By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterThe nation’s unemployment rate was 3.36 percent last month, down 0.02 percentage points from a month earlier, as local
VAUNTED VAULT: The project to preserve the seeds at the Norway-owned genetic depository marks a milestone in promotion of international scientific coo
DIPLOMACY: President Lai said he is looking forward to more collaboration with like-minded countries as he received several dignitaries separately yes
By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNAMinister of Digital Affairs Huang Yen-nun (黃彥男) yesterday presented his plan to increase the value of Taiwan’s d
PURSUING PEACE: As the new president took office, he reiterated Taiwan’s sovereignty while saying that the nation must cooperate with other democracie
A fresh installment in the "Lord of the Rings" movie series, one of the biggest film franchises of all time, is scheduled to debut in theaters in 2026
/ Staff writer, with CNAThe ratio of the Bank of Taiwan’s exposure to China over its net worth has fallen sharply to 3.42 percent as the bank seeks to
GROWTH FUEL: Demand for AI and other emerging technologies is sturdy despite global economic uncertainty, benefiting chip and server suppliers, the mi
BloombergUber Technologies Inc is buying Delivery Hero SE’s Foodpanda business in Taiwan for US$950 million, shoring up its control of a key Asian mar
By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Toronto Director-General Chen Jin-ling (陳錦玲) called on Canada to support Taiwa
PLAN: Nations would receive US$5m a year if they could advance Taiwan’s international participation, diversify supply chains away from China or counte
COALITION: Democracies must bind together to meet the challenge of China and Russia’s ‘no-limits partnerhip’ to the rules-based international order, W
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterTwenty-one percent of people with asthma in Taiwan do not go for regular medical follow-ups, despite the condition causi
WHO SAGA: Excluding Taiwan undermines global public health cooperation and security, which the world demands, the US’ top diplomatic official said
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterTaiwan’s economy last quarter expanded 6.51 percent from a year earlier, beating the government’s February prediction b
/ Staff writer, with CNA, WASHINGTONChina is mischaracterizing UN Resolution 2758 for its own interests by conflating it with its “one China” principl
STUMPED: KMT and TPP lawmakers approved a resolution to suspend the rate hike, which the government said was unavoidable in view of rising global ener
/ Staff writer, with CNADutch brewing company Heineken NV on Friday announced an investment of NT$13.5 billion (US$414.62 million) over the next five
TRANSFORMATION: Taiwan is now home to the largest Google hardware research and development center outside of the US, thanks to the nation’s economic p
By Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterThe nation’s securities account balance, a gauge of retail investors’ confidence in local equities, rose to its high