8+ hour, 51+ min ago  (380+ words) Taiwanese go star and 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games gold medalist Hsu Hao-hung () yesterday captured the Taiwan Meijin title for the fourth time, earning his second major domestic championship of the year. Playing with the white stones in Game 4 of the best-of-seven…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (353+ words) A Taiwanese traveler has been accused of allegedly smuggling 304 live animals, including geckos, through the "small three links," Kaohsiung Customs said yesterday. The traveler, surnamed Hsing (), was stopped upon arrival in Kinmen from Xiamen, China, on Wednesday after customs and…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (477+ words) US law enforcement on Tuesday said it had foiled an alleged plot to attack the White House during a crowded mixed martial arts event attended by US President Donald Trump. "Multiple individuals are now in custody, and allegedly planned attacks…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (315+ words) A man was arrested this morning after robbing a bank in New Taipei's Banciao District (), wielding scissors stolen from a steamed bun stall next door. Police received the report at approximately 11am this morning that a man was robbing Taishin Bank's…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (535+ words) A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a US Air Force base in southern California's Mojave Desert and burst into flames on Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (372+ words) Houston Astros right-hander Teng Kai-wei () and Detroit Tigers infielder Lee Hao-yu () on Monday made Taiwanese baseball history by becoming the first Taiwanese pitcher and batter to face each other in a MLB game. In the opener of a three-game series…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (511+ words) Growing up in Tahiti, Anna-Bella Failloux saw first-hand the threat posed by mosquitoes: Nearly one-third of adults on the picturesque island once had swollen limbs from elephantiasis caused by their bites. She has since dedicated her life to studying mosquitoes…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (600+ words) Iran on Monday came from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw against New Zealand in their long-awaited opening game at the FIFA World as European heavyweights Spain were frustrated in a shock stalemate by tiny tournament debutants Cape Verde. After months…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (272+ words) An indigenous group last night completed their journey to the Philippines after leaving on Monday paddling a hand-built wooden canoe across the Bashi Channel, reviving a maritime route dormant for hundreds of years and re-establishing a lost cultural connection. Indigenous…...

1+ week, 21+ min ago  (423+ words) The Legislative Yuan today passed amendments to the Waste Disposal Act () that expand the regulation of emerging waste such as renewable energy equipment, introduce geofence monitoring technology and stiffen penalties for illegally dumping industrial waste. The amendments were advanced by…...