Minister of Culture Shih Che (??) on Friday evening gave a surprise to the attendees at the 2023 Taipei International Book Exhibition with a special reading of a work by Taiwanese writer Lin Da-yang (???).Shih’s reading to approximately 200 attendees w…
MediaTek 2022 net profit hits high; Q1 sales forecast to fall over 6%
Despite overcoming a fourth-quarter slowdown to post record net profits in 2022, MediaTek Inc. has said it expects to see a 6-14 percent quarterly decline in sales due to weakening global demand.At an investor conference Friday, MediaTek said it posted…
Tainan Yanshui Beehive Festival kicks off
The Beehive Fireworks Festival in Tainan’s Yanshui District kicked off Saturday, with the event set to reach its climax on Sunday evening when participants with proper protective gear will be able to “bathe” in the exploding fireworks.This year’s event…
P. LEAGUE+ & T1 LEAGUE/Jeremy Lin arrives in Taiwan to join P. LEAGUE+’s Kaohsiung Steelers
Former NBA sensation Jeremy Lin, recently recruited by the P. LEAGUE+’s Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers, arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Saturday.Lin arrived at the airport at 5:46 a.m. on a China Airlines flight from the United States bef…
Taiwan Legislator Criticizes China Response to Possible Taipei Visit by US Official
The president of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan is calling China’s response to the possibility of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s visiting Taiwan “excessive,” saying that exchanges between Taiwan’s unicameral legislature and the legis…
Lalashan to become national forest recreation area
Lalashan (???), a mountain bordering Taoyuan and New Taipei known for its nature reserve that features a forest of old giant trees, is set to become a national forest recreation area, according to the Forestry Bureau.Bureau head Lin Hwa-ching (???) tol…
Blinken: US Committed to Improving Allied Defense of South Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after meeting with his South Korean counterpart that the United States is committed to “improving its allied defense” of South Korea and called the alliance between the two nations the “linchpin” of peace in …
Formosan pangolin loaned by Taiwan gives birth: Prague mayor
The female half of a duo of Formosan pangolins borrowed by the Prague Zoo from the Taipei Zoo last year for a breeding project has given birth, Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib said Thursday.Releasing a photo of the youngster on his Facebook page, Hrib asked p…