<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <channel> <title> Latest | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS</title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/news</link> <description>As Taiwan's national news agency, Focus Taiwan (focustaiwan.tw) to provide real-time news related to Taiwan to the English-reading public at home and abroad.</description> <language>en</language> <copyright>The Central News Agency</copyright> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 06:05:19 GMT</lastBuildDate> <ttl>15</ttl> <image> <title>Latest | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS</title> <width>400</width> <height>300</height> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/news</link> <url>https://focustaiwan.tw/img/default.png</url> </image> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140023</guid> <title><![CDATA[Taiwan-Matsu dual submarine cable telecommunication restored]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503140023</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:09:29 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<title><![CDATA[Cold air mass may bring temperatures down to single digits next week]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503140021</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:56:24 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) A strong cold air mass could push temperatures in parts of northern Taiwan down to single digits next week, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Friday.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140020</guid> <title><![CDATA[KMT discusses possible referendum on military tribunal revival]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202503140020</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:15:21 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) The Kuomintang (KMT) legislative caucus discussed plans on Friday for the Legislature to propose a referendum on President Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) stated goal of reinstating military tribunals, a day after Lai designated China a "foreign hostile force."]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140019</guid> <title><![CDATA[Hon Hai expects AI server sales to top NT$1 trillion in 2025]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503140019</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:17:17 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the world's largest contract electronics maker, said Friday that during the current boom in demand for artificial intelligence applications, the company expects to see sales generated from AI servers top NT$1 trillion (US$30.30 billion) in 2025.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140018</guid> <title><![CDATA[Tennis player Tsao Chia-yi voluntarily suspended after doping violation]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202503140018</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:32:14 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Taiwanese tennis player Tsao Chia-yi (曹家宜) has accepted a voluntary provisional suspension after being notified of an anti-doping rule violation, pledging to fully cooperate with the ongoing investigation.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140017</guid> <title><![CDATA[Hon Hai net profit hits new high in 2024]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503140017</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:14:12 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s net profit in 2024 was the highest in company history, it said Friday.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140016</guid> <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court upholds verdicts in 2022 Tainan shooting case]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503140016</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:58:09 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) The Supreme Court has upheld guilty sentences given to six people involved in a submachine gun shooting that occurred during a local election campaign in Tainan in late 2022.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140015</guid> <title><![CDATA[U.S. should help Taiwan satellite communications development: Scholars]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202503140015</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:53:07 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Washington, March 13 (CNA) Two U.S. scholars urged the Donald Trump administration to "support Taiwan's development of strong satellite communications in low-earth orbit," in an article published in the "Foreign Affairs" journal Thursday.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140014</guid> <title><![CDATA[Wang Tzu-wei reaches All England Open men's singles quarterfinals]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202503140014</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:40:05 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Taiwanese shuttler Wang Tzu-wei (王子維) tied his career best at the All England Open Badminton Championships by upsetting world No. 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark on Thursday, advancing to the men's singles quarterfinals.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140013</guid> <title><![CDATA[U.S. dollar closes lower on Taipei forex market]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503140013</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:14:01 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Friday, shedding NT$0.007 to close at NT$32.954.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140012</guid> <title><![CDATA[Taiwan shares end flat as tariff uncertainty weighs on sentiment]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503140012</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:44:58 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed little changed Friday after moving in consolidation mode as an escalation of the tariff war triggered by the Trump administration continued to roil market sentiment, dealers said.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140011</guid> <title><![CDATA[Police censured for handcuffing social worker in child abuse case]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503140011</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:37:56 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Taiwan's Control Yuan has censured the National Police Agency, the Taipei City Police Department, and a Taipei precinct for failing to properly supervise officers in their handling of a child abuse case last year.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140010</guid> <title><![CDATA[Average earnings in January top NT$110,000 on year-end bonuses]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503140010</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:21:52 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Average earnings in Taiwan's industrial and service sectors topped NT$110,000 (US$3,449) in January after employees pocketed year-end bonuses ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday starting on Jan. 25, according to government statistics.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140009</guid> <title><![CDATA[Taiwan shares close up 0.03%]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503140009</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:45:50 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended up 6.37 points, or 0.03 percent, at 21,968.05 Friday on turnover of NT$334.36 billion (US$10.14 billion).]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140008</guid> <title><![CDATA[Hsieh, Zhang ousted from BNP Paribas Open women's doubles]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202503140008</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:44:46 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Taiwanese tennis veteran Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) and her Chinese partner Zhang Shuai (張帥) saw their hopes for a women's doubles title at the BNP Paribas Open dashed after losing in straight sets in the tournament's semifinals on Thursday.