Taiwan calls China's end of tariff exemptions on agricultural goods 'coercion'

Tropical Storm Pulasan is forecast to be closest to Taiwan Thursday, when it moves across waters off the northern part of the island, before making landfall in China, Central Weather Administration (CWA) forecaster Liu Yu-chih (劉宇其) told CNA Wednesday.

In just two days, Taiwan's Constitutional Court will determine whether to abolish the death penalty. But legal scholars believe that the court is likely to choose a "middle ground" given the contentious nature of the issue.

Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has appointed Rose Castanares, executive vice president of TSMC Arizona as president of the subsidiary, which is responsible for carrying out massive investments by the Taiwanese tech giant in the U.S. state.

The Shilin District Court on Wednesday sentenced a Chinese man who sailed a speedboat near the mouth of the Tamsui River in June to eight months in prison for violating Taiwanese immigration law.

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers on Wednesday called for support for their legislative proposal that would reject Beijing's interpretation of a United Nations resolution that it says justifies its claims over Taiwan.

A Taiwanese company which reportedly has exported the pagers that exploded and killed Hezbollah members in Lebanon denied the allegation on Wednesday, saying the pagers in question were manufactured by a firm licensing its brand.

Three people died and nine are in hospital on Wednesday after consuming snails suspected of being contaminated with pesticides in Taitung County.

A batch of coriander powder imported from Egypt has been intercepted and destroyed at the border for containing banned toxic dyes Sudan I and IV, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Wednesday.