Taiwan reiterated its commitment to bolstering its self-defense to uphold regional peace, as ranking officials expressed appreciation to the US for prioritizing deterring a conflict over Taiwan and ...

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications has previewed proposed changes to the Railway Act (鐵路法) that would fine people for playing on or crossing safety lines on railway platforms. The ...

A surge in Chinese maritime military activity across East Asia might be evidence that “hardliners” are gaining ascendancy in Beijing’s leadership, an expert said on Friday. Shu Hsiao-huang (舒孝煌), a re ...

Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia — an enlarged prostate — should try manage the condition before traveling abroad, and avoid taking medication that contains first-generation antihistamines, such ...

Eileen Gu returned to the mountain where she closed out her winning stay at the Beijing Olympics to capture the first Snow League title for freeskiing yesterday. Gu, the 22-year-old who won two golds ...

The demise of the coal industry left the US’ Appalachian region in tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water and countless kilometers of abandoned underground mines. Now entrepreneurs are eyeing the ...

Taiwan’s universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns would continue, as the disease’s prevalence differs among countries, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, in response to US ...

The Kashima Antlers won a record-extending ninth Japanese title on the final day of the J. League season yesterday, holding their nerve to beat the Yokohama F. Marinos 2-1. Watched by Brazilian legend ...

Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into yesterday, after US and Ukrainian officials said they would meet for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly ...

An overnight exchange of fire at one of the main Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossings killed four civilians, an Afghan official said yesterday, in the latest flare-up since deadly clashes in October.

Staring at a pile of freshly cut beechwood, forestry manager Johannes Brodowski wonders if he is looking at the future of Germany’s chemicals industry. A local factory would use Brodowski’s trees and ...

I always dispute the assertion that we are living through a new Cold War. I suggest looking at Italy’s Years of Lead for inspiration instead. The Years of Lead occurred during the 1970s, which saw a ...