2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (384+ words) The death toll from a fire that erupted yesterday on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked in a Chinese port has risen to 25, including five people who had been listed as missing, state media said. The bulk carrier, moored in the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (321+ words) Minister of Culture Li Yuan (李遠) on Wednesday wrapped up his visit to the UK by announcing plans for the launch next year of the Taiwan International Comics Festival, which he said would be curated by a British comics historian....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (421+ words) The Executive Yuan yesterday approved expanded subsidies for residents of long-term care facilities, allocating NT$16.62 billion (US$526.82 million) to the plan expected to benefit about 105,000 people. Under the new plan, the maximum monthly subsidy for people with moderate to severe…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (220+ words) Taiwan’s population fell for the 32nd consecutive month to 23,224,721 at the end of last month, data released by the Ministry of the Interior showed today. The figure marks a decline of 103,622 from a year earlier, equivalent to an average daily decrease…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (338+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages World News Quick Take Man kills teacher at school A gunman yesterday shot and killed a kindergarten teacher inside a school building in Chonburi…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (414+ words) Australia is in the process of finalizing a treaty with another Pacific island nation, with the national broadcaster reporting that Canberra has struck an “in-principle” agreement with the Solomon Islands. The two nations will work to sign the deal in…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (500+ words) Officials from the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency’s Taiwan Forestry Research Institute hold “shiqining” plants at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. The fragrant plant was discovered in Shuanglianpi in Yilan County’s Yuanshan Township. Chemical analyses showed that it contains…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (339+ words) Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale yesterday adjourned the Pacific nation’s parliament indefinitely after staring down a no-confidence vote closely watched by China and US allies. The political drama unfolded as US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau arrived in…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (436+ words) From left, Taipei Department of Cultural Affairs Deputy Commissioner Liu Te-chien, Taipei City Government Deputy Secretary-General Wang Chung-pin, American Institute in Taiwan Public Diplomacy Section Chief Matthew Cenzer and actress Yeh Hsing-chen pose for a photograph a news conference in…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (382+ words) The number of single-person households nationwide reached about 3,993,100 last year, accounting for 40.5 percent of all registered households, Ministry of the Interior data showed. Single-person households have become the dominant structure in Taiwan, exceeding the combined share of two-person and three-person…...