The Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off on Tuesday night as celebrities walked the red carpet into the plush Grand Theatre Lumiere to honour Ho
By Wu Liang-yi, Chen Chih-yi and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writerHealth-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) in Taiwan fell to 71.4 years
By Hsu Li-chuan, Chen Cheng-yu and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerPoliticians across party lines yesterday expressed regret that many
PORCUPINE: RAND Corporation analysts said Taiwan should desist in purchasing big-ticket items like tanks and submarines, and transition to lighter, mo
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION: The bill also encourages the US and European nations to counter China’s propaganda and false narratives about UN Resoluti
CONDEMNATION: China’s military drills are a ‘serious threat’ to the balance in the region, Paraguay said, after the US ‘strongly’ urged Beijing to exe
By Gan Meng-lin / Staff reporterTwo among the three pairs of the endangered Edwards’ pheasant, gifted by the Prague Zoological Garden of the Czech Rep
An antique copper weathervane that was swiped from a Vermont railway station 40 years ago has been found and was returned to the state last week, the
By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterEight countries issued a joint statement yesterday advocating for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly
Staff writer, with CNAAn art exhibition in Taipei commemorates the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protesters almost 35 years ago, who were subjected t
GROWING GOALS: Agriculture minister Chen Junne-jih said jobs created by group cultivation and contract farming would draw young people to farming comm
Reuters, MANILAThe Philippines has built a coast guard station in its northern islands near Taiwan, boosting its capacity to monitor an area where Chi
DETERRENCE: The US Department of State said Washington and Taipei are following the drills very closely, and the US is confident of its ability to ens
By Lisa Wang / Staff ReporterTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday said it has obtained permanent authorization from the US gove
CONTROVERSIAL BILLS: As of 9:30pm last night, about 100,000 protesters gathered outside of the Legislative Yuan to protest opposition lawmakers, organ
DEFEND DEMOCRACY: Civil society groups including the Taiwan Economic Democracy Union and the Taiwan Citizen Front organized the protests