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

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan is interested in buying France’s Rafale fighter jet as its fleet of Mirage 2000s approaches the end of its service life, according to Dassault Aviation Chair and CEO, ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) will visit Poland to attend the Warsaw Security Forum next Monday, where he is a keynote speaker. Lin is listed among government ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Labor on Friday raised the monthly minimum wage by 3.18% and the hourly minimum wage by 3.16%. The labor ministry’s Minimum Wage Deliberation Committee increased ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Mataian River Bridge collapsed on Tuesday after torrential rains from Typhoon Ragasa caused a barrier lake on Hualien’s Mataian River to overflow. At 2:50 p.m., water began ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — US Customs and Border Protection on Thursday imposed a Withhold Release Order against bicycles, parts, and accessories produced in Taiwan by Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. over ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kinmen Defense Command conducted its Taiwu live-fire exercise on Lieyu Island on Tuesday night. The exercise simulated enemy amphibious landings, CNA reported. M-41D tanks fired ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Wednesday extended condolences to Taiwan after Typhoon Ragasa left 14 dead, 46 missing, and 32 injured. In an X post, Ishiba said: “I ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council urged Beijing to quickly open tourism talks and to resume admitting Chinese students to study in Taiwan, framing both steps as practical, ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Four NT$10 million (US$330,000) Special Prize winners have yet to redeem their receipts from the latest Taiwan receipt lottery draw, the Ministry of Finance said Monday. The MOF ...

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) — Rains and flooding brought by Typhoon Ragasa have caused over a dozen deaths with over a hundred missing, according to the Central Emergency Operation Center. As of 8 a.m., the ...