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Taiwanese team develops new treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

Taiwanese team develops new treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

Taipei, July 3 (CNA) A Taiwanese medical team has developed a new treatment for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) that tackles treatment-resistance, announced National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) President Sytwu Huey-kang (司徒惠康) on...

Taiwanese carriers announce fuel surcharge hikes on international routes

Taiwanese carriers announce fuel surcharge hikes on international routes

Taipei, July 3 (CNA) Citing fluctuations in global oil prices, three major Taiwanese airlines announced Thursday that they will raise fuel surcharges on both short- and long-haul flights starting next week. According to CPC Corp., Taiwan, the...

Taipei named best leisure destination in Asia #AsiaNewsNetwork

Taipei named best leisure destination in Asia #AsiaNewsNetwork

(The China Post/ANN)- Taipei has won the Leisure Lifestyle Award hosted by U.S. Global Traveler magazine as the “best leisure destination in Asia” in 2019, according to a Tourism Bureau official stationed in Los Angeles. This is the second...

Indigenous Taiwanese aims for stardom in US baseball

Indigenous Taiwanese aims for stardom in US baseball

TAIPEI -- Jamey Storvick remembers the exact moment when he first laid eyes on Taiwanese baseball prospect Lin Sheng-en. Drawing on local contacts cultivated over 25 years as the island state's only full-time scout for the U.S. major leagues,...

Taipei Fubon Bank gets approval to open India branch

Taipei Fubon Bank gets approval to open India branch

Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank Co (台北富邦銀行), the banking arm of Fubon Financial Holding Co (富邦金控), has secured Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) approval to open a branch in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift City), a business...

Taiwanese artist Lu Wei’s impressive intellectual exploration of Mestiza consciousness rendered appropriately in Entering into the Serpent at Ogden Contemporary Arts

Taiwanese artist Lu Wei’s impressive intellectual exploration of Mestiza consciousness rendered appropriately in Entering into the Serpent at Ogden Contemporary Arts

It is impressive to recognize how some artists become fluent in and even translate and incorporate distinct and faraway languages of the visual arts so quickly and respectfully within a short time into their work. And, they accomplish the utmost...

Taiwanese writer Peng Ko dies aged 100

Taiwanese writer Peng Ko dies aged 100

Taipei, July 2 (CNA) Taiwanese writer and former president of the Taipei Chinese Center, Peng Ko (彭歌), passed away on June 30 at the age of 100, the center said on Tuesday. Born in Tianjin in 1926, Peng, whose real name is Yao Peng (姚朋), moved to...

Taipei hospital touts world-first AI platform to assist schizophrenia diagnosis

Taipei hospital touts world-first AI platform to assist schizophrenia diagnosis

Taipei, June 2 (CNA) Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) on Wednesday touted its world-first AI-powered platform designed to assist in the diagnosis of schizophrenia, saying it is over 90 percent accurate and capable of transcending the limits...

Taiwanese firefighters make history at World Police & Fire Games in U.S.

Taiwanese firefighters make history at World Police & Fire Games in U.S.

Taipei, July 2 (CNA) "Taiwan Pioneers," a team of Taiwanese firefighters, made history at the biennial World Police & Fire Games (WPFG) in Birmingham, Alabama, winning one gold, one silver and one bronze medal in the demanding Ultimate Firefighter...

Electric bus charging facility opens in Taipei

Electric bus charging facility opens in Taipei

An electric bus charging facility at Taipei Metro’s Beitou Depot officially opened yesterday with 22 charging bays to serve the city’s 886 electric buses. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) told a ceremony to mark the opening of the facility that...

Air-raid, disaster prevention exhibit opens in Taipei MRT station

Air-raid, disaster prevention exhibit opens in Taipei MRT station

A free exhibition aimed at teaching the public about air-raid shelters and basic emergency personal protection skills today opened on the concourse level of the Taipei MRT's Ximen Station. The event, organized by the National Police Agency, aims...

Taiwanese President Blasts Opposition Over Cuts of Defense Budget

Taiwanese President Blasts Opposition Over Cuts of Defense Budget

(MENAFN) Taiwan's Vice President, William Lai Ching-te, sharply criticized opposition parties on Tuesday for making significant cuts to the nation's defense budget. In a speech at the Lions Clubs International event in Taipei, which marked the...

Taipei opens e-bus charging station, aims for 1,000 e-buses by year-end

Taipei opens e-bus charging station, aims for 1,000 e-buses by year-end

Taipei, July 2 (CNA) An electric bus charging facility at Taipei Metro's Beitou Depot officially opened Wednesday, featuring 22 charging bays to serve the city's 886 electric buses. Speaking at a ceremony marking the facility's opening, Taipei...

Taiwan banking Giant, Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank, secures approval to open branch in India

Taiwan banking Giant, Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank, secures approval to open branch in India

Taipei [Taiwan], July 2 (ANI): Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank, the banking arm of Fubon Financial Holding Co., has received approval from Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) to set up a branch in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City...

60% of Taiwanese oppose allowing heavy motorcycles on freeways: Bureau

60% of Taiwanese oppose allowing heavy motorcycles on freeways: Bureau

Taipei, July 2 (CNA) A survey has found that 60 percent of Taiwanese remain opposed to allowing heavy motorcycles (250cc and over) on national freeways, according to the Freeway Bureau on Wednesday. The main concerns cited in the survey were the...

39.3 degree heat recorded in New Taipei on Wednesday afternoon

39.3 degree heat recorded in New Taipei on Wednesday afternoon

Taipei, July 2 (CNA) The Central Weather Administration on Wednesday afternoon updated its heat advisories, warning of temperatures over 38 degrees Celsius in Taoyuan, New Taipei and Kinmen County. The highest temperatures recorded Wednesday as of...

Taiwanese indicted over alleged N Korea scheme

Taiwanese indicted over alleged N Korea scheme

Two Taiwanese were among a group of suspects indicted in Boston on Monday in connection with an alleged scheme to generate revenue for North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction programs, US prosecutors said. The two Taiwanese suspects, identified...

Taipei’s Zhonghua Borough tops list of household incomes

Taipei’s Zhonghua Borough tops list of household incomes

Taipei’s Zhonghua Borough (中華) replaced Hsinchu City’s Guanxin Borough (關新) with the highest average annual household income among the nation’s boroughs in 2023, income tax data released on Monday by the Ministry of Finance showed. The average...

Taiwanese startup HanchorBio signs $200 M deal to expand immuno-oncology reach

Taiwanese startup HanchorBio signs $200 M deal to expand immuno-oncology reach

Taiwanese startup HanchorBio signs $200 M deal to expand immuno-oncology reach July 1, 2025 | Tuesday | News A critical milestone for HanchorBio's biopharmaceutical innovation HanchorBio Inc., a Taiwan-based biotechnology startup developing...

All change in Taiwanese banks performance ranking

All change in Taiwanese banks performance ranking

Cathay United Bank takes the top spot in this year’s best-performing banks ranking in Taiwan, rising from fifth place last year, after recording table-topping scores for growth, profitability and return on risk. CUB saw a 0.9 per cent increase in...

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