Taiwanese tennis player suspended over doping violation

Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Taiwanese tennis player Tsao Chia-yi (曹家宜) was officially suspended Wednesday by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for violating anti-doping rules, the agency announced. Tsao's 12-month suspension will run...

WinGD powers Taiwanese fleet’s methanol engine transition

WinGD has announced that it will supply its XDF-M dual-fuel methanol and methanol-ready X-Engine designs for over 30 containerships ordered by a major Taiwanese operator. The latest order includes 12 methanol-ready X92 engines for a series of...

Taiwanese rethink China travel as Beijing raises stakes for 'separatist' speech

Until a few years ago, Summer Chen traveled often from her home in Taiwan to China, venturing across the Taiwan Strait for her job as a journalist and sightseeing with her husband. “We enjoyed the culture, history, [and] beautiful scenery,” she...

Taiwanese traveler recalls chaotic journey out of Iran

Kyiv, Ukraine, June 19 (CNA) A Taiwanese woman recently stranded during her visit to Iran following Israel's attack on the Persian state shared with CNA the chaotic scenes she witnessed across the country and the exodus of people from Tehran,...

WinGD wins methanol dual-fuel engine order for 30+ containerships from Taiwanese player

Switzerland-based marine power company WinGD has been tapped to supply its X-DF-M dual-fuel methanol and methanol-ready X-engine designs for over 30 boxships to be constructed for a Taiwanese container shipping player. Courtesy of WinGD As...

New Taipei City’s Sanying MRT line to open in March

The Sanying MRT Line, which would connect New Taipei City’s Tucheng District (土城) with Yingge District (鶯歌) via Sanxia District (三峽), is to open to the public in March next year, the city government said on Wednesday. The subway line is a 14.29km...

New Taipei team earns U19 spot in Pony Baseball World Series

Manila, June 26 (CNA) The varsity baseball team of New Taipei's Ku Pao Home Economics & Commercial High School has clinched a berth in the U.S. Pony Baseball Palomino Division (U19) World Series after posting a 4-0 record at the Asia-Pacific...

Taipei Hospital tackles elder illness with AI tools

Taipei Veterans General Hospital expands AI and sustainability efforts while drawing foreign patients. Taipei Veterans General Hospital is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce Taiwan’s “unhealthy years” and extend the quality of life...

Taiwanese entrepreneurs in China feeling the heat

Bustling Taipei-style shopping streets, majestic temples to Taiwan’s deities and thriving factories dot the eastern Chinese city of Kunshan, for years a hub for Taiwanese businesses, but now the firms are feeling the strain from cross-strait...

Insiders say Taipei is a city that ‘reveals itself in layers’

Taipei offers more than night markets and Hokkien soap operas; the Taiwanese capital is a city that reveals itself in layers to those who return. Louise Bourgeois’ Crouching Spider (2003) at Fubon Art Museum. Photo: Mavis Teo “Taipei reminds me of...

Taiwanese startup Brain Navi achieves US FDA approval for neurosurgical robot NaoTrac

Taiwanese startup Brain Navi achieves US FDA approval for neurosurgical robot NaoTrac June 18, 2025 | Wednesday | News This paves the way for broader international adoption Brain Navi Biotechnology, a medical robotics company founded in 2015 in...

Taiwanese Rock Duo Power Station 動力火車 To Return To Malaysia This October!

After a successful show here in 2024, legendary Taiwanese rock band Power Station (動力火車) are coming back for more! The duo recently announced they’re bringing their new world tour to Malaysia later this year! Concert organiser ACO Media recently...

Guam Men’s National Rugby Team to face Chinese Taipei in historic match

Taipei Trade Office in Fiji donates solar home units system to communities in Wailevu West

Taipei Trade Office in Fiji donates solar home units system to communities in Wailevu West Villagers of Naviavia and students of St Paul Primary School in Wailevu West, Cakaudrove will improve their daily living conditions and enhance their...

China aimed to sabotage Taiwanese vice president’s Czechia visit, intelligence confirms

Czechia was the destination of Hsiao’s first unofficial foreign trip as vice-president, since her election victory as running mate of President Lai Ching-te. The Chinese government regularly denounces similar foreign policy steps on Taiwan’s part,...

Taiwanese Military to Form HIMARS Unit in August

The Republic of China Armed Forces will establish a new formation focused on M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) operations. The plan comes after the military’s first live-fire trials of the weapon in May as part of an exercise at...

Taipei electric bus fire prompts citywide safety inspections

An electric bus last night burst into flames on Dunhua N Road in Taipei’s Songshan District (松山), prompting Taipei and New Taipei City authorities to step up safety inspections. The bus, operated by Metropolitan Transport Corp on route 262, caught...

Nearly half of Taiwanese use YouTube for news: report

Almost half of Taiwanese are getting their news from YouTube, as traditional media outlets scramble for strategies to counter social media's rising influence across the globe, the Reuters Institute's Digital News Report found. Forty-six percent of...

Taiwan's allies showcase coffee, chili sauce, beef at Taipei Food Show

Taipei, June 25 (CNA) Taiwan's three diplomatic allies in Central and South America are showcasing their signature agricultural and food products, including coffee beans, hot sauces and beef, at the annual Food Taipei Mega Shows that opened...

GLOBAL: Taiwanese owner ups methanol-ready and dual-fuel engine orders to 32

Details Written by Ariane Morrissey Published: 25 June 2025 Swiss marine engineering company WinGD will supply its methanol-ready X92 engine for 12 more vessels to be built for an unnamed Taiwanese containership operator. The new orders will be...