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Taiwan's three science parks posted revenue of NT$4.26 trillion (US$46.35 billion) in 2022, a 14.75 percent year on year increase and all-time high, National Science and Technology Council chief Wu Tsung-tsong ( ) said Monday....

Taipei March 13 (CNA) EVA Air's board of directors has approved the purchase of five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to use on its European and North American routes in anticipation of growing passenger demand in the coming years, the company announced Monda...

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Spanish cyclist Jordi Lpez Caravaca of team Equipo Kern Pharma won first place in a thrilling mountain-top finish in Taoyuan to the 120.59 kilometer stage two of the Tour de Taiwan on Monday, with a time of two hours, 52 minutes and...

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday announced the recall of a batch of painkillers and a batch of pills to treat gastric ailments manufactured for pharmaceutical brands by Taiwan's Weidar Chemical & Pharmac...

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The planned shutdown of the No. 2 generator at Taiwan's second power plant on Tuesday could result in power shortages and must be reversed, an energy scholar and opposition lawmaker warned on Tuesday....

Taichung, March 13 (CNA) Three people were arrested for growing cannabis plants with a street value of nearly NT$20 million (US$666,600) in Chiayi County earlier this year and could be sentenced to life in prison for breaching the Narcotics Hazard Prevent...

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Monday, shedding NT$0.197 to close at NT$30.651....

Taipei March 13 (CNA) Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 6,435 new domestic COVID-19 cases on Monday, the lowest number recorded in 321 days since the 6,295 cases on April 26 last year....

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) A Taiwanese professional soldier who went missing from his post in outlying Kinmen County last Thursday is in China, but it is too early to make a conclusion as to whether he deserted, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) sai...

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended up 34.29 points, or 0.22 percent, at 15,560.49 Monday on turnover of NT$239.22 billion (US$7.82 billion)....

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, said on Monday that it was still studying the feasibility of setting up a fab in Europe in response to a media report which said the company ...

Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The failure of U.S.-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is unlikely to seriously affect Taiwan as the Biden government has come up with measures to ensure the deposits of the bank's customers will be well protected, Economics Minist...

Washington, March 12 (CNA) Taiwan's top envoy to the United States Hsiao Bi-khim () met with Chris Smith, chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, last week to discuss a number of issues relating to Taiwan's security needs and the...

Taipei, March 12 (CNA) Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 9,093 new cases of COVID-19 and 39 deaths from the disease on Sunday....

Taipei, March 12 (CNA) An incoming cold air mass will push the mercury down more than 10 degrees Celsius in northern Taiwan on Sunday night, with much of the country set to wake up to temperatures in the low to mid-teens on Monday, according to the Centra...

Taipei, March 12 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on...

Taipei, March 11 (CNA) Yu Chang () smashed a grand slam and Wu Che-yuan pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings to help Taiwan stun the Netherlands 9-5 on Saturday and leave it one game away from qualifying for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) quarterfinals....

Taipei, March 9 (CNA) The Supreme Administrative Court on Thursday upheld a ruling fining China Airlines (CAL) NT$6 million (US$194,900) following the involvement of its employees in a cigarette smuggling scandal operated by national security bureau agent...

Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Taiwan retained its status as a...

Taipei, March 9 (CNA) The carcasses of three Formosan ferret-badgers have been confirmed as having the rabies virus, the first time the virus has been confirmed in Miaoli County, the local Animal Care and Health Office said on Thursday....

Taipei, March 9 (CNA) A soldier serving in the offshore Kinmen County was reported missing at morning roll call Thursday and a search immediately launched....

Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced on Thursday that air routes between Taiwan and 10 Chinese cities will be reinstated on Friday, with 13 other Chinese cities selected for cross-strait charter flights....

Taipei, March 9 (CNA) The farmgate price of duck eggs will rise by NT$5 (US$0.16) per kilogram in Taiwan from Friday, as demand has been growing due to a shortage of chicken eggs, an industry insider said Thursday....

Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Taiwan will end mandatory reporting and quarantine for mild COVID-19 infections with effect from March 20, according to a policy approved by Premier Chen Chien-jen () at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday....

Washington, March 8 (CNA) The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said high-level Taiwanese officials transiting through the country was...

Taipei, March 9 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows:...