Four DPP lawmakers are urging the cabinet to establish an agency specifically dedicated to the protection of personal data. The call comes after the database of popular vehicle rental and sharing services platform iRent was found to be unprotected and accessible by anyone who knew the IP address.

The first of two Taiwan search and rescue teams being sent to Turkey to help find those trapped in buildings damaged by Monday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake has arrived in the affected area

Taiwan's total exports contracted 21.2% year-on-year to US$31.51 billion in the month of January while total imports fell 16.6% from a year earlier to US$29.17 billion, according to a report from the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Exports of electronics components, which account for the largest portion of Taiwan's outbound shipments, reached US$12.72 billion, down by 20.1% from January 2022.

Taiwan has retained its ranking as the No. 1 "full democracy" in Asia in the 2022 Democracy Index. However, the island's global standing dropped two places from the previous year.

Taiwan's cabinet says the number of female local government heads reached an historic high of 56.3% following last year's local elections.

Transport Minister Wang Kwo-tsai has announced plans by the Tourism Bureau to offer incentives to attract international tourists.

Taiwanese citizens and residents will be eligible for NT$3,000 subsidies when replacing old refrigerators and air conditioning units with energy-efficient ones.

The new cabinet, led by Premier Chen Chien-jen, as well as Secretary-General to the President Lin Chia-lung and other new Presidential Office appointees, have been sworn into office.

Taiwan's export orders came in at US$52.2 billion in December 2022, a decrease of 23.2% compared with the same month in 2021 as orders for all types of products fell.