Taiwan Wire

Taipei,  Cloud Gate Dance Theatre said Friday that its annual free outdoor performances will this year be replaced by online shows of past pieces and a series of community events, due to the COVID-19 coronavir...

Taipei,  Taiwanese electric scooter brand Gogoro on Wednesday introduced its first hybrid bicycle, the Eeyo, at a launch ceremony at its Taipei 101 concept store. The human-electric hybrid bike, which has been...

Taipei,  Taiwan’s consumer confidence index (CCI) rose 3.9 points to 68.77 for June, ending four consecutive months of decline, according to the results of a monthly survey released on Monday. The index ...

Taipei,  Two major healthcare and cosmetic chains in Taiwan announced Thursday that more surgical face masks will be available for purchase at their stores nationwide from Friday. Poya, which operates about 23...

Taipei,  A government plan to issue culture stimulus vouchers worth NT$1.2 billion (US$40.49 million) from next month could generate about NT$5 billion in value for the culture industry and benefit more than 2...

Taipei, Former Examination Yuan President Chiu Chuang-huan (邱創煥) died on Thursday at the age of 94, according to his daughter Chiu Pei-lin (邱珮琳). The elder Chiu was one of a large number of young lo...

Taipei,  Taiwan on Wednesday announced a further easing of its border restrictions to allow students from Laos and Cambodia who are due to graduate this year to return to the nation, according to the Ministry ...

Taipei,  Several communities in Taiwan are grappling with the dilemma of whether they want mobile base stations and their potential health risks in their areas, with two of them set to debate the issue Tuesday...

WASHINGTON Tourists walk through an old Victorian style row house in Washington's most historic African American neighborhood. As they move through rooms and up narrow stairwells, many are unaware the man who...

Taiwanese voters will pick a president Saturday, setting the course for how to handle political and military rival China amid fears that Taiwan could be taken by the Communist government or become another prote...