Taiwan's foreign ministry is keeping a close watch on US President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks.

The Ministry of the Environment (MOENV) is hoping to deepen cooperation with NASA, with the long-term goal of launching its very own satellite to monitor air quality.

World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.

The Taichung power plant will phase out its coal-fired power generation facilities by the end of 2034, one year ahead of schedule, transitioning to natural gas to reduce Taiwan's main source of air pollution.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company says it's maintaining its US investment plans, even as Donald Trump is set to return to the White House.

Taiwan's total exports for the month of October 2024 expanded 8.4% year-on-year to US$41.30 billion while imports rose by 6.5% from the same month in 2023 to US$34.43 billion. Six of the 11 key categories of exported goods posted a gain last month, but five saw a decline.

Listen in to a discussion and analysis of the important stories that affected Taiwan over the past seven days.

President Lai Ching-te has congratulated Donald Trump on his presidential election victory.

The government is slamming the passing of draft amendments to the Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures saying the move will create a "fiscal imbalance" that will "severely impact the development of the nation" if passed into law.