The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) says direct air routes between Taiwan and 10 Chinese cities will be reinstated from today, while 13 other Chinese cities have been selected for cross-strait charter flights.

Taiwan has retained its status as a "free" country in the latest edition of the "Freedom in the World" report - which was published Thursday.

A member of the European Union's diplomatic service says a bilateral investment agreement (BIA) with Taiwan is unnecessary for protecting the interests of investors from the 27-nation bloc.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) says there are currently "no concrete plans" for President Tsai Ing-wen to travel overseas.

Taiwan's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for February rebounded sharply by 11 points to 51.4, interrupting seven consecutive months below the neutral level of 50, and thereby indicating a rebound from economic contraction to expansion ahead.

Taiwan's exports in February fell 17.1% from the same month in 2022 to US$31.05 billion, while imports fell 9.4% from a year earlier to US$28.7 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of US$2.35 billion, which was down 59.3% year-on-year, according to data from the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

Analysts say the DPP's narrow victory in Saturday's legislative by-election in Nantou County has implications for both the ruling party and main opposition KMT.

The face mask mandate on campuses and at educational institutions will be relaxed from today.

Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) head Victor Wang has announced tentative plans to downgrade the current status of Covid-19 and officially disband the centre in May.