The Tibetan government-in-exile’s representative in Taiwan, Dawa Tsering, sought on Thursday to clarify his recent remarks on Tibetan history after they drew criticism. Dawa was quoted by a newspaper as saying in a keynote speech at a forum on human rights issues in Tibet and Xinjiang in Taipei last Friday that Tibetans were not a [...]

Taipei, July 31 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Friday it was watching a low pressure system building to the east of the Philippines to see whether the system could develop into a tropical storm or typhoon. The depression was moving westward toward Taiwan at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour as of [...]

Taipei, July 31 (CNA) A former Chinese acrobatic actor who has been living precariously in Taiwan for nine years with no identification card is now officially able to call Taiwan his home after recently receiving his ID card from the Taiwanese authorities. Yun Qiaozhen’s first visit to Taiwan was 12 years ago, when he arrived [...]

A full-size replica of a 17th century armed trade ship “Taiwan Ship” will be sailing for the first time by the end of year, and an audience from around the world can watch a documentary produced by the National Geographic Channel (NGC) on the reconstruction work in November 2010, the Council of Cultural Affairs announced [...]

Taiwan saw net inflow of US$883 million in foreign equities in June, which helped push the annual growth of M2, Taiwan’s broad money supply indicator, up to 8.15% for the month, a new high since June 2004. In the same month, the annual growth of M1B, another money supply indicator, also soared to a new [...]

Taipei, July 30 (CNA) The Taiwan branch of computer vendor Dell was fined NT$1 million (US$30,423) Thursday by the Taipei city government for improper handling of two pricing glitches and inadequate compensation offers to Taiwanese consumers. Chen Poh-ching, a chief consumer protection officer with the Law and Regulation Commission under the city government, said the [...]

Taipei, July 30 (CNA) Due to heavy selling pressure, Taiwan’s share prices fell Thursday to finish lower for the second consecutive day. The weighted index, the market’s key barometer, fell 56.52 points, or 0.79 percent, to close at 7,027.11 Thursday. The local bourse opened high at 7,063.47 before surging to the day’s high of 7,068.43 [...]

Taipei, July 30 (CNA) Two farming households in the eastern county of Hualien have capitalized on free unlimited natural gas that belches from an area of fumeroles for cooking, saving themselves a small fortune in fuel costs. Farmer Wu Mao-sung from Luoshan village in Hualien’s Fuli township said he collects the natural gas from mudpots [...]

Taipei, July 30 (CNA) Taiwan will continue its existing humanitarian aid and cooperation projects with the Honduran interim government as President Manuel Zelaya has been in exile for over a month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Thursday. Joseph Kuo, director-general of the MOFA’s Department of Central and South American Affairs, made the remarks [...]

Taipei, July 30 (CNA) Taiwan will soon ban for-profit companies from offering matchmaking services that often match Taiwanese men with Southeast Asian women in unstable marriages, the government said Thursday. Starting Aug. 1, such companies will not be allowed to offer cross-border matchmaking services, in a ban that aims to enhance Taiwan’s national image and [...]