Taipei: Hengchun Township in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, is preparing for its annual Ghost Festival pole-climbing contest on Aug. 27, with organizers erecting a 21-meter bamboo lantern pole Wednesday in a traditional ritual inviting wandering

Taipei: Rain is expected across Taiwan from Thursday through the weekend under the influence of a low-pressure system, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Wednesday. Southern Taiwan and mountainous areas of central and eastern Taiwan

Taipei: This year’s Taiwan Culture in Europe initiative, which promotes Taiwanese arts and culture across the continent, made its latest stop in Dublin over the weekend when the Kaohsiung-based Taiwan Chorus performed there. The choir

Taipei: A tropical depression over waters east of Guam could be upgraded into a tropical storm later Wednesday, but it remains too early to tell if it will affect Taiwan because of its uncertain path,

Taipei: Taipei Zoo said Wednesday that premature orangutan Da Pao continues to improve in intensive care, as the zoo marked International Orangutan Day.

According to Focus Taiwan, Da Pao and its twin, Hsiao Pao, were