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250314/202503140007</guid> <title><![CDATA[Pegatron plans production in U.S. amid Trump tariff threats]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503140007</link> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:15:44 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Pegatron Corp., a leading Taiwan-based artificial intelligence server maker, is planning to build a factory in the United States to serve American clients that the company said should begin operations later this year.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid 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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:11:29 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 14 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened up 25.13 points at 21,986.81 Friday on turnover of NT$5.22 billion (US$158.33 million).]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130028</guid> <title><![CDATA[Lai urges greater transparency in officials' China exchanges]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202503130028</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:41:10 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March. 13 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday called for a "disclosure mechanism" to ensure central and local government officials remain transparent and accountable to the people when visiting China for exchanges. ]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130027</guid> <title><![CDATA[Record compensation approved in Polam Kopitiam food poisoning case]]></title> 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Taiwanese basketball player Quincy Davis in a domestic dispute case, changing the ruling from domestic violence to negligence injury.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130023</guid> <title><![CDATA[Taiwan central bank governor says interest rate cut unlikely]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503130023</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:38:57 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Taiwan's central bank is unlikely to lower interest rates at its quarterly policymaking meeting next week, the bank's governor Yang Chin-long (楊金龍) said Thursday.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130022</guid> <title><![CDATA[No data on Hsiung Feng III missile development leaked: Minister]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202503130022</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:53:54 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Confidential data concerning 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<link>https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503130020</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:19:49 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Deputy Interior Minister Dong Jian-hong (董建宏) said Thursday that his ministry hopes to propose draft amendments for regulations relating to electronic vehicle (EV) chargers in apartment buildings within three to six months.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130019</guid> <title><![CDATA[18 indicted over dumping of used cooking oil, waste]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503130019</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:03:46 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) A total of 18 people were indicted on Thursday for allegedly profiting by over NT$300 million (US$9.10 million) from dumping used cooking oil and other types of waste, without following legally required disposal procedures.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid 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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:30:32 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday pledged to strengthen national security in the face of "foreign adversary" China's "unchanged" ambitions to annex Taiwan.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130012</guid> <title><![CDATA[Don't confuse Cabinet's budget-cut roadshow with recall campaigning: DPP]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202503130012</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:35:28 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said Thursday that an islandwide roadshow featuring Cabinet members addressing opposition-imposed budget cuts should not be confused with campaigning to recall opposition lawmakers.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130011</guid> <title><![CDATA[U.S. dollar closes lower on Taipei forex market]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503130011</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:24:26 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Thursday, shedding NT$0.001 to close at NT$32.961.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130010</guid> <title><![CDATA[Prosecutors still probing Taichung mall blast as death toll rises to 5]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503130010</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:34:23 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) A gas explosion at a Taichung mall last month is being investigated as a case of negligent homicide, prosecutors said Thursday, while authorities in Macau announced that a toddler injured in the blast had died, bringing the death toll in the incident to five.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130009</guid> <title><![CDATA[Taiwan ex-VP Chen expresses hope for 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<link>https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503130007</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:49:15 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Taitung County in eastern Taiwan at 1:09 p.m. Thursday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130006</guid> <title><![CDATA[U.S. senators introduce bill to rename Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202503130006</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:42:10 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Washington, March 12 (CNA) A bipartisan bill was put forward Wednesday in the United States Senate with the aim of renaming Taiwan's representative office in Washington to reflect "the reality" that it represents the people of Taiwan, the sponsors said.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130005</guid> <title><![CDATA[Taiwan headline news]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503130005</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:00:07 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows:]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130004</guid> <title><![CDATA[U.S. dollar down in Taipei trading]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503130004</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:47:04 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$32.940 at 10 a.m. Thursday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, down NT$0.022 from the previous close.]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130003</guid> <title><![CDATA[Rain forecast across Taiwan as weather turns unstable Thursday]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503130003</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:32:02 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) Showers and thunderstorm are expected across Taiwan on Thursday, due to a cloud system that is bringing unstable weather, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).]]></description> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">CNA/20250313/202503130002</guid> <title><![CDATA[Taiwan shares open higher]]></title> <link>https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503130002</link> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:15:58 +0800</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened up 124.98 points at 22,403.34 Thursday on turnover of NT$6.45 billion (US$195.93 million).]]></description> </item> </channel> </rss>