Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will build a wafer fab using the super sophisticated 1 nanometer process in the Longtan section of Hsinchu Science Park, the head of the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau …
85,000-year-old whale skeleton discovered in Pingtung
A team composed of researchers from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) and the National Museum of Nature Science (NMNS) have dug up the 85,000-year-old fossilized remains of a whale in Pingtung County, NCKU said in a statement on Monday.The excavati…
Taiwan reports 2nd human H1N2v swine flu infection
A young girl living in central Taiwan has been diagnosed with the A H1N2 variant (H1N2v) of the novel swine influenza virus, only the second such case ever seen in Taiwan, a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) official said Monday.The 7-year-old girl, wh…
Taiwan-U.S. non-tariff trade deal possible in 2023: Trade official
Taiwan is hoping to sign a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the United States by the end of 2023, but it would not cover the core issue of tariff reduction, Taiwan’s deputy trade representative Yang Jen-ni (???) said Monday.At a legislative hearing…
Ironman who sparked ‘lucky cap’ craze visits Changhua temple
A Norwegian ironman who set off a craze in Taiwan for a “lucky” baseball cap revisited Shunze Temple in Changhua
Taipei rally held in support of Chinese protesters
Holding up blank sheets of paper, over 100 people on Sunday gathered in Taipei to express support for the protesters
Taiwan’s Lin Kuan-ju sets nat’l record in 24-hour Soochow Ultra-Marathon
Taiwanese runner Lin Kuan-ju (林冠汝) set a national women’s record by running 228.7 kilometers in the 24-hour Soochow Ultra-Marathon in
P. LEAGUE+ & T1 LEAGUE/DEA snap two-game losing streak with win over HeroBears in T1 LEAGUE
The New Taipei CTBC DEA broke their two-game losing streak with a 117-103 road victory over the TaiwanBeer HeroBears in
CORONAVIRUS/Government to pay out NT$2 million in COVID-19 vaccine case
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has agreed to pay NT$2 million (US$65,460) under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)
Deadly Miaoli residential fire kills three children
A deadly fire claimed the lives of three young siblings in their home in Miaoli County’s Tongluo Township on Saturday.