By Shelley Shan and Rachel Lin / Staff reportersNearly 300 Taiwanese tourists on Sunday came close to being stranded on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island afte
TOP CONTRACT CHIPMAKER: TSMC and Samsung boosting their patent portfolios show Taiwan has become a global semiconductor hub, the head of the IP office
FOREIGN-RELIANT: Only through local development and production can Taiwan ensure that critical information is secure and protected, industry experts s
/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan Taoyuan International Airport handled a record 6.25 million transits last year, thanks to continuing demand from passen
‘SIX MUSTS’: Aside from trying to restrict Taiwan’s space, Xi Jinping this year is focused on boosting China’s influence through increased engagement
INTERVENTION: Depression tests in government-funded health exams can greatly improve the chances of a person seeking treatment for depression, a study
DERISKING: Financial firms have cut back their risk to NT$1.05 trillion amid challenges to China’s debt-ridden real-estate market. Meanwhile, interban
GAME-FIXING SCANDAL: Former basketball player Wu Chi-ying admitted game-fixing, which usually happened in the form of shaving points to win bets, pros
By Chiu Chih-jou and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerFood companies that advertise exaggerated or unproven therapeutic effects about the
/ AFP, WASHINGTONUniversal Music Group NV on Tuesday warned that it would pull its songs, which include those by Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and The W
/ Staff writer, with CNATravelers returning to Taiwan from overseas could soon enjoy a duty exemption of up to NT$35,000 per person, up from the curre
LUNAR NEW YEAR TRAVEL: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport announced on Friday that travelers bound for select Japanese airports could access a precl
TRUST ISSUES: A DPP legislator said that while he supports making voting easier, allowing people to vote from China raises security concerns
INTERNATIONAL EYE: You Si-kun said that the divergent stances of the three main political parties on cross-strait issues would affect how the new spea
BOOST: Demand for AI-related products increased suddenly in Q4 of last year, a company official said, adding that TSMC is considering building another
ACROSS THE STRAIT: DPP and KMT supporters alike consider China a major threat to Taiwan, but the former are more likely than the latter to say this, P
Staff writer, with CNAMore seats for two exhibition games the Yomiuri Giants are to play in Taiwan in early March will be on sale next week, virtually
ENHANCED FUNCTIONS: The KMT and TPP have pledged to jointly conduct a new wave of legislative reforms to avoid winner-takes-all democratic tyranny
START-TO-END LEAD: Taiwanese have defended their democratic system against external forces that have attempted to influence the vote, Lai said
PEACE AND DEMOCRACY: As one of the first elections to be held in a year of major international voting, Taiwan has shown the world that ‘between democr