entertainment Taiwanese former actor Lee Wei pleads not guilty, testifies in case of woman allegedly killed by Buddhist group he followed

Taiwanese former actor-singer Lee Wei appeared in court yesterday (Oct 14) in the trial of the murder of a 52-year-old woman surnamed Tsai who was linked to a Buddhist group he was a part of. The 44-year-old, known for idol dramas like Kiss Of The...

Q&A: Chen Xue, stalwart of the Taiwanese LGBTQ+ writing scene

What was the climate for queer writers in Taiwan when you started your career? When I first started writing in 1990, there weren’t many novels in Taiwan that dealt with queer themes. Among the better-known ones, the only book I had read was Pai...

Taipei to see 30MW worth of new data centre capacity by year-end

A further 20MW is still under construction. Taipei sustained its growth momentum in the first half of 2025, said Cushman and Wakefield in a report. With no new capacity added during this period and demand remaining steady, vacancy rates dropped...

Between Taiwanese and Mandarin: Translation as a Test of Allegiance

During my first semester of teaching in Taiwan, I was in the middle of a lesson on “Monsters and Ghosts” when a student’s hand shot up. His question was not really related to the content: “Teacher, do you think Taiwan is Chinese?” Article...

Taipei, Shin Kong Life at odds over compensation for Nvidia HQ land

Taipei, Oct. 13 (CNA) The Taipei City government on Monday urged Shin Kong Life Insurance Co. to accept a compensation agreement in exchange for relinquishing the surface rights of plots T17 and T18 in Beitou Shilin Science Park, where AI chip...

A poetics of fracture and possibility at the 14th Taipei Biennial

What links a puppet, a diary and a bicycle? These three objects form the conceptual core of the 14th Taipei Biennial, Whispers on the Horizon, organised by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath this year. The...

Young Taiwanese aren't so anti-China. That's a problem for the island's government

Amid the intensifying rivalry between China and the U.S., many Taiwanese have turned to podcaster Mindy Huang as a trusted voice to guide them through complex global events. Huang, 36, engages with more than 80,000 listeners each week on Mindi...

CSBC-DEME JV Wraps Up Jacket Installation at 300 MW Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project

CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), a joint venture between CSBC Corporation and DEME Offshore, has completed the jacket installation campaign for the Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (TPC Phase II) in Taiwan. CDWE announced the completion...

Taiwanese traveling to New Zealand may now use e-Gate

New Zealand today announced that Taiwanese e-passport holders may now use the automatic e-Gate when entering or leaving the country, becoming the eighth country to permit Taiwanese to use their automatic immigration clearance system. Currently,...

Taiwanese Contract Manufacturing Giant Foxconn To Invest ₹15,000 Crore In Tamil Nadu, Creating 14,000 High-Value Jobs

New Delhi: Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant Foxconn is set to invest Rs 15,000 crore in Tamil Nadu, creating 14,000 high-value jobs, the state’s industries minister TRB Rajaa announced on Monday. According to the minister, this is the...

Women's group calls for tighter surveillance after rape case at Taipei Station

Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) The Taipei Women's Rescue Foundation (TWRF) on Wednesday called on the city government to improve its safety surveillance systems and encourage bystander intervention, in the wake of a sexual assault case at Taipei Main...

Calls for reform after drunk woman publicly assaulted in Taipei station

A drunk woman was sexually assaulted inside a crowded concourse of Taipei Railway Station on Thursday last week before a foreign tourist notified police, leading to calls for better education on bystander intervention and review of security...

Taipei Fashion Week Takes Its Cue From The Film Industry

On October 16th, 2025 Taipei Fashion Week SS26 opens under the theme “Fashion, Action!”, a deliberate bridge between the island’s booming film industry and its budding fashion design industry. Courtesy of Taipei Fashion Week For decades, Taiwan...

Embassy of Saint Kitts and Nevis Joins Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Celebrating National Day Reception in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. – The Embassy of Saint Kitts and Nevis was honoured to join the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Washington, D.C. for its National Day Reception, held on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the historic...

Taipei to urge Shin Kong Life to end Beitou deal

Taipei would send a mutual contract termination proposal to Shin Kong Life Insurance today to discuss the surface rights of plots T17 and T18 in Beitou Shilin Science Park, where Nvidia hopes to establish its new headquarters, Taipei Deputy Mayor...

Taiwanese agricultural products promoted in Japan

The Ministry of Agriculture is presenting Taiwanese agricultural products for the first time at the Kasama Roman trade fair in Japan, which opened on Saturday and is running through today. Kasama Roman is an annual crafts and gourmet market held...

Hello, I’m Taiwanese. Give me all your money

It makes for an odd sight in parks throughout the city – red banners listing anti-fraud hotlines and warning about online scams. But this is increasingly the reality for Taiwan, where the elderly are falling prey to online scams and telephone...

Taipei seeks to end land use contract, keep Nvidia Taiwan HQ in city

Taipei, Oct. 12 (CNA) Taipei Deputy Mayor Lee Shu-chuan (李四川) said Sunday that the city will send a mutual contract termination document to Shin Kong Life Insurance Monday to further discuss the surface rights of plots T17 and T18 in Beitou Shilin...

Taiwan's chip capital bucks the fertility slump — for those who can afford it

"The most lucrative industry in Hsinchu isn't chips. It's kindergartens," a Taiwanese friend quipped when I mentioned my trip to the chip city, 50 miles south of Taipei. He was half-joking, but it's not far from the truth. Hsinchu, home to Taiwan...

Taipei envoy stresses shared democratic values, growing exchanges

Gow-wei Chiou, head of the Taipei Mission in Korea, said Friday that Taiwan and Korea are bound by deep historical ties and a shared commitment to freedom and democracy, calling the two societies “pillars of democracy in the Asia-Pacific region.”...