Taiwanese boxer Lin agrees to gender test for world championships

Kappo Tsan, by Norigami chef David Tsan, will blend ‘Japanese craftsmanship with Taiwanese soul’ near Disney

click to enlarge Courtesy photo Chef David Tsan For nearly three years, David Tsan has been cutting fine figures at Norigami, his eight-seat sushi counter inside Winter Garden's Plant Street Market. Now the 36-year-old Taiwan-born chef is...

Tech giant Google praises Taiwanese team’s contributions to Pixel 10 lineup

US-based tech giant Google on Thursday said it would continue to invest in Taiwan, as it praised the contributions of its Taiwanese team to the latest Pixel 10 smartphone lineup. Google’s research and development (R&D) team in Taiwan already has...

Book Review: Elaine Hsieh Chou dazzles in short story collection ‘Where Are You Really From’

An awkward adolescent girl travels from the United States to visit her grandmother and other relatives in Taipei, where she becomes obsessed by her older girl cousin and the bizarre fantasy of cooking and eating a woman who works in the dumpling...

Cornell Law Deepens East Asian Ties with NTU Exchange and Tokyo and Taipei Workshops

Cornell Law School has launched a new student exchange partnership with the National Taiwan University (NTU) College of Law, widely recognized as Taiwan’s leading law school. This initiative builds on Cornell Law’s long-standing exchange program...

Emma Kempf: I voted, you lost my ballot. How can I trust you?

It was June when I received a letter informing me that my ballot in the November 2024 election was never counted. I was at my home in Taipei, over 7,000 miles from Madison, and it was seven months after one of the most important elections of my...

SpeedTech to expand Mexico plant capacity

Connector maker SpeedTech Corp (宣德) yesterday said it plans to expand capacity at its Mexico plant by year-end with six new surface-mount technology production lines, 14 injection molding machine lines and two assembly lines, company spokesman...

Japanese influencer deported from Taiwan over pro-China video

Taipei [Taiwan], August 25 (ANI): Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) has deported a Japanese social media influencer after he appeared in a controversial TikTok video declaring that "Taiwan belongs to China," according to a Focus Taiwan...

Greater Taipei faces highs of over 36°C as Taiwan swelters

Taiwan is to experience clear skies and more hot weather today due to a persistent Pacific high-pressure system, with temperatures to exceed 36°C in the Greater Taipei basin, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) has forecast. The agency issued...

Nvidia CEO in Taipei to visit TSMC, says in talks with U.S. over new China chip

Published: 22 Aug. 2025, 14:56 Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during a news conference in Taipei on May 21. [AFP/YONHAP] Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taipei on Friday to visit chip foundry partner TSMC, as the biggest...

Taiwanese court sentences ex-legislator's son for illegal fuel transfers to North Korea

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The son of a former Taiwanese legislator has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a scheme that illegally supplied thousands of tons of fuel oil to North Korea. Huang Chung-wei was sentenced to 28 months in...

Taiwanese court sentences ex-legislator’s son for illegal fuel transfers to North Korea

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The son of a former Taiwanese legislator has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a scheme that illegally supplied thousands of tons of fuel oil to North Korea. Huang Chung-wei was sentenced to 28 months in...

Greater Taipei faces 36°C-plus highs as Taiwan swelters

Taipei, Aug. 22 (CNA) Taiwan will experience clear skies and more hot weather Friday due to a persistent Pacific high-pressure system, with temperatures to exceed 36 degree Celsius in the Greater Taipei basin, the Central Weather Administration...

Taiwanese Mercuries Life Insurance reportedly explores sale 

Taiwan’s Mercuries Life Insurance is reportedly examining various strategic alternatives, including the possibility of a sale, reported Bloomberg, citing sources. The company, which is listed on the Taipei exchange, is said to be working with...

Taipei Zoo brown bear put down after health deteriorates

"Little Chiao" (小喬), a female brown bear who lived at the Taipei Zoo for nearly two decades, was euthanized yesterday after medical staff confirmed a recurrence of a mammary tumor, the zoo said. The bear, estimated to be at least 24 years old,...

Nvidia CEO in Taipei to visit TSMC, says in talks with US over new China chip

By Ben Blanchard and Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taipei on Friday to visit chip foundry partner TSMC, as the biggest U.S. company navigates rising friction between Washington and Beijing over access to its...

World News | Japanese Influencer Deported from Taiwan over Pro-China Video

Taipei [Taiwan], August 25 (ANI): Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) has deported a Japanese social media influencer after he appeared in a controversial TikTok video declaring that "Taiwan belongs to China," according to a Focus Taiwan...

Taipei Zoo's brown bear 'Little Chiao' put down after health deteriorates

Taipei, Aug. 20 (CNA) "Little Chiao" (小喬), a female brown bear who lived at the Taipei Zoo for nearly two decades, was euthanized Tuesday after medical staff confirmed a recurrence of a mammary tumor, the zoo said. The bear, estimated to be at...

KMT Legislator Lo Chih-chiang joins race for party chair

Taipei, Aug. 25 (CNA) Legislator Lo Chih-chiang (羅智強) announced on Monday his intention to run in the race to lead the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), with details of his campaign to be announced Tuesday. Lo, 55, made the announcement in a...

Japanese man deported over pro-China video

The National Immigration Agency (NIA) yesterday deported a Japanese man for saying “Taiwan belongs to China” in a TikTok video filmed in Taipei. The video, which the agency said was filmed on Monday last week, was uploaded on Friday by a man...