Taipei, May 16 (CNA) The outlying island of Kinmen has been ranked the happiest place to live in Taiwan, followed by Hsinchu County and Lienchiang County, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday.

The happiness index among…

Paris, May 8 (CNA) Taiwan won six gold, 11 silver and 36 bronze medals at the Concours Lepine invention fair in Paris on Monday.

The Taiwanese inventions that won gold included a drug dosage safety system designed by…

Taipei, May 15 (CNA) The National Taichung Library in central Taiwan became Taiwan’s first digital library Tuesday when its new site opened to the public for a three-week trial run.

Over 1,000 people came to the new home…

Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Taiwan’s Alishan National Scenic Area welcomed its one-millionth visitor for this year on Monday and is on track to breaking the record of 1.4 million visitors set in 2011.

The one-millionth visitor arrived when…

Vietnam, May 10 (CNA) Taiwan and Vietnam inked a memorandum of understanding Wednesday in Hanoi to promote tourism exchanges.

Huang Chih-peng, head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hanoi, and Bui Trong Van, director of the…

Taipei, May 16 (CNA) American pop diva Lady Gaga arrived in Taipei Wednesday aboard a private charter plane to fulfil a promise she made to her fans last year that she would come back and perform full stadium concerts.…

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) announced Thursday that it will issue commemorative coins celebrating the inauguration of President Ma Ying-jeou, who will begin the country’s 13th presidential term on May 20.…

Taipei, May 15 (CNA) Taiwan is well-positioned to take advantage of changing consumer trends in Japan, where people have been spending less because of macroeconomic uncertainties, a trade promotion official said at a Taiwan-Japan procurement meeting in Taipei Tuesday.…

Taipei, May 15 (CNA) A ground-breaking ceremony was held Tuesday for the Taichung Software Park in central Taiwan, a national construction project promoted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).

The project “is a manifestation of President Ma…

Taipei, May 15 (CNA) Taiwan’s second-largest carrier, EVA Airways, signed a deal with the Thales Group of the United Kingdom Tuesday to acquire two flight simulators to train pilots for new aircraft the company will take delivery of later…

Taipei, May 15 (CNA) A local shipbuilding company has been commissioned to build a prototype missile frigate for Taiwan, as part of the country’s policy to construct its own warships, the Navy confirmed Tuesday.

The Navy will work…

Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Taiwan and the United Kingdom have been friends for many years and it is the time to strengthen bilateral ties through cooperation, a visiting British minister said.

U.K. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport…

Taipei, May 15 (CNA) Hong Kong’s representative office in Taiwan will work to promote financial, trade and cultural exchanges between the two sides, Hong Kong officials said in Taipei Tuesday, when the office began official operations.

“With the…

Taipei, May 16 (CNA) Taiwan’s locally developed supersonic anti-ship missile enhances the country’s defense capabilities in the face of China’s ongoing military expansion, a lawmaker said Wednesday.

Ruling Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Lin Yu-fang said the Hsiung Feng (Brave…

Taipei, May 16 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou said Wednesday that Taiwan should not be absent from a potential new free trade bloc in Northeast Asia, noting that it could “play an important and constructive role” in the region. …

Kuala Lumpur, May 6 (CNA) Taiwanese singer A-mei sang in front of an audience of 18,000 fans in Malaysia on Saturday as part of her 2012 AMeiZing World Tour.

A-mei sung many of her hits during the three-and-a-half-hour…