Taipei News

Taipei, Nov. 28 (CNA) Taiwanese director Leon Dai was named winner of the best director award in the 2009 Golden Horse Festival, while his tear jerker film " No Pudeo Visir Sin Ti" won the best film award in the...

Taipei, Nov. 28 (CNA) Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-bin on Saturday said he has taken notice of Apple Daily's measures to warn youngsters against news presentation that may be unsuitable for them, but that the city will monitor the newspaper...

Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) The Executive Yuan approved Thursday a NT$3.99 trillion (US$122.8 billion) budget for the i-Taiwan 12 projects, which involve carrying out major infrastructure construction to boost economic growth and create jobs. Thursday, NT$2.79 trillion of the budget...

The Taipei District Prosecutors Office opened an investigation into the animated news presented by Apple Daily Thursday despite the paper’s apologies for its violent content. A prosecutor specializing in cases involving women and children would handle the initial stage of...

Taiwan's president has urged the island's armed forces to become a small, elite unit, saying a voluntary military rather than conscription was key to the island's defence, local media said Thursday. Ma Ying-jeou's call, made Wednesday at a seminar at...

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Middle school students received shots Monday as part of the H1N1 vaccine campaign, resulting in several dozen students from Pingtung County being hospitalized. The 46 students from Wanluan Junior High School were reportedly sent to a nearby...