2021/01/06 |
New Taiwan Dollar Hits New High Since 1997
On Tuesday, the New Taiwan Dollar breached the NT$28 mark per greenback within minutes after trading opened.
2020/12/31 |
Taiwan Tightens Border Control After Reporting First Case of Covid-19 Variant
Taiwan's government announced foreign visitors will not be allowed to enter Taiwan from January 1, in response to the first case of the British variant of Covid-19.
2020/12/30 |
Taiwan’s 2020 in Review
From the first reports of a mysterious pneumonia-like illness and the presidential election, the news from Taiwan has had a relentless grip on us all.
2020/12/23 |
US Congress Includes Taiwan Assurance Act in US$2.3 Trillion Spending Bill
The U.S. Congress has approved a US$2.3 trillion spending package, which includes the Taiwan Assurance Act.
2020/12/22 |
Taiwan Reports First Domestic Covid-19 Case Since April
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung announced today the first domestically-acquired case of Covid-19 in Taiwan since April 12.
2020/12/01 |
New Rules for Overseas Taiwanese on Health Insurance Proposed
The new rules, as a part of the government's efforts to reduce the long-run deficit in the budget for the national healthcare system, are expected to affect more than 170,000 Taiwanese people living abroad.
2020/11/23 |
Chen Shu-Fang, Mo Tzu-Yi Biggest Winners at Golden Horse 2020
Chen Shu-fang, starring in Dear Tenant and Little Big Women, is the first actress to win awards for both the best leading and supporting actresses at a time since the Golden Horse Awards started in 1962.
2020/11/19 |
Taiwan To Tighten Rules After a Rise in Imported Covid-19 Cases
Taiwan, a success story in containing the spread of novel coronavirus, is tightening regulations in response to a rise of imported cases.
2020/11/19 |
Taiwan Shuts Down Pro-China CTi News
This is the first time the NCC has rejected a permit renewal from a news channel since the agency was set up to regulate the telecommunications and broadcasting industry in Taiwan.
2020/11/18 |
Taiwan Grounds F-16 Fighter Jets After One Goes Missing
The training accident, the fifth this year, marks Taiwan’s third military aircraft crash in 2020.
2020/11/13 |
Most Pro-Taiwan Lawmakers Reelected To Congress
With the majority of races for the U.S. Congress called, most pro-Taiwan legislators up for reelection have won.
2020/11/12 |
‘Taiwan’ Blocked in WHO Facebook Video
Messages that contain the word “Taiwan” are blocked from appearing in the comments section below a live-streaming video of the WHA meeting on Facebook.
2020/11/11 |
US, Taiwan To Hold Economic Dialogue This Month
A bilateral dialogue between the U.S. and Taiwan on economic prosperity, led by Keith Krach, the top economic diplomat who visited Taiwan in September, will take place on November 20.
2020/11/10 |
TSMC Founder Appointed as Taiwan’s Envoy To APEC Again
This is the third time Tsai named the founder and former CEO of TSMC to represent her in the summit. He was the envoy in 2018 and 2019, during her first term as the president.
2020/11/09 |
New Art Museum Opens in Chiayi To Reconstruct Taiwan's Art History
The Chiayi Art Museum is a part of Taiwan’s plan to reconstruct the island’s history of art.
2020/09/22 |
Staycation in Taiwan: An Alternative to Flying Nowhere
Some tourism experts think staycations will become part of a more long-lasting change in travel behavior.
2020/09/16 |
Taiwan’s Bird Conservation Group Expelled From BirdLife International
Taiwan's Chinese Wild Bird Federation declined demands to change its name and sign a statement "not to promote or advocate for Taiwan independence."
2020/09/08 |
Taiwan's Opposition Party Says No to American Pork
Food safety concerns have triggered domestic political debate in Taiwan over allowing the import of U.S. pork containing ractopamine, a leanness-enhancing additive.