Taipei: Heavier rain is likely to send temperatures around Taiwan lower by 2-3 degrees Celsius as a strong low-pressure system and southwesterly winds bring more moisture to Taiwan on Wednesday, according to the Central Weather

Tainan: Local governments in Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung County have announced school and office closures in several rain-affected districts and townships on Thursday, following forecasts of up to 400 millimeters of rainfall in southern Taiwan

Los angeles: Taiwanese film editor Hu Yang-hua shared insights into his Hollywood journey after being invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to join its prestigious ranks alongside four other Taiwanese film

Taipei: Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has announced plans to regulate several substances similar to the anesthetic etomidate as controlled drugs, following their classification as narcotics by the Ministry of Justice. This decision come…

Hualien: A search and rescue dog named Wilson, from the Hualien County Fire Department, died in an accident during a training session in early June, the department told local media Wednesday.

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Matsu: Hundreds of people remain stranded on the Matsu Islands after a plan to evacuate them using C-130 military transport aircraft was cancelled. The disruption, caused by Typhoon Danas, left travelers unable to leave the

Tainan: Nearly 50,000 households in Tainan remained without electricity Wednesday following extensive damage to the city’s power infrastructure from Typhoon Danas, according to Mayor Huang Wei-che.

According to Focus Taiwan, “Taipower has been work…

Taipei: Agricultural losses from Typhoon Danas and subsequent heavy rainfall have reached nearly NT$1.6 billion (US$49.2 million), according to the Ministry of Agriculture in a press release on Wednesday. Chiayi County and Tainan were the

Taichung: A government-sponsored program for overseas youth aged 17 to 24, offering volunteer English teaching training and cultural exchange, has begun at Asia University in Taichung and will run through Aug. 1, the event organizers

Taipei: China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Wednesday announced export restrictions against eight Taiwanese companies, though Taiwanese scholars and the affected companies said the move would not significantly impact their commercial operations. …