Taiwan’s St.Cecilia United String Orchestra from the Catholic Diocese of Taichung performed at the Pontifical International Marian Academy in the Vatican and attended a general audience with Pope Leo XIV on June 17, local time, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said on Thursday. In a ...

Taiwan is ranked fourth place in the International Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) 2026 World Competitiveness Ranking. Released this Thursday, June 18, the ranking lists Singapore in first place, followed by Hong Kong, Switzerland, then Taiwan. The IMD compares 70 economies worl...

The Cabinet on Thursday approved a draft special act allocating up to NT$210 billion (US$6.6 billion) to procure domestically produced unmanned systems, aiming to bolster asymmetric defense capabilities following earlier budget cuts by the legislature.  The proposed “Special Act for the Pro...

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Taiwan is willing to respond to the G7 summit’s call to maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait at an international media gathering this Thursday, June 18, and called for China to renounce the use of force against Taiwan. The president delivered a speech ...