Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) The New Power Party (NPP) revealed on Thursday its first list of candidates who will be running for city and county councilor positions in the local government elections scheduled for November, but it declined to confirm whether it would…

Kaohsiung, Jan. 6 (CNA) Taiwan's military showcased its urban terrain operation capabilities Thursday in a round of exercises at a mock town inside an infantry training center in Kaohsiung City.

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) Taiwan Ratings Corp. forecasts Taiwan's economy will expand by 2.8 percent in 2022 and also expects the central bank to raise interest rates by 0.25 percentage points.

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) In the lead-up to their upcoming elections on Sunday, when incumbent independent Legislator Freddy Lim (林昶佐) will face a recall vote, while former lawmakers Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Yen Kuan…

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) Taiwan reported 43 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including three domestic infections linked to Taoyuan International Airport that were initially reported by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) Wednesday evening.

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) The annual Taipei Freeway Marathon is slated to return on March 13 and will promote "Face Equality" by advocating for awareness and acceptance of people with physical disfigurements such as burn victims, after the event was canceled last…

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) A total of 21 illegal Chinese immigrants are being repatriated to China in four separate groups, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) confirmed on Thursday.

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) Consumer prices in Taiwan rose 2.62 percent in December from a year earlier, remaining above the government's 2 percent inflationary alert level for the fifth consecutive month, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics…

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) Local health authorities on Thursday released a list of locations in Taoyuan and New Taipei, including restaurants and supermarkets, visited by the eight individuals recently confirmed as domestic COVID-19 cases at Taoyuan International…

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Thursday that it could announce new details about its COVID-19 booster shot policy as early as Friday, with a source telling CNA that CECC experts have agreed to shorten the interval between…

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) Two Indonesian enterprises in Taipei -- a state-owned bank and an import company -- said Thursday that they are jointly planning a program to offer free baking lessons for Indonesian migrant workers so that they could acquire entrepreneurship…

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) The Cabinet on Thursday approved several measures to improve road safety, in its first meeting of 2022, after Taiwan ended the last year with more than 2,000 traffic accident deaths.

Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) Cloud-seeding efforts were carried out Thursday near three reservoirs in northwestern Taiwan in a bid to maintain their high water levels, according to the Water Resources Agency (WRA).

Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened up 20.24 points at 18,388.16 Friday on turnover of NT$3.69 billion (US$133.45 million).

Snow fell on Yushan, Taiwan's highest peak, Friday morning as abundant moisture set in at a time of low temperatures brought by seasonal northeasterly winds, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) Basketball's T1 LEAGUE has named Kaohsiung Aquas Filipino-American playmaker Jason Brickman import player of the month for December.

Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Friday are as follows:

Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) The Taoyuan City government confirmed four additional domestic COVID-19 cases linked to a cluster at Taoyuan International Airport Thursday night, increasing the total number of infections related to the cluster to 12.

Dominican slugger Wilin Rosario has been enlisted by Tainan-based Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions for the 2022 season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), the club announced Thursday.

Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) Taiwan shares closed down 198.16 points, or 1.08 percent, at 18,169.76 Friday on turnover of NT$326.84 billion (US$11.81 billion).