Ban on new pet raccoons, crocodiles to take effect May 1
Taipei, March 10 (CNA) Regulations prohibiting people in Taiwan from having raccoons, saltwater crocodiles, vipers and elapid snakes…
Taiex posts 4th largest fall as Middle East war causes oil price spike
Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan posted their fourth steepest point fall Monday, plunging almost 1,500 points,…
Taiex tumbles more than 5% Monday morning amid Middle East war
Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Taiwan’s stock market plunged more than 5 percent in the early Monday morning session,…
Ex-police, firefighters lodge suit against gov’t amid pension dispute
Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) More than 2,000 retired police officers and firefighters filed a class action lawsuit against…
Barbie Hsu statue unveiled at her resting place
Taipei, Feb. 2 (CNA) A statue of late Taiwanese singer and actress Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛) was unveiled by…
Premier Cho greets returning trade negotiators, praises achievements
Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) greeted the government’s trade negotiation team on their arrival at…
Economist warns of ‘K-shaped’ growth despite higher GDP
Taipei, Jan. 10 (CNA) Despite Taiwan’s per capita GDP forecast to top US$40,000 in 2026 amid the AI…
Taiwan-Israel cooperation on technology ‘inevitable’: Official
Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) Taiwan and Israel share many common interests and the two sides are likely to…
KMT vows legal action over pension hikes for retired police, firefighters
Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) on Friday promised to provide legal assistance to retired police…
U.S. dollar higher in Taipei trading – Focus Taiwan
U.S. dollar higher in Taipei trading Focus TaiwanU.S. dollar lower in Taipei trading Focus TaiwanNT dollar rose 4.27% against US…
U.S. dollar lower in Taipei trading – Focus Taiwan
U.S. dollar lower in Taipei trading Focus TaiwanTaiwan dollar rose 4.27% against U.S. dollar in 2025, highest in 5…
Ex-President Chen’s talk show pulled ahead of YouTube debut
Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) A political talk show hosted by former President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) was abruptly pulled…