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Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has agreed to acquire a 50 percent stake in Mitsubishi Electric Mobility Co. from Mitsubishi Electric Corp. to establish a partnership to jointly operate an automotive equipment business.
Taiwan's government will continue monitoring online rumors that a pneumonic plague outbreak has spread from Russia into China and may strengthen existing quarantine measures, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said Tuesday.
Citi believes a new era of competition for capital is emerging as governments and corporations increasingly compete for funding amid rising borrowing needs, resilient economic growth and accelerating investment in artificial intelligence (AI).
Belize Prime Minister John Briceño has called for deeper cooperation with Taiwan through investment, technology exchanges, and people-to-people ties, saying that he hopes those links will contribute to his country's development.
President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Thursday that as global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) grows, the world will increasingly rely on Taiwan for its comprehensive semiconductor capabilities and trusted supply chain.
Hundreds of people gathered inside the old Tainan Railway Station on Friday evening to commemorate the final service of the aboveground station, before a large crowd gathered underground at the new station on Saturday morning to celebrate the inauguration of the underground service.
Two foreign visitors are being investigated for allegedly touching green sea turtle on Xiaoliuqiu off Pingtung County, a violation of the Act on Wildlife Conservation, Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said on Saturday.
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Wednesday accused Beijing of attempting to interfere in Taiwan's elections after China announced sanctions against another company linked to the father of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen (沈伯洋).
Labor groups on Thursday accused a Taiwanese offshore wind equipment manufacturer of exploiting Indonesian technical workers whose monthly salary contracts were allegedly replaced with lower-paying hourly agreements, and urged a review of the system used to bring them to Taiwan.
Animal welfare activists used an umbrella to demonstrate how a wild boar snare works at a press conference outside the Central Election Commission （CEC） in Taipei on Tuesday. The demonstration came as the groups submitted more than 12,000 referendum proposal forms to the CEC, renewing their push for a nationwide ban on the traps. They say the snares can severely injure or kill both wildlife and domestic animals.
The U.S. dollar rose against the Taiwan dollar Thursday, gaining NT$0.192 to close at NT$32.265.
Belize Prime Minister John Briceño said Wednesday that China's sanctions against Belize's foreign minister were 'uncalled for,' 'unjustified,' 'wrong' and 'illegal,' adding that the move would only strengthen Belize's resolve to keep supporting Taiwan.
Shares in Taiwan tumbled more than 1,500 points at one point Thursday morning, as heavy losses on other major Asian markets and Wall Street triggered a sell-off amid renewed inflation concerns, dealers said.
The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$32.475 at 10 a.m. Friday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, up NT$0.210 from the previous close.
The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Friday are as follows:
