Keelung: Keelung’s Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) on Monday fined state-run Taiwan Water Corp. (TWC) NT$500,000 (US$15,905) over an oil spill that contaminated the water supply to over 150,000 households. The city bureau said the fine

Taipei: The local manufacturing sector reported sluggish growth for the second consecutive month in October, as export orders and industrial production growth showed signs of moderating, the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) said Monday.

Taipei: Taipei and Kaohsiung have extended an open invitation to Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki after Chinese authorities abruptly canceled her scheduled concert in Shanghai. Hamasaki, 47, had been slated to perform Saturday before organizers

Taipei: Activist Chi Chia-wei said Monday that the Ministry of the Interior’s (MOI) continued requirement that transgender people undergo surgery before changing their legal gender in Taiwan violates both the law and fundamental rights. Chi,

Taipei: Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) marked World AIDS Day on Monday by inviting drag queens for a performance in the hope of breaking down continuing stigma against people living with HIV, even as