Serving as interpreter during Culture Minister Li Yuan’s (李遠) visit to Britain offered an unusual view of cultural diplomacy — not as ceremony, but as a series of conversations capable of becoming ...

When Panama severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan and recognized China in 2017, Beijing achieved one of its most important diplomatic victories in Central America.However, nearly a decade later, Pa ...

Typhoon Dujuan left at least four people dead and 22 injured in Japan, while thousands of houses near Tokyo were without power after the storm swept through the region, authorities said yesterday. The ...

A poll released yesterday suggested that Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Puma Shen (沈伯洋) are neck-and-neck in ...

The US on Monday reiterated its commitment to the defense of key Asian allies Japan and South Korea, and the three nations expressed support for Taiwan ahead of a summit this week between US President ...

A decommissioned 500-tonne Kinmen-class patrol vessel recently donated by Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has been delivered to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a source said yesterday.The ...

Japan has been starved of swimming success in recent times but with the Olympics two years away junk food-loving teenager Shin Ohashi has emerged as their next big hope.The 17-year-old, who stands ...

An Afghan cyclist who had to disguise herself as a man to pursue her sporting dreams won a silver medal at the Asian Games yesterday, saying she hoped it could inspire other women in a country where ...

People who vandalize or climb the Danjiang Bridge without authorization could face fines of up to NT$300,000, the Highway Bureau said yesterday.The bridge, which connects New Taipei City’s Tamsui (淡水) ...

The United States will build two major military bases in Greenland under a deal with Demark to be signed on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly. \"We will immediately begin ...

Partly cloudy to sunny skies are expected across most of Taiwan through the weekend, with localized showers likely in some ...

The Ministry of Labor yesterday said it would appeal an administrative court ruling that voided its dismissal of a branch chief who was accused of bullying following a worker’s suicide.On Sept. 3, the ...