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Taiwan university develops laser to detect cancer cells in one hour

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) developed a laser that can detect cancer cells in an hour. NTUST Department of Materials Science and Engine...

Taiwan sees 10th anniversary of Sunflower Movement

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A crowd of 800 people gathered outside the legislature on Monday evening (March 18) with speeches and commemorative events held on the 10th anniversary of the student-led ...

Taiwan tracks 10 Chinese naval ships, 9 military aircraft around nation

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 10 Chinese naval vessels and nine military aircraft around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Monday (March 18) and 6 a.m. on Tuesday ...

Taiwan to conduct live-fire drills near Kinmen amid cross-strait tensions

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Army’s Kinmen Defense Command is set to hold a series of live-fire drills in the outlying islands of Kinmen, Lieyu, Menghu, and Houyu next month. The drills c...

South Korea hosted summit warns of AI risks to democracy

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called fake news and disinformation based on AI and digital technology threats to democracy, as some officials attending a global summit accused Russia a...

Taiwan constitutional court declines death row inmates' appeal for review

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s constitutional court has declined to review an additional appeal lodged by 37 death row inmates on the grounds that it was submitted too late. The 37 con...

Taiwan-Czech aid to benefit many thousands in Ukraine, envoy says

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Cooperation between the Taiwan and Czech Republic will provide hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians with humanitarian aid within months, a Czech envoy said in Taipei on Mon...

Lai favors 7 Taiwan submarines built 'all at once'

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德) is reportedly favoring the construction of Taiwan's seven planned domestically-built submarines "all at once." Lai, who...

Eswatini prime minister to make 1st visit to Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Eswatini Prime Minister Russell Dlamini will visit Taiwan on Monday (March 18), reported Radio Taiwan International (RTI). According to a press release by the Taiwan Mi...

2 fishermen missing off Taiwan outer island rescued by Chinese coast guard

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Coast Guard announced that two fishermen from Kinmen County were rescued by Chinese authorities during a fishing excursion. The pair was a 25-year-old na...

Gogoro sees strong first-week sales in Taiwan for Jego Smartscooter

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese electric scooter maker and battery-swapping infrastructure provider Gogoro said on March 13 that the new Jego Smartscooter saw strong sales in its first week on ...

Taipei slams Putin for claiming Taiwan is part of China

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday (March 18) claimed that Taiwan is part of China, prompting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to state that Taiwan is a sove...

Taiwan’s TSMC expands advanced packaging capacity in Chiayi

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced plans on Monday (March 18) to construct advanced packaging factories in Chiayi as part of its investment and ex...

4,000 kilograms of garbage collected in Taiwan’s Penghu

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Penghu’s Huxi Township Hall completed a beach cleanup on Sunday (March 17), collecting 4,100 kg of garbage in two hours. Co-run with the Penghu National Scenic Ar...

20 hikers trapped by landslide in northern Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A landslide along Dalu Forest Road in Shei-Pa National Park stranded 20 climbers who were preparing to climb Mount Dabajian on Sunday (March 17). Falling rocks made the...