New Taipei to provide extra quarantine rooms ahead of Lunar New Year
New Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) New Taipei will provide an additional 478 quarantine rooms from Thursday to meet the expected increase in demand...
End to restrictions on U.S.-Taiwan contacts long overdue: Schriver
Taipei, Jan. 11 (CNA) Randall G. Schriver, a former United States assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, on Sunday praised the...
TSMC 2020 sales rise over 25% to new high
Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, on Friday reported record consolidated sales of NT$1.33 trillion...
Family of missing fishing boat captain appeal to President Tsai for help
Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) The family of a Taiwanese fishing boat captain who went missing along with nine crew members off Midway Atoll...
President Tsai congratulates Biden on election win
Taipei, Jan. 8 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has extended her "sincere congratulations" on behalf of Taiwan's government and people to U.S. President-elect...
TSMC to build advanced IC packaging, testing plant in Japan: report
Taipei, Jan. 5 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, is planning to set up a joint advanced integrated...
Odd-lot trades boost shareholder numbers for TSMC, Largan
Taipei, Jan. 5 (CNA) Odd-lot trading has pushed up the number of shareholders of several high-priced stocks, such as contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor...
TSMC shares end at new high on capex hike hopes
Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) Shares of contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) continued their momentum seen before the New Year holiday to...
Taiwan sees fewer furloughed workers than previous week
Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) The number of furloughed workers in Taiwan fell by 35 from a week earlier to 6,463 and is expected...
Restaurants face price hike dilemma due to new pork import rule
Taipei, Jan. 3 (CNA) Taiwanese restaurants and hotel chains said they are under pressure to raise prices to reflect the expected higher cost...