Taiwan's central bank has decided to leave its key interest rates unchanged. The decision was announced after the bank wrapped up its quarterly policymaking meeting.

The island's three main political parties have been slamming Beijing's decision to end import tariff exemptions on 34 Taiwanese agricultural and aquaculture products from 25 September.

The National Development Council says the government is planning to roll out "global elite" cards aimed at providing more incentives than the current employment gold card to attract more high-level skilled professionals to Taiwan.

The Ministry of Environment (MOENV) says it plans to station personnel in the European Union from early next year to monitor the bloc's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.

New Taipei City-based electronics manufacturer, Gold Apollo is denying claims by some international media outlets that it manufactured the pagers that exploded and killed Hezbollah members in Lebanon earlier this week.

The Tainan District Prosecutors' Office has indicted 23 people on charges of spying for China. The 23 include eight serving personnel from the Air Force, the Army, the Navy and the Coast Guard Administration.

DPP lawmakers are urging support for a legislative proposal that would reject Beijing's interpretation of United Nations Resolution 2758, which China claims justifies its sovereignty over Taiwan.

The United States and the European Union have issued a joint statement supporting Taiwan's international participation and urging China to show restraint in the Taiwan Strait.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced an initiative to attract 25,000 foreign students to study and eventually to stay and work in Taiwan annually.