The government revised Typhoon Ragasa’s death toll to 18 as rescue operations continue in Hualien County, where seven people remain missing and hundreds are still displaced.

Taiwan’s Legislative Budget Center says birthrate policies remain overly focused on one-time subsidies as the fertility rate dropped to 0.8856, urging the government to tackle long-term issues like housing, workplace barriers, and family support.

At the Warsaw Security Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung urged Europe to partner with Taiwan in rebuilding trusted democratic supply chains and countering authoritarian expansion.

Plans for Nvidia’s new Taiwan headquarters face uncertainty after Taipei rejected a direct land-rights transfer deal with Shin Kong Life Insurance, citing legal and ethical concerns over potential private enrichment.

The Cabinet clarified that a rumored 50-50 chip-production split with the U.S. was Washington’s unilateral idea, emphasizing Taiwan’s focus on achieving reciprocal tariff reductions instead.