Deputy Economics Minister CC Chen says the government plans to assist local polycarbonate exporters deal with the negative impact of Beijing's decision to levy anti-dumping tariffs on their products.

Vice President and DPP presidential candidate Lai Ching-teh has wrapped-up his transit in New York City and left the U-S for Paraguay to attend the inauguration of President-elect Santiago Pena.

Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua will be attending the APEC Energy Ministers' Meeting in Seattle this week.

The Tourism Bureau says it's optimistic about hitting its goal of six million tourist arrivals by the end of the year.

The Ministry of the Interior says life expectancy in Taiwan fell sharply last year.

Taiwan's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.88% in July 2023, compared with the same month of 2022.

Visiting former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso says he believes the best way to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is for Japan, the US and other like-minded countries to make it clear to Beijing that they would be willing to defend Taiwan militarily.

Taiwan's total exports for the month of July contracted 10.4% year on year to US$38.73 billion while total imports fell 20.9% from a year earlier to US$30.25 billion, according to a report from the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

President Tsai Ing-wen has overseen the opening of a carbon exchange at the Kaohsiung Software Park. The exchange is part of the government's ongoing efforts to reduce carbon emissions and achieve its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.