Taipei: Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) lawmakers on Tuesday blocked a bill authorizing a special defense budget of NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.8 billion) from being placed on the agenda for Friday’s Legislative Yuan plenary

Taipei: The Taiwan Stock Exchange’s main index began the trading session with a decline, opening down 87.07 points at 28,723.82. The market experienced a turnover of NT$6.496 billion, equivalent to US$200 million, reflecting a cautious