The law came into effect Saturday, two years after it was passed by parliament -- a period meant to prepare shelters for the ban.
05 Feb 2017 4:06 PM
China maintains a standing threat to use force to achieve its goal of absorbing Taiwan.
01 Jan 2017 7:17 AM
TransAsia incurred losses of Tw$2.2 billion in the first three quarters of this year, and in October its budget airline V Air folded.
22 Nov 2016 1:14 PM
Taiwan’s leading museum said on Thursday it will remove statues donated by actor Jackie Chan that were attacked by anti-China protesters late last year as relations sour between the island and Beijing
23 Sep 2016 2:40 AM
Taiwan’s Investment Commission said on Wednesday it is set to order Uber Technologies Inc to exit the domestic market, saying the global ride-hailing giant misrepresented its business as an Internet-b
04 Aug 2016 7:10 AM
Video from the scene showed both of the bus's doors were pressed up against the highway's guard rail, making them impossible to open.
19 Jul 2016 3:53 PM
Ferocious winds battered the island at close to 200 kilometres per hour with Taitung recording the strongest gusts since 1901.
08 Jul 2016 2:54 PM
Outraged Taiwanese took to the Internet Thursday to slam sexist comments by a Chinese analyst who said the island’s new President practises “emotional” politics because she is a single woman.
27 May 2016 4:26 AM
Foxconnwill pay about $3.5 billion for a two-thirds stake,cutting its initial offer by nearly $900 million.
31 Mar 2016 12:02 PM
Foxconn spokesman Simon Hsing (right) announces the approval of the purchase of a controlling stake in Japan’s Sharp Corp. in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)
31 Mar 2016 1:47 AM
Taiwan on Wednesday gave its first ever international press tour of a disputed island in the South China Sea to boost its claim, less than two months after a visit by its leader sparked protests from
24 Mar 2016 6:43 AM
Taiwan’s Foxconn is aiming to finalise a deal to acquire Japan’s Sharp Corp by the end of the month, after the two firms reached a consensus on most points, Foxconn Chief Executive Officer Terry Gou s
08 Feb 2016 10:56 PM
Firefighters, police, soldiers and volunteers combed through the ruins, some using their hands, as temperatures dropped.
07 Feb 2016 9:34 AM
Taiwan’s Foxconn is aiming to finalize a deal to acquire Japan’s Sharp Corp (6753.T) by the end of the month, after the two firms reached a consensus on most points, Foxconn chief executive officer Te
05 Feb 2016 10:32 PM
Taiwan on Wednesday approved a plan by its leading chipmaker to build a $3 billion plant in China using state-of-the-art technology, after easing curbs on high-tech investment in the mainland.
04 Feb 2016 11:16 PM
Ill-fated Flight GE222 was carrying 54 passengers and four crew when it slammed into trees and houses near Magong city airport.
29 Jan 2016 12:40 PM
Taiwan’s President, defying a rare dose of criticism from key ally the United States, visited an island in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday and called for peaceful development in the increasin
29 Jan 2016 5:48 AM
Analysts say iPhone sales could pick up during the second half of the year, when the company usually launches new products.
23 Jan 2016 11:37 AM
Tsai, chairwoman of China-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was elected President on Saturday in a sweeping victory.
22 Jan 2016 10:38 AM
The Taiwan government insisted it was business as usual on Tuesday, three days after the ruling party was routed in elections and a day after the Premier rebuffed attempts by the President to keep him
19 Jan 2016 10:55 PM