The crowded landscape of downtown Taipei gives way to a community farm in Songshan District. Senior citizens can be seen here daily growing crops and sharing their knowledge of farming. Fruits and ...
It’s easy for patients of any age to forget to take their medicine, but a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur has come up with a pill organizer that he believes can solve the problem by using “smart” t...
The Taipei City government is expanding promotion of tap water safety. After installing drinking fountains at metro stations, it has begun a new pilot program that will bring fountains to night mar...
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, expects slower growth in the global semiconductor industry and smartphone market this year. But TSMC does expect to make more money per unit sold due t...
A leading Taiwan think tank has cut its GDP growth forecast for the year. The Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, or CIER, predicts growth of 3.04 percent, down more than half a percentage...
President Ma Ying-jeou arrived on Wednesday in Nicaragua, the third and final stop on his tour of the Caribbean and Central America. In a meeting with Nicaragua’s president, Ma was asked for Taiwan...
Miaoli County remains mired in a financial crisis that has prevented it from paying civil servant salaries or pensions to retired county workers. A DPP legislator has suggested that money could be ...
Robot technology developed by Hsinchu-based Industrial Technology Research Institute is being applied to the baked goods industry.This mechanical arm is able to assist with production of pineapple ...
To promote more convenient and affordable summer travel, the Tourism Bureau is promoting special Fun Cards for use in Yilan as well as the Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Penghu areas. The cards offer disc...
The Taipei District Court celebrated its 120th anniversary by displaying documents of historical importance. There was the death sentenced handed to Liao Tian-ding廖添丁, who has been described as a T...
Miaoli’s inability to pay salaries and pensions has turned attention to other localities with gaping debt problems, such as Yunlin. But there are also localities that have taken steps to reduce or ...
Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng has again stated that he will not serve as campaign office director for likely KMT presidential candidate Hung Hsiu-chu. A lawmaker implied that the party needs to...
President Ma's response to the killing of fisherman doesn't go far enough according to former National Security Council Deputy Secretary-General Chang Jung-feng. He criticized the government for it...
Taiwan held an air and naval exercise in waters south of Taiwan near Batan Island to send a message to the Philippines. The military described the show of force as a sign of the country's determina...
A family wants answers after a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead on Thursday while fishing in waters some 170 nautical miles off the coast of southern Taiwan. The fisherman was killed by a member o...
The Ministry of National Defense carried out its second joint deployment to protect Taiwanese fishing boats on Wednesday afternoon. The Navy deployed its largest vessel, a Kidd-class destroyer, whi...
President Ma Ying-jeou is demanding a full investigation into the fisherman's death. His sentiment was shared by the Philippine de facto ambassador to Taiwan, who apologized and promised that justi...
The director of the Philippines Bureau of Fisheries says the incident escalated after the Taiwanese fishing boat charged the Philippines government vessel. Asis PerezPhilippines Bureau of Fisheries...
Visitors to Taoyuan who came to see the Rubber Duck today were in for a surprise -- the duck burst and deflated. The irreparable damage is being blamed on overzealous workers who filled the duck wi...
One of Taiwan's longest-running drama series came to a successful conclusion Wednesday night, with nearly 3 million viewers tuning in. The cast and crew celebrated the series' good run on Thursday....
Yilan is the birthplace of gezaixi and home to Taiwanese opera's biggest star, Yang Li-hua. At a local theater museum the Yilan Cultural Affairs Bureau opened a special exhibit dedicated to Yang an...
The arrival of the Kim Jong-un era in North Korea has coincided with measures to improve people's livelihood. From entertainment to fashion, North Korea is gradually entering the 21st century. On t...
The military kicked off its annual Han Kuang drills today to test the nation’s combat readiness. This year’s exercises included emergency take-off and landings by military aircraft on the No. 1 Nat...