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The Embassy of the Republic of Korea recently held a reception for Korean National Day and Armed Forces Day at the Makati Shangri-La. Among the guests were representatives from the government, diploma...

Today (Nov. 8) is Lidong (立冬), the first day of winter on the lunisolar calendar, and the lowest temperature recorded in the nation this morning was 16.4 degrees Celsius, hinting at colder weather to ...

“Quiel” (Nakri) has strengthened into a severe tropical storm Thursday morning but it remains less likely to hit any part of the Philippine landmass, weather forecasters said. Severe tr...

In its latest edition, the BBC’s weekly science show Click presents technology made in Taiwan, including the AirBox designed to fight pollution. At the origin of the invention was concern abo...

Japan's JR-East railway company is planning to invest in the five-star Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei, which is expected to open in 2021. To mark and strengthen the friendship between Japan ...

The Taiwan government's planned change of the numbering system for Alien Resident Certificates (ARCs) to match that of the Taiwan national identification cards is to go into effect by October 2020...

The Philippine Navy isdeployingBRP Conrado Yap, a corvette capable of anti-submarine operations, to guard the southern maritime boundary of the Philippines. The BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39) in the Zambo...

An AI with female features will be holding an educational discussion with students in Kaohsiung on Wednesday (Nov. 6). Sophia was the world’s first robot to be accorded legal personhood. With...

Taiwanese businessman Lin Por-fong (林伯豐) will be conferred with Japan’s second most prestigious medal for foreign nationals on Thursday (Nov. 7), making him the first Taiwanese to receive such a...

Angat Dam has already been retrofitted to withstand a strong earthquake, officials said yesterday. Sevillo David Jr., executive director of the National Water Resources Board, said the rehabilitation ...