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Democratic Progressive Party campaign rally in Taipei draws over 10,000

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Democratic Progressive Party held a massive campaign rally in Taipei on Sunday (Dec. 3) to energize citizens to vote for Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) in ...

Suspect in shooting death of 43-year-old man arrested in south Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Three suspects were arrested in Tainan on Sunday (Dec. 3) in connection to the shooting and murder of a 43-year-old man surnamed Huang (黃), which occurred on Friday (Dec. ...

4 dead after bombing of Catholic mass in southern Philippines

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — At least four people were killed in a terrorist attack on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday (Dec. 3) morning, with dozens more injured. An explosion ...

Taiwan Coast Gaurd searches for lost snorkeler off Hualien coast

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan Coast Guard is searching for a man who went missing on Saturday (Dec. 2) while snorkeling on the coast of Hualien’s Shoufeng Township. The missing snor...

Men playing with lighter and spray can cause fire in north Taiwan Carrefour

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A fire broke out in the basement of a Carrefour shopping center in Taoyuan’s Zhongli District early Sunday (Dec. 3) morning. Fortunately, no one was injured and t...

Motorcyclists protest in Taipei demanding access to national highways

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Motorcyclists from across Taiwan gathered in Taipei on Sunday (Nov. 26) outside the Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) to demand greater access to Taiwan&...

Lai and Hsiao appear at DPP rally in south Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) made their first joint appearance at an e...

TPASS reduces private vehicle usage by 7.3% in Taipei

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Since going on sale in July, more than two million TPASS cards have been sold in northern Taiwan, which has contributed to a 7.3% drop in private vehicle usage among commu...

1 dead in central Taiwan after eating pufferfish

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Eight people were hospitalized and one person died in Nantou County on Sunday (Nov. 26) after the group ate improperly cooked pufferfish on Saturday (Nov. 25) evening whic...

China compromised Taiwan chipmakers in hack of Dutch tech firm

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A series of cybersecurity investigations conducted in the Netherlands revealed that a Chinese hacking operation compromised the intellectual property of at least seven Tai...

Governor of Japan's Okinawa makes brief visit to Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The governor of Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture visited Taiwan this week on a low-key visit to discuss economic ties between Taiwan and the Japanese island. Governor D...

Taiwan receipt lottery announces winning numbers for September, October

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The winning numbers of the Taiwan's uniform invoice lottery for the months of September and October were announced by the Ministry of Finance on Saturday (Nov. 25). ...

KMT and TPP should put country first, DPP wants cooperation among all Taiwanese, says VP

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) commented Friday (Nov.24) on the opposition’s failure to unite under a single bann...

Taiwan CDC warns travelers to China of flu-like outbreak

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued a warning for those traveling to China on Friday (Nov. 24) following reports of a respiratory disease outbreak with ...

Palo Alto Networks urges proactive approach to cybersecurity in era of AI

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Palo Alto Networks, a California-based cybersecurity firm with offices in Taiwan, hosted one of its annual cybersecurity conferences on Thursday (Nov. 16) at the Sheraton ...