The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 8th Division is responsible for the defense of southern Kyushu and disaster relief ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — US President Donald Trump denied approval of US$400 million (NT$12.1 billion) in military aid to Taiwan this summer as he tries to secure a trade deal and potential summit with ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan will see an average electricity price increase of 0.71%, effective October, the Electricity Price Review Committee announced Friday. The adjustment raises the average ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tropical Storm Ragasa is expected to strengthen into a typhoon and bring heavy rain to Taiwan early next week, according to WeatherRisk meteorologist Ou Tsung-hsueh (歐宗學). Ou ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan faces a looming retirement crisis, with two massive retirement waves set to shrink the workforce by 6.67 million amid low birth rates, weak senior labor participation, ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan is already producing Strong Bow missiles, Li Shih-chang (李世強), director of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, said on Wednesday. NCSIST’s ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central Weather Administration forecast that Typhoon Ragasa is expected to affect Taiwan starting Monday, CNA reported. The typhoon, which formed Thursday, is located in the ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Canadian lawmakers have renewed calls for Taiwan’s inclusion in the International Civil Aviation Organization, with Conservative MP Michael Cooper urging the body to stop ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Coast Guard Administration condemned online reports from China that falsely portrayed law enforcement activities of the Coast Guard’s frigate, the Lianjiang. A video clip ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An Australian MRT rider who drank a beverage on the subway train set off a dispute that ended with a man brandishing a utility knife, police said. Around 3:15 p.m. on the ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Wage growth in Taiwan is beating inflation, lifting real wages to their highest level in five years, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics reported ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Traveling between Taipei and Taichung will become more convenient as Taiwan Railway Corp. adds four daily EMU3000 express trains starting Oct. 1. The move aims to boost ...