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

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Rains and flooding brought by Typhoon Ragasa have caused over a dozen deaths with over a hundred missing, according to the Central Emergency Operation Center. As of 8 a.m., the ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central Weather Administration issued a land warning for Typhoon Ragasa at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. The typhoon continued to gain strength as it approached the Bashi Channel ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Four NT$10 million (US$330,000) Special Prize winners have yet to redeem their receipts from the latest Taiwan receipt lottery draw, the Ministry of Finance said Monday. The MOF ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) called for Taiwan’s inclusion in the UN system in a Newsmax opinion article published on Sunday. China’s deliberate misinterpretation of UN ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Cabinet will launch a birth subsidy program on Jan. 1, providing NT$100,000 (US$3,300) per newborn to address the country’s falling birthrate. The plan, announced ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Typhoon Ragasa's outer bands are expected to reach Taiwan’s southern tip before noon, with land warnings in place for parts of the south and east, according to the Central ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central Weather Administration has issued land and sea warnings for Typhoon Ragasa, prompting parts of Pingtung County, Hualien County, and Taitung County to announce ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) on Monday welcomed a Canadian national security delegation. Hsiao said Taiwan and Canada have cooperated on trade, addressing gray-zone ...

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) — Individuals earning NT$620,000 (US$20,000) or less annually will be exempt from income tax beginning with the May 2026 filing season. President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) announced on ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The defense ministry detected 27 Chinese military aircraft, 14 naval vessels, and six official ships around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Twenty-five of the ...