Taipei: The Taiwan Stock Exchange’s main index opened down 40.22 points at 24,237.36 Tuesday on turnover of NT$5.096 billion (US$167.47 million).

According to Focus Taiwan, this development follows a trend observed in recent days

Taoyuan: A Chinese man who entered Taiwan illegally with his son on an inflatable boat in May was sentenced on Tuesday to eight months in prison. Song Yuankun, 41, “severely undermined Taiwan’s national security and

Yunlin: Several elected officials in Yunlin County have been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to jail terms by the Yunlin District Court in two separate cases linked to an onshore wind power development project.

Taipei: Taiwanese authorities faced criticism from activists over their handling of stray dogs at an international animal welfare conference in Taipei Tuesday, with the country’s top animal welfare official defending the policy as tailored to