Category: Taiwan
China sends warplanes, warships near Taiwan as PLA drills enter 2nd day
Taipei, April 9 (CNA) The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continued sending warplanes and warships to conduct drills around Taiwan on Sunday as its three-day, around-the-island exercises entered their second day, according to Taiwan’s military. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304090006
Read MoreTaiwan’s badminton ace Tai Tzu-ying plans to retire at end of 2024
Kaohsiung, April 9 (CNA) After competing on the badminton court for over two decades, Taiwanese top female shuttler Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) has announced she will retire at the end of next year. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202304090005
Read MoreWarm, sunny weather forecast across Taiwan in next few days: CWB
Taipei, April 9 (CNA) The weather around Taiwan will be warmer starting Sunday, with reduced moisture, due to weakening northeasterly winds, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304090004
Read MoreTaiwan headline news
Taipei, April 9 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Sunday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304090003
Read MoreWeaving Indigenous stories into gripping movies: Filmmaker Laha Mebow
When Laha Mebow (陳潔瑤) was honored for best director at the Golden Horse Awards in 2022 for her feature film “Gaga,” she set two major milestones. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304090002
Read MoreHousing transactions in Taiwan’s 6 biggest cities plunge 24% year-on-year
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial property in Taiwan’s six largest cities tumbled about 24 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter of this year, with analysts citing a rate hike cycle launched by the central bank and the government’s measures to cool market speculation as the main reasons. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304080016
Read MoreAward-winning Taiwan VR film scores new accolade at French festival
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) “The Man Who Couldn’t Leave” (無法離開的人), an award-winning virtual reality film exploring Taiwan’s White Terror period in the 1950s, bagged yet another international accolade on Saturday at France’s NewImages Festival. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304080015
Read MoreTaiwan-Japan Art Exchange Exhibition showcases diverse artistic styles
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) The 2023 Taiwan-Japan Art Exchange Exhibition featuring 140 artworks from 137 Taiwanese and Japanese artists opened on Saturday at the Bo-ai Gallery (博愛藝廊) in Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304080014
Read More71 Chinese warplanes fly in vicinity of Taiwan Saturday: MND
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) A total of 71 Chinese military aircraft and nine naval ships were detected in the general vicinity of Taiwan on Saturday as of 4 p.m., as China appeared to ramp up its deployment of aircraft missions in the area, according to Taiwan’s military. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304080013
Read MoreMcCaul meets Taiwan IC, national defense entrepreneurs to seek cooperation
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Michael McCaul, the visiting U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, on Friday met with representatives from Taiwan’s semiconductor and national defense industries for possible cooperation in the future, according to the government-sponsored trade promotional group Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304080012
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