Construction for the Baishatun Mazu Hospital (白沙屯媽祖醫院) broke ground this Tuesday, with President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) delivering the ceremony address. The hospital, which will be located next to Gongtian Temple in Baishatun, Miaoli County, is expected to improve the overall health an...

Receiving blessings, worshippers are bringing deity figurines out into the water for one annual religious ceremony in Taiwan. Video script:  A long line of palanquin bearers carrying hundreds of deity figurines rushed into Chiayi waters amidst the sounds of firecrackers and drums as part ...

The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) recently worked with United States Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to crack 14 cross-border airport drug trafficking cases in Taiwan. Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲) said the operation exemplifies Taiwan-U.S. joint crime-fighting...

The Economic Ministry led Taiwanese startups to the SelectUSA Tech startup competition in the United States this year, where they won one gold, three silver, and one bronze medal, outperforming competitors worldwide.  Per the ministry’s Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration...