The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 8th Division is responsible for the defense of southern Kyushu and disaster relief ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) called for Taiwan’s inclusion in the UN system in a Newsmax opinion article published on Sunday. China’s deliberate misinterpretation of UN ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central Weather Administration has issued land and sea warnings for Typhoon Ragasa, prompting parts of Pingtung County, Hualien County, and Taitung County to announce ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Individuals earning NT$620,000 (US$20,000) or less annually will be exempt from income tax beginning with the May 2026 filing season. President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) announced on ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan must increase war reserves to sustain combat power during a conflict, Lieutenant General Huang Wen-chi (黃文啓), director of the defense ministry’s Department of Strategic ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Cabinet will launch a birth subsidy program on Jan. 1, providing NT$100,000 (US$3,300) per newborn to address the country’s falling birthrate. The plan, announced ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — US President Donald Trump denied approval of US$400 million (NT$12.1 billion) in military aid to Taiwan this summer as he tries to secure a trade deal and potential summit with ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan faces a looming retirement crisis, with two massive retirement waves set to shrink the workforce by 6.67 million amid low birth rates, weak senior labor participation, ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan will see an average electricity price increase of 0.71%, effective October, the Electricity Price Review Committee announced Friday. The adjustment raises the average ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan is already producing Strong Bow missiles, Li Shih-chang (李世強), director of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, said on Wednesday. NCSIST’s ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An Australian MRT rider who drank a beverage on the subway train set off a dispute that ended with a man brandishing a utility knife, police said. Around 3:15 p.m. on the ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central Weather Administration forecast that Typhoon Ragasa is expected to affect Taiwan starting Monday, CNA reported. The typhoon, which formed Thursday, is located in the ...