CPC and Academia Sinica have started drilling Taiwan's first deep geothermal well. The well is located in Yilan County's Yuanshan Township and work is expected to take 18 months.

Straits Exchange Foundation Secretary-General Luo Wen-jia says he firmly believes that he proposed new framework for cross-strait dialogue to replace the "1992 consensus" will help break the "unhealthy" impasse with China.

The cabinet says it has now finalised plans to upgrade the Sports Administration to a new ministry-level agency by next August.

The National Development Council says Taiwan is set to become a "super-aged society" in 2025 as projected and its total population is projected to fall below 23 million in 2030 with a median age of 48.7.

The Ministry of Labor (MOL) says it is firmly opposed to Uber Eats' proposed acquisition of rival foodpanda in Taiwan.

Ministry of Economic Affairs Minister Kuo Jyh-huei (郭智輝) has apologized for saying the government is considering building green power plants in the Philippines and sending the electricity back to Taiwan to meet a desperate need for clean energy here.

Taiwan's food self-sufficiency rate in 2023 dropped to 30.3%, the lowest figure in 18 years.

In August, the average regular earnings of full-time employees with Taiwan nationality (excluding the foreigners and part-time employees) were NT$49,387, an increase of 0.37% from  the previous month and up 3.22% from the same month last year.