The Ministry of Transport says it has received no applications from airlines to operate additional passenger flights from China to Taiwan over the Lunar New Year holiday.

The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) says it plans to work towards scrapping service-life extension deadlines for the island's nuclear power plants when the newly elected Legislative Yuan begins work.

The Travel Agent Association is slamming EVA Airways pilots for voting to take strike action during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says data from a study that looked into the prevalence of the coronavirus last year shows that at least 90% of Taiwan's population has likely been infected with the disease.

State-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) is denying reports that it plans to hike electricity rates this year.

The Water Resources Agency says industrial users that consume over 20,000 cubic meters of water per day must obtain at least half their supply from reclaimed sources from 1 February.

President Tsai Ing-wen has asked Premier Chen Chien-jen and his entire cabinet to remain in their posts until 20 May in a caretaker role to ensure a smooth handover of political power.

KMT lawmaker-elect Han Kuo-yu has announced his bid to seek the post of President (or speaker of the Legislative Yuan and is indicating a willingness to accept a candidate from the Taiwan People's Party as his deputy.

Deputy economics Minister Tseng Wen-sheng has been asked to explain Taipower's recent and substantial financial losses.