More than 27,000 households islandwide were without power as of Friday morning, according to Taiwan Power Company (Taipower).

KMT Chairman Eric Chu says cooperation between opposition parties is essential for victory in the presidential and legislative elections in January.

The New Taiwan dollar has seen a significant decline, today weakening to between 32.3 and 32.4 to the dollar, its weakest level in over seven years.

Typhoon Koinu has been churning across Taitung and Pingtung over the past several hours and its eye is now some 10 kilometres southeast of Taiwan's southern tip E-luan-bi.

Taiwan's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in September 2023 rose by 2.7 points to 48.2 from the previous month, according to a report from the Chung-hua Institution of Economic Research (CIER).

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is said to be collaborating with UK-based OneWeb to launch a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network for Taiwan.

The Supreme Prosecutors Office says an investigation has been launched into allegations of interference and information leaks involving Taiwan's indigenous submarine programme.

Taiwan's three opposition presidential hopefuls shared a stage for the first time at a Taoist event in Miaoli County on Friday, as talks of a joint ticket to defeat the ruling party's candidate Lai Ching-te, who was also present, continue to swirl.

The Executive Yuan has approved a 12-point incentive programme aimed at raising the number of nurses nationwide by providing higher salaries and a sound environment to address an acute workforce shortage.