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7% of overseas arrivals at Taoyuan International Airport tested positive on Sunday.TSMC and other high-tech companies have toughened COVID measures such as returning to split shifts to minimize risk.Search for downed F-16V fighter jet continues with focus
More imported COVID-19 cases are expected as more than 8,000 visitors will arrive here before the Lunar New Year holiday.The 2 domestically-built rapid minelaying vessels have been commissioned.Chipmaker TSMC posted record high earnings in 2021 with its $
Community transmissions have happened after the cluster infection of Taoyuan International Airport.Search and rescue efforts for the missing F-16V fighter jet pilot have continued today after the plane crashed on Tuesday.Japan battles the Omicron variant
Search and rescue efforts for the missing F-16V fighter jet and its pilot have continued today with 2 fragments found.A Uganda exchange student protests against his school, saying he¡¦s being abused.Three famous museums join hands to stage an exhibition o
Taiwan starts testing passengers from long-haul flights for COVID and they need to wait for results at the airport.Thailand has become the 5th country in the world to accept Taiwan¡¦s Medigen coronavirus vaccine.Taiwan has developed an App to detect abnor
Mask restrictions are tightened and testing regulations revised for new arrivals as Taiwan reports more domestic cases. Legislator Freddy Lim retained his Taipei seat following a recall vote, and the KMT¡¦s Yen Kuan-heng lost a Taichung by-election.
Taiwan confirms four new COVID-19 cases, none of the individuals have recently visited Taoyuan Airport. Taiwan¡¦s army looks to science and technology to create a new breed of ¡¥athlete soldiers¡¦.
Three more cleaners at Taoyuan International Airport have tested positive for COVID-19. Taiwan has announced a 200 million US dollar investment fund in Lithuania as the country faces political division over ¡¥Taipei¡¦.
Taiwan is weighing comments from Lithuania¡¦s president, who criticized the name of its representative office.Taiwan has now reported five domestic COVID cases in quarantine staff linked to Taoyuan Airport.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rattled Taipei on Monday, felt strongest in the Greater Taipei area. Taiwan reported four new domestic cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, as well as 30 imported ones. And, a former legislator accuses Taiwan¡¦s former ambassador to Ni
The DPP and KMT take to the streets for campaigns in the run-up to the Taichung by-election. Chinese-branded electronics are now banned from use in the Taiwanese government. A New Taipei Christmas installation makes a UK magazine¡¦s ¡§best tree¡¨ list.
Health officials continue investigating a number of infections at a Taipei quarantine hotel.Taiwan set for New Year¡¦s celebrations with safety measures in place.Taiwan stocks close the year at a new high, outperforming most other Asian markets.
A new government agency is created to prepare reservist forces.Drunk driving is on the rise with deaths of DUI shut up by 9% in 2021.Apple puts Foxconn on probation following protests over conditions at an Indian factory.
7 out of 13 confirmed COVID-19 cases from Taiwan¡¦s karate team are infected with the Omicron variant.One died and 6 injured in Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation¡¦s Taichung factory fire.President Tsai is calling for enhanced combat readiness f
MOFA condemns Nicaragua¡¦s move of seizing the embassy building that Taiwan sold to Catholic church.Taiwan welcomes the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Joe Biden today.The Semiconductor Exhibition gets underway at Taipei Nangan
12 of Taiwan¡¦s karate team¡¦s 22 members tested positive of COVID-19 after competing overseas.An aircraft carrying relief supplies for victims of Typhoon Rai arrived in the Philippines on Saturday.Scientists at National Central Univ. have found seismic s
Fukushima food imports becomes a hot button issue between Taiwan and Japan.Taiwan extends investment programs to encourage overseas Taiwanese firms to invest at home.Some 90% of office workers like to switch jobs in 2022.
The CECC reports that Taiwan so far has seen 16 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, all imported.The Air Force has received the 2nd Brave Eagle trainer, a domestically developed military aircraft.President Tsai backs merger of Hsinchu city an
The CECC reports that Taiwan so far has seen 16 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, all imported.The Air Force has received the 2nd Brave Eagle trainer, a domestically developed military aircraft.President Tsai backs merger of Hsinchu city an
Industry leaders are warning government officials of possible power shortage.EU adds Taiwan to digital free travel program.Taiwan¡¦s woman athletes will join the Women¡¦s Asian Cup.
Taiwan voted against the passage of all four referendums on Saturday with a lower-than-expected voter turnout. Pop star Wang Leehom has apologized to family and fans. Tai Tzuying made it further than ever before in the World Badminton Championships. Taiwa
.CECC says environmental contamination is the likely cause for the cluster infections at a Taoyuan quarantine hotel.
Taiwan's ruling DPP and opposition KMT step up campaigns ahead of referendum day. Taiwan confirmed 1st local COVID-19 case today, who's an 80-year-old woman.
German giant Merck plans to invest $612 million U.S. dollars in Taiwan for its "Level-up" program. Activists say the referendum vote on the 4th nuclear power plant will affect the island's future.
New Taipei Mayor says the 2021 referendums involve too much partisan politics. Civil societies have taken a back seat in the weeks leading up to the referendum vote.
Digital Minister Audrey Tang's map of Taiwan and other neighboring countries disappeared one minute after it showed during Summit for Democracy.
Nicaragua has severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China. Taiwan reports the first local case in more than a month. Belize House Speaker in Taiwan to talk about bilateral cooperation.
U.S. House of Representatives has passed $768 billion U.S. dollar defense bill to strengthen its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Audrey Tang and Bi-khim Hsiao will attend the U.S. Summit for Democracy later today.
Tensions across the Taiwan Strait continue to rise as China commissions 9 amphibious assault ships.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare survived no-confidence vote and blamed Taiwan for the country's recent unrest.
Taiwan is producing or acquiring new weapons on land and sea amid China-US tensions. Many local governments are working together with PX-mart and Carrefour to offer gifts to encourage people to get vaccinated. Slovak delegation has arrived in Taiwan to ta
MPs from Lithuania Joined Open Parliament Forum; President Tsai Ingwen has been included on the Financial Times' Women of the Year list for 2021; Lin Bingshu, who abused DPP lawmaker Gao Jiayu, has been detained incommunicado and is facing charges.
President Tsai Ing-wen attended the Taiwan Open Parliament Forum; Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-zhe met with his Shanghai counterpart Gong Zheng amid cross-strait tensions; The suspect who beat up DPP lawmaker Gao Jiayu is now facing 7 criminal charges.