Taiwan to no longer recognize qualifications from United Front schools

Prosecutors on Thursday searched the legislative and local offices of Legislator Lin Tai-hua (林岱樺) as part of an investigation into allegations that she had made fraudulent claims for assistants' salaries.

A total of 29 Chinese warplanes and drones crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).

Taiwan is "a chess player, not a chess piece" in the shifting geopolitical climate, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Wednesday, reaffirming his administration's commitment to strengthen the country's defense through increased spending and reforms.

Fifteen companies from a Taiwanese drone industry delegation are currently in Germany to participate in a European drone industry trade fair, the delegation's organizer, the Taiwan Excellence Drone International Business Opportunities Alliance (TEDIBOA), said Tuesday.

A senior advisor to Taiwan's president said the claim by U.S. President Donald Trump that Taiwan "stole" the United States' chip business is a misunderstanding, stressing that Taiwan's semiconductor success has been a crucial element in helping the U.S. maintain its technological edge.

Average daytime high temperatures are forecast to hit 20 degrees Celsius or higher across Taiwan on Thursday, before seasonal northeasterly winds and a cold air mass bring cooler and wet weather from Friday to next Monday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

Five of the seven Taiwanese nationals freed from Myanmar fraud rings cleared checks by Thai authorities and landed back in Taiwan early Wednesday, according to Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB).

Art Capital 2025, an art exhibition being held in Paris from Feb. 19-22, has invited a record number of 23 Taiwanese artists to showcase their works, according to the Taiwan Academy of Fine Arts (TAFA).