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Jaw Shaw-kong highlights food safety, sustainability during I-Mei Foods factory visit in Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kuomintang (KMT) vice-presidential candidate Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) on Wednesday (Dec. 27) visited an I-Mei Foods facility in Taoyuan to seek advice on food safety. The vi...

Lithuanian representative to Taiwan tours I-Mei Foods' Taoyuan facility

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A delegation from the Lithuanian Trade Representative Office headed by the counrty’s representative to Taiwan, Paulius Lukauskas, made a visit to I-Mei’s produ...

Taiwan's land squeeze pits advanced chips against ancestral temples

HSINCHU/LONGTAN, Taiwan, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Wearing rain ponchos and holding photos of their ancestral temples near Hsinchu, Taiwan's semiconductor capital, 40 residents braved lashing winds in ear...

Taiwanese man dies discharging illegal handgun in front of house guests

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A 40-year-old man in Taoyuan City’s Longtan District died on Tuesday (Oct. 31) after discharging an illegally modified pistol, which he believed was non-functional....

TSMC axes plans for 2nm fab in north Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) announced on Tuesday (Oct. 17) that it has abandoned plans for a third expansion in the Longtan Science Park. In response ...

19 injured in Taiwan bus accident

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — One person was taken to intensive care and 18 others were treated in the hospital after two buses collided at a tunnel exit in Yilan County, reports said Wednesday (Oct. 4...

Taiwan's Hakka Expo 2023 breaks stereotypes

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Hakka Expo 2023 features World and Taiwan Pavilions, interactive displays, light shows, and markets. With a budget of NT$1.5 billion (US$46 million), Hakka Expo was org...

Taiwan Army Aviation lieutenant colonel accused of spying for China

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An Army lieutenant colonel serving in the Aviation and Special Forces Command unit responsible for defending Taipei City has been detained on suspicions of passing secrets...

Taiwan’s TSMC pressing backend equipment suppliers on deliveries

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has reportedly increased the pace of its orders with backend equipment suppliers as it looks to expand its advanced packaging...

School van overturns with 13 sent to hospital in Yilan, Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A taxi collided with a school van at around 8 a.m. on Wednesday (July 12) at the intersection of Xuefeng Road and Cihang Third Road in Yilan City. The school van overtu...

TSMC to start building 1.4nm fabs in Taiwan in 2026

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An expansion plan for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) facilities in the Hsinchu Science Park reportedly includes the building of 1.4nm chip fabs in...

Flooding reported in Taiwan's Hsinchu, power outages in Taoyuan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (Taiwan News) — Hsinchu City has experienced flooding as torrential rain continues, while thunderstorms have caused power outages for over 10,000 homes in Taoyuan City. Hsinchu...

Top 10 users in Taiwan’s Hsinchu Science Park to cut water usage

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Amid the continued lack of rainfall in many areas around Taiwan, the 10 biggest consumers of water at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) are cutting water usage by 5%, an offi...

8 imprisoned for Taiwan's largest ever marijuana operation

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taoyuan District Court has handed down prison sentences to eight people following Taiwan’s biggest-ever marijuana bust. Two Taiwan nationals said to be the head o...

China rings in Year of Rabbit with most COVID rules lifted

BEIJING (AP) — People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy, marking the...